This weekend was a festive one here in Wales. Saturday was St David’s Day, and the streets were filled with people carrying daffodils or wearing tiny leeks on their lapels. The next day was Mothering Sunday, and although my family celebrates in May (along with the rest of the world), I used the opportunity to give my mother the completed pair of socks I’ve been working on.

• Pattern: Child’s First Sock in Shell Pattern, by Nancy Bush, from the excellent Knitting Vintage Socks (link to Ravelry pattern page).
• Yarn: Regia Color 4-fädig in Papillon – 5025 (link to Ravelry yarn page).
• Needles: 2.25mm Brittany dpns.

I loved knitting these socks – the pattern was straightforward and easily memorised and the construction was logical and instinctive. The variegated yarn detracts from the pattern, and I would probably use a solid or semi-solid colourway if I were to knit these again. Having said that, these sock were so satisfying to knit, I barely thought about how they would look when worn. Luckily, my mother seems to like them!