oops...

I bought more of the Alpaca sock yarn. I went to Needles and Knits, planning on buying one skein, enough to make a pair of socks for my FIL - he loves the handknits, and has been lobbying for a soft pair that is long in the leg. Once I fondled the Alpaca Sock, I knew I had found my yarn for him, so I just needed 1 more skein to make the socks for him, Just one. Yeah, right. You try and decide between these... The handpaint colours are fabulous, the feel of this yarn is incredible, and to be honest, I just couldn't choose between them. I originally thought the blue mix would be good for my FIL: - he's pretty traditional, but then I remembered that I made him a heathery blue merino pair last year, so I wound off the brown mix for him. I checked with my husband - he knows his father, and this colourway got the go ahead. (It's actually darker and more muted than what appears here, although the splash of turquoise is pretty accurate. Gotta shake things up a bit - I mean, FIL is 84, and you'd never know it. He looks and acts like someone in his 60's, so I keep trying to brighten up his wardrobe. This yarn is so lusciously soft, I could have used the pink, and he may have worn them...

Nah, he wouldn't. There are limits to everything, I guess