Sunday, June 24, 2012

Wisteria Socks



Yarn:   100% Superwash Bluefaced Leicester. 100g – approx 400m / 437yd from JunoFibreArts on Etsy.
Needles:  2.25 dpns
Pattern:   Simple Skyp Socks


Saturday, June 23, 2012

Wildflowers Socks

Yarn: 85/15 Superwash Merino/Mulberry Silk.  100 grams/430 yards/393 meters from Black Trillium on Etsy.  Colorway: Strawberry Shortcake
Needles:  2.25 dpn
Pattern: Stockinette




Saturday, June 16, 2012

You Are My Sunshine Socks

Yarn: 75/25 Superwash merino/nylon 455 yards per ball fingering weight.  Collorway: Summer Sun.  From Meg Warren on Etsy
Needles:  2.25 dpn
Pattern: Rnd 1: k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, p1, k2, p1
            Rnds2-4:  k5, p1, k2, p1

It's fitting I finished these socks the day before Father's Day.  You Are My Sunshine is a song my father used to sing to me when I was a little girl. 

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Knitting 100 Pairs of Socks

This is my current goal and I'm three quarters of the way there.  I've given away a few pairs of socks, but I'm not sure how many so I'm only counting those pairs I have. 

When I did a Google search for "knitting 100 pairs of socks" I found this blog, 100 Pairs of Socks.  She's just finished her tenth pair.  Yay!  Take a peek!

I'm happy my rotator cuff problems have been resolved--no more physical therapy for me--which means I can go back to the gym, but I'm being distracted with one of my sons graduating from university with degrees in computer science and mathematics in less than two weeks and having a big wedding in August, and another son and daughter-in-law expecting their first child (and our first grand-child) in early November.  Life is good.