Noolie Knits

Socks

I think my sock mojo has returned for real.  You may recall that I only completed one pair of socks last year.  Here it is May 4th and I'm working on my fourth pair of 2009 (granted they weren't all started in '09, but that's not the point). 

I had hoped to finish the socks designed by the talented Gina over the weekend and I did it.  As a matter of fact, I finished the second sock on Saturday morning.

Pattern:  Spring Sasavana Socks
Yarn:  Dream in Color Classy in the colorway Good Luck Jade.
Needles: Size 6 dpn's

I love these socks; they feel so incredible on my feet!  This pair of socks will live in my spinning basket to be worn when my tootsies get cold while spinning (which is all the time). 

This was a quick and easy pattern that I will definitely knit again.  The only thing I'll do differently on the next pair is  knit the cuff longer.  I was afraid I wouldn't have enough yarn to knit a longer cuff on these so I went with what the pattern suggested -  turns out I had enough left that I could have made them close to my usual length. 

Once these were off the needles, I went up to the stash to find some yarn to start on another pair for Hubby.  While I was looking, I came across the one finished "Boy Sock" that I knit back in October using Schoeller+Stahl Sockina Cotton.   You may remember the story of how this first sock was knit for the hubby and was too short requiring that I rip out the toe and knit a bit more length in the foot.  Hubby tried it on again after that and said it was too tight.  "Boy Sock" was banished at that point and I truly never thought it'd see the light of day again.   When I found it  this weekend, I decided that I would rip back to the leg and reknit the heel and foot allowing some extra room.  Luckily, before ripping I asked hubby to try it on again to let me know exactly where it didn't feel right. 

I'm sure you can guess where this is going - it fits him perfectly.  Yippee, that means I'm halfway to another completed pair of socks!  I started the second sock last night and have knit the ribbing and a few rounds of the cuff.

This weekend was filled with progress on a few different fiber projects - I'll fill you in on the rest later.

Have a great night!

WIP Wednesday on Thursday

It's my crazy busy time at work and will remain that way for a couple more months.  Add to that the fact that I'm also very busy in my non-work life - knit night, spinning night, watching Clover on days Samm works (after I get home until Jay gets home from work), or just plain playing with Clover.  This makes it really difficult to blog regularly.  I've decided not to stress too much about it and stop apologizing for it,  but I would really like to get in at least one fiber related post a week. 

This week's post was meant to be a WIP Wednesday post, but I didn't finish it in time (see above) so you're getting it today. Just pretend for a moment that it's Wednesday as I show you my current WIP's. (The ones I'm actively working on anyway; like most of you, there are plenty more that have been stashed away to take a timeout and which may or may not be ressurected at some future date). 

SPINNNIG:
 

Sereknity "Beach Glass" 4 ounces of lucious Alpaca/Merino/Silk  

I'm loving the way this is spinning up.  I split the fiber only once lengthwise to get nice long color repeats.  I intend to navajo ply in order to keep the beautiful colors intact.  The singles should be finished tonight at Chicks with Wheels. 

KNITTING:

  This is the completed back of my Cabled Yoke Pullover.   

Since taking this picture, I've completed the front up to the point where I need to begin the patterning.  It's now on hold until I finish this next item:

 

   Spring Savasana Socks (Ravelry link) by Gina House  

This is Gina's newest sock pattern (the one she gifted me last week).  While doing a partial stash organization on Sunday, I rediscovered this yarn that Patti gifted to me quite some time ago.  It is Dream in Color Classy and it is perfect for this pattern.  It's very soft and squishy and feels wonderful on my foot.  The pattern is great; it's very easy to remember the 4 row pattern repeat and it's quick.  I started this first sock Sunday afternoon and finished it on Monday!  I've started and completed the ribbing on the second sock and plan to finish that by the weekend. 

CROCHETING: 

Warning - Very Bright Photo Ahead - Use Caution when Viewing!

I haven't shown you any progress on my Crocus Wrap for a while and since it was a beautiful sunny afternoon after work yesterday, I decided to snap a picture on the deck.  Immediately after taking the picture below, my camera battery died.  Had it not died, I would have attempted to get a better photo for you.  

Crocus Wrap
My handspun Louet Northern Lights yarn in the Burning Bush colorway (which is much pretty than the picture would lead you to believe; check it out here.)

I'm enjoying crocheting this wrap;  I don't need it until mid-September so I'm just taking my time and working on it when the mood strikes.  It doesn't look so hot unblocked, but when I stretch it out to get a preview of how it might look when finished, I'm very happy.  Now I just need to lose enough weight to fit into the dress I want to wear with it!
(I should be able to do it - I've lost 11 1/2 pounds since mid-February;  just have to keep my motivation up to lose another 10.)