Shoes & Socks

This post is going to be about shoes and socks. Lets start with the shoes....

Last year when we went back to Oz, I bought a great pair of shoes. They are a pair of red Mary Janes and even though they cost $90 I fell in love with them and had to have them.

I have worn these shoes to death (this can be confirmed by the smell) and now that we're starting to think about what we'll be taking when we move back to Oz I began to debate about my beloved shoes. Should I take a pair of worn smelly shoes back with me or find something to replace them? I looked around the stores for the particular brand (Planet Shoes) and couldn't find them or anything similar. But then I had a brainwave, what about the internet? Of course! Within minutes I had found the Planet Shoes website. They had my shoes and the best part.... they were only $US 29.00! I couldn't believe it, they had my size and my colour (I was after a black pair this time), so I got ready to place my order. It was then that I realised they had an online special - if you bought two pairs of shoes you got a $5 discount! Well, how could I resist, I had a pair of stinky clogs that needed replacing too! Really, it was just smart business since I wouldn't have to pay shipping for an order over $30. So here they, two pairs for only $53!



Hopefully you noticed the new socks too! I recently finished two pairs (and they're both for myself) Details as follows:

Pattern: Basic sock pattern from the Yarn Harlot's "Knitting Rules". I used the Lombard Street sock pattern as a guide for the picot edge.

Yarn: Knit Picks Memories

Colour: Rocky Mountain Dusk

Needles: US Size #1 Bamboo

Started: April 28th, 2007

Finished: June 3rd, 2007

Pattern: Bells & Whistles Socks from Interweave Knits - Holiday Knits Edition

Yarn: Knit Picks Gloss

Colour: Dusk

Needles: US Size #1

Started: Feb 18th, 2007

Finished: May (sometime), 2007

Stay tuned, I have some more knitting and shopping news to come in the next few days!