happy socks

These are for Elizabeth when she comes home from her stay in Adelaide.

They're knitted in Wendy's Happy which is 100% bamboo the label says (though the website says 75% bamboo and 25% nylon...)
It seems an incongruous gift for a farmer but I will tell her she must see what the opposition is doing - and maybe she'll plant bamboos instead of running sheep.

It's a soft, silky yarn and knits up beautifully - as long as you don't drop a stitch or split the yarn. Any dropped stitch slithers away and is diabolical to pick up again and the yarn splits into 5 little filaments, each of which waves in its own direction.

I'm going to stick to wool in future: I have ordered wool for the next 3 pairs of socks, though there are 2 balls of Maizey awaiting their turn and that's made from corn.