I am approaching a point (or maybe I’ve even already reached it) where it doesn’t make much sense to knit more socks. I have lots of wonderful, woolly socks now. Not quite in all imaginable colours yet, but close. I can’t remember when I last wore a pair of plain, black, store-bought cotton socks. I also can’t see myself doing so in a foreseeable future. But I don’t want to stop. I can make room for more knitted socks in my sock drawer if I pack away the cotton ones to the basement.

I can also keep the drawer from filling up by knitting socks for others. Adrian is always happy about more socks, and I found these beautiful, crazy yarns that almost seem made for him. Zauberball Crazy – colour gradient yarns in brilliant hues with no repeating pattern. Four socks from one ball, and nothing repeats.

I wonder how they even make these yarns. Are they actually random, or are they carefully designed to appear random? How do they wind the balls so tidily, with the colours so clearly separated? Has this company invented not only a unique way to dye yarns, but also a matching machine to wind them?