Tonight I Will Mainly....

Wind 950 yards of Malabrigo laceweight into a ball for Juno Regina Knitalong with the manic purl podcast. Well actually half wind, I've got no chance of finishing it. Why do manufacturers do this to us, it's downright cruel. I just want to cast on!

I must have been nuts

To think I could knit 20 pairs of socks in a year. Not with all that's going on. I'm scrapping that idea , sans the guilt complex, and will instead attempt to document my progress towards Summer Of Socks 2008.

My first completed pair of socks for SOS 2008 were my 1st ever pair of toe-ups, anklets in Regia that ended up looking like they were knit for Hobbit feet. Comfy though. I am 3/4 way through a lovely pair of Fawkes socks (designed by the late Gigi Silva, wonderful pattern) using J Knits sock yarn in Florida, it's bright yellow and orange and knits like butter, I love it!

This weekend my Gran had a heart attack, she's recovering , but to deal with the stress I cast on & ripped out 4 different patterns. I finally settled on Primevera socks In Regia Silk, lovely bright stripes in blue, purple pink, orange & yellow. It's a super simple pattern & knitting up a treat, think I'll give them to nana when she gets out of hospital.

Monday Update

I have decided to start the week off with an update of what I've completed (or not) & what I have in progress, it will help me keep track of whether or not I'm achieving anything.

Beading - I made a really quick & cute necklace with a peyote & brick stitch leaf pendant & a plated neckwire. No pics yet, will post in the week. I have also started a larger project which is an embellished peyote collar with flowers & fringe etc. The design is by Lynn Davy (Nemeton) & is called the rose garden from Bead magazine issue 8. I am using a mix of lilac/purple beads and I am happy with the work so far. I hope to get pics soon for that too.

Knitting - Ah yes knitting , apart from buying yarn I haven't really done much except rip out a perfectly pretty half knitted dublin bay sock in a snit fit last week and cast on for a pair of jaywalkers, better get a move on.

Only 5 days to go!

to Wonderwool Wales!

I can't wait. I am trying to decide what I want to buy. My budget had severely decreased as I went shopping for an outfit to wear to a wedding yesterday. I can almost hear my bank manager weeping! In order to make the most of my money I thought I should make a list of patterns I want to make and just buy what I need for those. Bit depressing though since the Natural Dye Studio, Posh Yarns and Fybrespates will all be there with yummy sock yarns!

Here Goes Bold means I need to buy at ww)
Corazon Mitts (Knitty) - Yarn in stash , red & cream rowan pure wool
Foliage Hat - Malabrigo Worsted, First4 Yarns will have some
Hedera - Natural Dye Studio Merino Tencel, Orange or Yellow

Gotta go bath the squidlet now, will edit and add more later.

Socks Mad

3 years ago I had a serious bout of beaders block, I didn't bead for about 6 months and started to knit instead. Thankfully I got back to beading but still kept knitting on the back burner. Last November I decided to have a go at knitting socks, BAD IDEA! I am now just as obsessed with sock-knitting as I am beading which makes it difficult to balance the 2 time-wise. So far I have knitted 2 pairs of Monkey socks, 1 pair of simple rib socks, 1 pair of Hedera (for my Aunt), 1 pair of Primavera socks and I currently have a pair of Embossed Leaves and RPM's on the needles. So when I have finished the 2 pairs on the needles I will have knitted 7 pairs of socks. I would really like to make 20 pairs by November, that's 6 months to go, so I'll need to double my sock output to reach that goal. Yikes, that's quite a challenge, oh well nothing ventured nothing gained, I see quite a few pairs of child's socks in my future!