Socks Finished, Socks Started

In keeping with my recent tradition of completing socks in between my bigger projects in order to be somewhat monogamous for bigger projects, I finished my Solstice Slip socks after finishing my Ribbon Tank earlier this week. The Solstice Slips look great, and I had fun learning to cable without a cable needle. I do wish I had made the leg a bit longer, as I have plenty of yarn left...but I'm sure, like many of my hand-knit socks, they will stretch.

I immediately went back to my two-year-old un-knit Rockin' Sock Club pile! Next up was the Flower Power colorway, which was supposed to be made into the "Summer of Love Lace" pattern, an anklet with a lace cuff. I'm not wild about hand-knit anklets, so I searched around and selected the Spring Forward socks from Knitty.com which had been in my queue and are one of the most popular sock patterns on Ravelry. It's a nice, easy pattern, so it can be good travel knitting as well as hopefully yielding a pretty result.

This and the Clapotis will mean my current knitting projects are all pretty mellow. I'll be all set as the school year and football season begins, and multitasking knitting takes hold!

Socks Finished, Socks Started

In keeping with my recent tradition of completing socks in between my bigger projects in order to be somewhat monogamous for bigger projects, I finished my Solstice Slip socks after finishing my Ribbon Tank earlier this week. The Solstice Slips look great, and I had fun learning to cable without a cable needle. I do wish I had made the leg a bit longer, as I have plenty of yarn left...but I'm sure, like many of my hand-knit socks, they will stretch.

I immediately went back to my two-year-old un-knit Rockin' Sock Club pile! Next up was the Flower Power colorway, which was supposed to be made into the "Summer of Love Lace" pattern, an anklet with a lace cuff. I'm not wild about hand-knit anklets, so I searched around and selected the Spring Forward socks from Knitty.com which had been in my queue and are one of the most popular sock patterns on Ravelry. It's a nice, easy pattern, so it can be good travel knitting as well as hopefully yielding a pretty result.

This and the Clapotis will mean my current knitting projects are all pretty mellow. I'll be all set as the school year and football season begins, and multitasking knitting takes hold!

End of Summer, New Projects

As summer winds down--I guess it has already wound down, as it is September--I finished a summer tank. So now I'll need to wear it quickly before it's too cold outside! The Tess Microfiber Ribbon is one of my favorite fibers, and this tank fits perfectly--I know it will stretch, so I'm not even going to block it. It can be worn with the scoop in the front or the back--I may try it both ways. I love the colorway--light greens, light blues and purples--but I don't really have a lot to go with it, so that will be a challenge, especially once summer is over and my light blue pants are out of the rotation. Things could be worse!

For my next project, I think I'll continue on with the Clapotis that I started before going on vacation at the end of July. I took so many projects on the trip, and of course, I didn't need to. I finished the Chemo Cap for my friend before we even left, and started and finished the LouLou Comfort Socks on the trip. I'm happy to say my dear friend loved both of these comfort items--I hope the prayers that went with them will work wonders for her.

I worked on the tank during the trip too, but didn't touch the Clapotis. So now I will work on that along with finishing the Solstice Slip socks that I also worked on during the trip.

In between, I got an iPhone (which I ADORE!) and made a little sock for it.

So I guess that's why the tank took me over two months...a little knitting ADD going on!

More to come as the leaves fall.

End of Summer, New Projects

As summer winds down--I guess it has already wound down, as it is September--I finished a summer tank. So now I'll need to wear it quickly before it's too cold outside! The Tess Microfiber Ribbon is one of my favorite fibers, and this tank fits perfectly--I know it will stretch, so I'm not even going to block it. It can be worn with the scoop in the front or the back--I may try it both ways. I love the colorway--light greens, light blues and purples--but I don't really have a lot to go with it, so that will be a challenge, especially once summer is over and my light blue pants are out of the rotation. Things could be worse!

For my next project, I think I'll continue on with the Clapotis that I started before going on vacation at the end of July. I took so many projects on the trip, and of course, I didn't need to. I finished the Chemo Cap for my friend before we even left, and started and finished the LouLou Comfort Socks on the trip. I'm happy to say my dear friend loved both of these comfort items--I hope the prayers that went with them will work wonders for her.

I worked on the tank during the trip too, but didn't touch the Clapotis. So now I will work on that along with finishing the Solstice Slip socks that I also worked on during the trip.

In between, I got an iPhone (which I ADORE!) and made a little sock for it.

So I guess that's why the tank took me over two months...a little knitting ADD going on!

More to come as the leaves fall.