So, after I finished the manly socks, I pulled out my sock yarn stash to see just what I have available. I have it all listed on Ravelry, but having the sock yarns together in front of me is a lot more helpful. I have actually got a fair bit of wool/nylon blend yarn, though not many manly colours. Some of the yarns I probably won’t ever use for socks as I know from experience it won’t wear well, such as the cotton blend sock yarns. I wonder whether 100g of 4ply yarn is enough to knit a baby garment instead..? 
Anyway, I eventually found some very boring grey Sunbeam St. Ives 4 Ply Sock Wool, and decided to use it to make Mr B another pair of Having Hope socks, to make up for the feltedness of the first pair I knitted him.
So instead of knitting another orange sleeve on the Tomten while on holiday, I knitted a toe up sock. The yarn is so boring that it needs a good pattern and being twisted into dozens of cables really works. It’s a lovely pattern that I really enjoyed knitting the first time round so it’s also no hardship to knit it again. 
I’m knitting a size smaller than before as the previous socks ended up being a little baggy on the feet. After a brief in-progress trying on session, these are proving to be a perfect fit and are perfect when I fancy an change from knitting tiny baby stuff. 
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Boring but very hard-wearing! My husband stuck his St Ives socks in the hot wash and they came out unscathed and they are the only socks he hasn’t worn through – hooray! And with a pattern like that, the yarn needs to take a back seat really. Lovely work Kate!
I’m planning to use some stripy sock yarn to knit a baby jumper, I’m told 100g is enough. Like the socks, always good to find a pattern worth repeating.
Mr B is so lucky! I’m yet to knit something for my boyfriend. He’s a bit picky but I have a manly maze pullover and the yarn planned.
Never mind knitting socks, get on down to the furniture department for an extra large girly wardrobe and a collection of pink sparkly hangers, lol
Lovely sock! I’m also currently knitting a gray man sock (sssh, it’s a secret…). Fun times! Lucky guy, that’s one nice-looking cabled to-up man sock.
i love that pattern! gorgeous sock….
I bought this in my early sock knitting days, last year, and while the yarn is a boring grey, I found it knitted up very nicely, and they’ve turned out to be excellent socks for mr beest. That pattern is very very nice!