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Celtic Swan Forge

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The

 Great Sock Trade

Last year i made this Trade Offer:

 

"I have done my annual try

at making socks

and, once again, failed.

I am a crocheter, weaver, spinner, felter, etc etc-- but...

that won't get me a pair of hand knit socks.

 

Therefore, I want to trade a set of

double pointed bronze needles

for hand knit socks.

Natural fibers. And my feet are size 10."

 

 The response to the trade

last year was truly great!

We have received some of this years fantastic socks already

 

             

 

 These fabulous cabled socks were

lovingly knit for me by Carol Paul.

 

 

               

Look at the cable pattern running

 down the back. My feet faint in delight.

 

 

 

    Here is a nice pair!      

This pair is by Karla  Mather-Cocks in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  She calls them her Nature Socks. The ribbing is knit in handspun from merino & alpaca roving dyed by The Fleece Artist    www.fleeceartist.com

The  two shades of green yarn for the main part of the socks are merino from Lucy Neatby at www.tradewindknits.com.

What cozy and beautiful socks!!

 

 

              

These terrific cabled socks were knit in cotton

by Patti Weeks. They are sooooo comfy!

 

 

 

 

 

      

 These fine cabled socks were knit by

Deana Gardner.  Bravo!

 

 

 

     

These green and purple socks were

made by Courtney Hopper.

Purple toes! Such is happiness.

 

 

 

 

            

These raspberry cotton cable socks

were knit by Mary McConnaughey.

Aren't they sublime??

 

 

"Tidal Wave"

knitted by

 Karen Baker

Pattern: by Southwest Trading Co.

Yarn: 45% Bamboo,

 40% Superwash Merino, 15% Polyamide

These sock Shimmer in the light!

and they are very soft!  

 

              

If mermaids had feet,

they would wear these socks!

 Karen's blog

www.knottyk.wordpress.com

 

 

 

Look at these beauties! Mohair Socks! Knitted by

Sally S. Campbell

 

               

 I have these socks on right now, and my feet

are in love with their softness!

Everything else I am wearing today

is purple,

and these are a variegated grapey color.

 

 

 

and we will be publishing lots more photos of

 all the new socks !

               

Notice:  

I have a whole bunch of knitters

now making me socks!

I better stop accepting any more trades for now.

 Please check back in the late summer '08!!!

Thanks!

 

 

Please look at photos of all the beautiful socks from last year.

There are many many more photos of pairs of wonderful socks and links to the sock knitters blogs too.

These are now archived on

the Double Pointed Knitting Needle page\

and more info on this years sock trade

please just click this to get there.

Thank you Sock Knitters!

 

 

    

 Mollys Double Pointed Knitting Needles

were featured  on the

 Wendy Knits    blog! Thanks Wendy!

 'Knitting and spinning. The fun never stops.'

 

 

 

 

This is where we live and work. 

    

The  Green Bus Smithy! 

 

 

John picking cherrys

 on the farm this summer.

 

 

Our  Sheep!       They are

Sennybridge Welsh.

 

 

Here is Lillibette .....    

 

click for larger image

                   and here is Petunia!

 

Here they are with their 'haircuts'

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                               

 

 

Molly loves rocks!

 

          

 

 

 

                               

 

the Farm!   

                

                                

               

         

 

 

 

 We lived and did our metalwork on our  little sailboat "Grace" for 18 years. We moved off the boat and now live on the most beautiful farm on Lopez Island. (yes, we still have our boat!) Our shop is in the "Green Bus" smithy.

 

 

John is still interested in "wild food" and food preservation. Molly loves to glean. 

We are now learning about sheep and gardening!

 

Molly has been writing since long before I met her twenty nine years ago!

Please take a look at Molly's Poem

 "To Chocolate"

 and

a Chapbook of of Molly's  Poetry.

 click here

   

 

 

 

 

We've just added a new page.

What our Customers say about our tools:

 a random collection of letters

we have received recently.

Please CLICK HERE

 

 

molly@celticswan.com

         john@celticswan.com

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