The Little Shop on Westgate Street SOCK SET | The Tailor of Gloucester | Beatrix Potter Inspired | SHEEPISHsock | fingering weight

SHEEPISHsock

fingering weight, 4-ply
Fiber Content: 75% Merino wool - superwash/25% nylon
Yardage: 460 yd/100g  PLUS: 92 yd/20g mini

"He unlocked the door of the little shop in Westgate Street… But there was no one there! Not even one little brown mouse!… But upon the table – oh joy! The tailor gave a shout - there, where he had left plain cuttings of silk – there lay a most beautifullest coat and embroidered satin waistcoat that ever were worn by a Mayor of Gloucester!"

The Tailor of Gloucester was Beatrix Potter's third book, published in 1903.  We will be highlighting each of her 23 books in the months ahead.