The Little Ice Age, from the 16th to the 19th centuries, wasn’t cold enough to be a true ice age but I bet that was little comfort to the people living in it! The last few winters have seemed particularly harsh and once the novelty of the first snow has worn off, the cold seems to last forever. What I love about cold weather is wearing hand knits, as many as is humanly possible but most of all I love wearing hand knit socks. These socks have colourwork and cables and are perfect to wear while you are snuggled up in front of the fire!

Small shown in red: MC The Knitting Goddess 4ply Sock 75%merino, 25%nylon; 231yd/212m per 50g skein; colour: semi-solid red; 2 2 skeins CC1 ; The Knitting Goddess 4ply Sock mini-skein 75%merino, 25%nylon; 43yd/40m per 10g skein; colour: un-dyed; 1 1 skeins CC2 The Knitting Goddess 4ply Sock mini-skein 75%merino, 25%nylon; 43yd/40m per 10g skein; colour: semi-solid forest green; 1 1 skeins

Large shown in green: MC The Knitting Goddess 4ply Sock 75%merino, 25%nylon; 231yd/212m per 50g skein; colour: semi-solid forest green; 2 2 skeins CC1 ; The Knitting Goddess 4ply Sock mini-skein 75%merino, 25%nylon; 43yd/40m per 10g skein; colour: un-dyed; 1 1 skeins CC2 The Knitting Goddess 4ply Sock mini-skein 75%merino, 25%nylon; 43yd/40m per 10g skein; colour: semi-solid red; 1 1 skeins