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6-ply, autumn, Lana Grossa, Mount Tomah, patterns, Ravelry, socks, sport weight, the Blue Mountains, toe-up, Wendy D Johnson
So we headed up to the Blue Mountains hoping to see some autumn colour but the day was wet and misty.
This photo shows part of the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah. We had a walk, sticking to the tarred and woodchip paths.
There was some colour – two beds of lovely dahlias.
And here’s another splash of colour
These are my Socks to Brighten the Doomiest Day, knitted from Lana Grossa’s Meilenweit 6-Fach. This was given to me as part of a leaving present by my dear friend A. The pattern is Wendy D Johnson’s Sport Weight Toe-Up Socks with Gusset Heel.
Since the colours repeat back on themselves before moving on, I decided to knit the second one so that I’d have one of the centre colours (blue and purple) across each foot. 
The fit is not quite perfect but my Ravelry project page has notes to remind me of changes for next time!
Possibly a bit early for autumn colours in NSW – although late March is the time to visit Bright in Victoria to see them. We were near Mansfield last week and the poplars were just beginning to change. They had a lot of foliage this year.
The socks look cosy, just right for winter.
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It’s our first autumn here so we’re still learning 🙂
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Enjoy!
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Very colourful. It didn’t seem quite so when I bought the wool but delighted you have finished and can wear them.
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I love them, they’re so bright and cheerful. Thank you!
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Awesome project, and colours 🙂 Socks always rock 🙂
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Thanks. You’re right, socks are always good!
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These are appropriately named. Those flowers were lovely in the misty gloom of the mountain.
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Thank you!
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Those Dahlias are so beautiful! and I love the colors of your sock (:
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Thanks!
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I love your photos, it is a beautiful view. Love the mists. And all the colourful flowers. Those pink ones are so very bright, they will brighten any day. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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The misty view is pretty but as it wasn’t at all what we were expecting to see, it was lovely to see some bright colours too!
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I love misty mornings. Being a farm girl living in the big city, I do miss those. When we do get them, I appreciate their beauty very much. 🙂
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Those dahlias are gorgeous! And the cheery socks 🙂 I’ve been wanting to knit some sport weight socks…I’ll have to pop over to ravelry!
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If you need socks fast, then sport weight is definitely the way to go!
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Beautiful photos! I love your cheerful socks 🙂 ♥ ❤
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Thank you 🙂
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love them 🙂
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