Socks!

Here is one Jaywalker sock, almost done. This is a really fun pattern, I love seeing the zig-zag appear. However, it has taken quite a while (started on February 20). Part of this is due to the fact that these have been my "commuter" project- pretty much only worked on during the car ride to and from work (which is not long) and occasionally over lunch. I think they look really good however, and now that I have knit a few socks I'm feeling much more comfortable with the whole process. In fact, last year when my mother in law gave me Cat Bordhi's book Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles, I opened it and was totally overwhelmed, and immediately put it aside. Now I think I could handle it. I'm thinking about trying Jaywalker number 2 with this method.


I'm also feeling sock-inspired by a book I checked out from the library recently, Favorite Socks: 25 Timeless Designs from Interweave. I've been wanting to find a pattern to make socks for J and I think the Retro Ribs are a great option for a men's sock. Check out these beauties on Stick Legged Girl. Also, I noticed that Alison just posted about the next Sockapalooza, yea more socks (perfect for summer knitting- if summer ever arrives in Minnesota-I mean look at this picture, its mid-April)!

In Like a Lion- Sigh

On Monday I took a much needed mental health break (aka vacation day) from work to stay home with the kiddies. I was really hoping for a nice, early spring day, maybe a run or walk outside...alas, this is what it looked like. Needless to say, we stayed in all day, I did get some knitting done though, so that was a bonus. Here's my progress on round two of the Urban Aran sleeves, going much better this time. Can't wait until these puppies are done! Can anyone say "sick of gray!"?

To feed my need for spring (sunshine, flowers, bright colors, etc.), I purchased the yarn (from Webs) for my next project- Knit and Tonic's Something Red (a nice sassy spring/summer sweater), a welcome change from the gray, wintry, wool cardigan. Mine will be something orange though, with this nice, upbeat Blue Sky Alpacas dyed cotton in pumpkin- it looks like sunshine!