I have sat down to write this post so many times and just keep getting distracted. This last month has been a bit of a whirlwind with travel all over and not so much making. I’ve got a surprising number WIPs going but I don’t think there are any finished objects to be found here.
Well, just kidding, but this is it – I finished these so long ago they hardly seem to count. These were done on July 8, before I even started my Canopy Shawl. They’re cute though, I do love speckled sock. The yarn here is Hobbitses by A Homespun House.
Ok, ok, but these are all things I forgot or wasn’t able to show yet – like these socks. I finished them in June, but they were Mom’s birthday socks so they stayed secret until I got to visit her. This is Rhubarb Pie by Woolberry Fiber Co., gifted to me by my dear friend Hannah an untold number of years ago.
Speaking of visiting my mom, you may have seen that was in NC for a bit to see family and hang out with my brand new nephew and I got to see my mom:
And we got to go see my brother and sister-in-law play:
You should really check them out if you’re in Western North Carolina – Crystal and Judge are a singer-songwriter duo that will warm your heart and knock your (handknit) socks off! After that, we headed back down the mountain to visit with the new little family.
We had some time to kill so we piddled around Winston Salem, went to some gardens, the library, and even a beautiful downtown church. Judge picked up a 50 cent copy of Jurassic Park for me on the condition that I read it – I devoured it in about 4 days. Good pick.
On the trip I was working on these socks for Judge – I started them and they were too narrow, so now I’m trying a different pattern. This is the DRK Everyday Socks by Andrea Mowry and I’m pretty pleased. Only mildly worried that they’re too long.
Before I even left on that trip, I’d gotten to a pause point on my No Frills sweater. I ordered a beautiful skein of yarn from Stress Knits that seems like it will be perfect at the next stripe, so I’m waiting for that order to land. On the plus side, I’ll split for the sleeves on that next stripe! Can’t wait to get back to this one.
I cast these on for concert and baby-waiting knitting and I’ve been slowly making some progress here and there. This is some yarn from Lichen and Lace that I ordered a few years ago.
In other news, I had a birthday! The kids and I took the train up to Boston for a concert and I cast on some birthday socks. I really like the yarn, but these are probably on the back burner for a while in the face of my other sock WIPs.
We had a great night out and took the train back down the next day. Other than that, I decided to do a little testing of the Stasia dress and tee pattern for my make 9.
This is a very poorly lit picture of the unfinished tee – it’s still not finished a couple of weeks later. I have been struggling with my twin needle and I think I’ve figured out the problem. Fingers crossed this will be done soon.
Well there you have it, much of what’s been happening over here in knit1, make2 land. I’m itching to get into more garment sewing and hopefully my twin needle will be solved via mail delivery today. Until then, we’re just hanging out.
Happy making!
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