Celebrate Spring!

OK so I know it is not spring, I am celebrating the fact that I finished my spring Yarnkettle sock club socks.

Celebrate Spring Socks by Ann Budd. Yarn is Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farm yarn, 50% Merino/50% Tencel fingering weight. Unfortunately the colorways are not noted anywhere. I think they may all be called "Oh Pretty"!

As you can tell I am still playing with how I take my pictures, in this one I was attempting to get to the level of the knitting. Instead I got a really cool jungle shot. Well at least I think it is cool. It does not show the sock at all.

I was curious how much yarn I had left over. So I got out my handy dandy scale. I don't think that is enough to make another pair of socks.

This was the first sock but I think that it shows off the pattern better.

I enjoyed this pattern so much. I am enjoying doing the Yarnkettle seasonal sock club. This one took a bit longer than I thought it would. I have picked out the summer yarn and pattern and will update as soon as I have something to show. I will tell you now that you should always check for errata for patterns. It saves you from having to cast on more than once.

How do I get over feeling dirty when I type the word 'errata'.

A good weekend

Well we're back in our comfort zone. We really needed this on Saturday morning. Tea and scones really feels like home to us. Plus when you're sick you need all the help you can get.

I managed to bake some bread to go with my chicken vegetable soup too. I still need to learn how to let bread cool before we cut it. It is supposed to improve the taste and texture but all be darned if I can hold off long enough to see.

I finished my first Yarnkettle sock club winter selection.

It is a wee bit difficult to take pictures with the grass being wet. These are the Retro Rib socks from Favorite Socks. I made them with Paton's Kroy sock yarn and 2.25 mm needles. The color is Glencheck, I think. I really like how this yarn feels knit up. It is rustic with out feeling harsh.

One of my most recent purchases so intrigued me that it was cast on the next day. How is that for stash management? I will post details when I finish them. Not my normal colors but it called to me.

I found Ann Budd's blog (which is great) this weekend along with her new free sock pattern "Celebrate Spring Socks". I immediately paired it in my head with some yarn I bought 2 years ago at Rhinebeck (NY Sheep and Wool Festival). So here is the next installment of the Yarnkettle sock club. The yarn is from Ellen's Half Pint Farm, 50% Merino and 50% Tencel.

So since I promised myself that I would not have more than 20 pairs of socks worth of yarn in the stash, and I just cast on another pair that means I can go looking for more right? What do you mean I should finish a sweater first? That was never part of the bargain!