1st Sock Done

Wow! This pair is knitting up very quickly. I was thinking of making them for an exchange partner. I went online, last night, to look up how long here feet are and found that she doesn’t really like green or yellow. Fortunately, her feet are almost the same size as mine, and I love these socks. Yay, another pair for me! I finished the first sock last night and cast on for the second one this morning on the way to work. I’m hoping to have these finished by Saturday afternoon so that I can buy yarn for my pal’s socks and cast on for them. I still have plenty of time to finish them, but don’t want to feel rushed, either.

New Sock in Progress

Since finishing my Celtic Cable Heel Socks, I started another pair. This one is Celebrations Socks from Anni Design. (This pattern was May 2008's Sockamania pattern.) It is knitting up very well. In this picture the cables seem to twist, but that is just because I am working with the stitches on 3 dpns and it doesn't like to be flattened! In reality the cables look like they're going to be perfectly vertical. the yarn is from Maple Hill Hand Dyed, and is a beautiful super wash wool. This will be the first pair of socks that will count toward Summer of Socks.

CelticCableSocksFO

I finished this month's Sockamania pattern, Celtic Cable Heel Socks. What a fun, quick pattern. This is the first pattern, ever, that I plan to make again! DH liked them so well, that I may use the same pattern, but a fatter yarn and bigger needles to make him a pair. These socks were knit on 2.25 mm (US 1) needles with Maizy from Crystal Palace. Started on 7/13 at 12PM and finished on 7/15 at 10PM! I'm wearing them today. They're so comfortable I just might make me another pair, too!

Secret Pal 12: Question of the Week

What is your favorite type of project to take along on holiday/vacation?

For me, it depends on the type of vacation. If I were flying, I would make sure to take a small project like socks. However, we usually take camping vacations. We often rent a cabin at a KOA. In these cases, I can take whatever project I want. We spend up to 3 hours in the car each direction. Sometimes, I take a new project that I expect to get well into or maybe finished. Other times, I pack an old project that I'm hoping to finish. Nearly every time I take more than one project, just in case I get bored! Because I like to take several, I nearly always have someone asking if I really need all that knitting. On one camping trip, where we were travelling with friends, I was asked just such a question. When I finished 3 of the 4 projects and made much headway on the 4th, she recanted! {laughing}