Autumn Leaves Socks

Needles: 2.0mm dpn
Yarn: Farmhouse Yarns Fannie's Fingering, 80% merino, 20% nylon. Colorway: Chocolate from The Loopey Ewe
Pattern: My Favorite Sock Pattern (free)

I really like this pattern, but the variegated yarn made it hard to see. I'm using this pattern to make Baby Bunny baby socks using a soft, solid gray yarn.

Next Month

I have almost finished knitting the second Autumn Leaves sock, the last pair for September, and will post details and a photo tomorrow.

I've made a list of socks I want to knit in October or, as it's better known among sock knitters, Socktoberfest! This year is the sixth year. The Ravelry link is here. There's also a Flickr page here.

October is also Oregon Archives Month and as I spend the majority of my work time at the Oregon State University Archives (Go Beavs!), October will be a busy month for me.

Let October sock knitting begin!

Bébé (baby socks)

Needles: Needles: 2.25 mm dpn
Yarn: 100% merino wool fingering weight from WoolCandy on Etsy in Candy Floss colorway
Pattern:
Rnd 1 and all odd rnds: K
Rnd 2, 4 and 6: *yo, k2tog*
Rnd 8, 10, and 12: *ssk, yo*

Blue Moon Socks

Needles: 2.0 mm dpn
Yarn: Farmhouse Yarns Fannie's Fingering 80% merino, 20% nylon from Purl Soho. Colorway: Teal
Pattern: Reims from Sock Club: Join the Knitting Adventure by Charlene Schurch and Beth Parrott, page 56-57

Little Green Apples Socks

Needles: 2.0mm dpn
Yarn: Farmhouse Yarns Fannie's Fingering. Colorway: Avocado from Coveted Yarn
Pattern: Daydreamer from Sock Club by Charlene Schurch and Beth Parrott

More Stash Enhancement

Caramel, Golden Pear, and Harvest

Three more skeins of Fannie's Fingering from Farmhouse Yarns. I bought these mail order from Connecticut Yarn and Wool Company. The colors weren't quite what I expected. The Caramel has more red in it than brown and the Golden Pear is more green than gold. I still like them though.

Marigolds Socks

Needles: 2.0 mm dpn
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Select from AlaskanNancy on Etsy Colorway: Marigolds
Pattern: Marigold Socks

Blue Jeans Baby (baby socks)

Needles: dpn 2.25mm
Yarn: Araucania 70% Superwash Merino, 15% Bamboo, and 15% Silk Colorway: Sky from The Loopy Ewe
Pattern: Eyelet Cable (multiple of 5)
Rnd 1: *sl1,k2,psso,p2*
Rnd 2: *k1,yo,k1,p2*
Rnd 3: *k3,p2*
Rnd 4: Repeat round 3

Stash Enhancement

Three skeins of Farmhouse Yarns Fannie's Fingering.
From left to right: Teal, Buttercream, Watermelon

And three more:

From left to right: Olive, Boysenberry, Wine Rose

Sock Book

Before buying a sock book, I first get it from the library to see if it has enough patterns I like to make it worthwhile buying. The latest book I'm waiting for is Around the World in Knitted Socks: 26 Inspired Designs by Stephanie van der Linden. I'll post a review once I get the book.

September Sock of the Month

Blackberry Hedge Socks
Needles: 2.0 mm dpn
Yarn: 51% Silk, 29% Superwash Merino, 20% Seacell Hand Maiden Swiss Mountain Sea Sock. Colorway: Blackberry from The Loopy Ewe
Pattern: Rib Fantastic socks from Knitting Socks with Handpainted Yarn by Carol J. Sulcoski

Nothing But Blue Skies Socks

Needles: 2.75mm dpn
Yarn: Claudia Handpainted 100% merino wool from The Loopy Ewe Colorway: Gemstone
Pattern: Plain stockinette pattern using 48 stitches

This is the last of my socks for August. As you can see my sock knitting mojo is back! Yay for that!

I've taken off work for most of the summer as I've dealt with some serious health issues and I'm really looking forward to going back working at the both the university main ref desk and the Archives ref desk at the end of September. I probably will not complete as many socks next month as I did in August. We'll see.

Falling Stars Socks

Needles: 2.0mm dpn
Yarn: Fingering weight 80% merino, 20% nylon 400 yards from Farmhouse Yarns purchased from Loopy Ewe. Colorway: Teal
Pattern: Blue Crush from The Joy of Sox by Linda Kopp, pp. 120-123.

Another Update

When my youngest son was four, he became fascinated with earthworms. I learned more about earthworms than I ever wanted to know. Now I'm learning about breast cancer, pathology reports, medical jargon, and the medical and insurance systems and it too, is far more than I ever wanted to know.

I met with the breast surgeon yesterday. We agreed to first get confirmation that the biopsy adequately sampled the lesion. If it is we will get a third biopsy report, this one from Vanderbilt University Breast Center which my research identified as having the most experienced pathologists in diagnosing the marker the first biopsy report said I had and the second one said I didn't. If I have the marker there's a 20-30% chance I also have cancer and I'll agree to have a lumpectomy (partial mastectomy) to find out. If I don't, my medical records will be amended to show that I am not at high risk for invasive cancer. I should have the answer in a week or two. So again, I wait.