It’s a new year, so how about a new look, a new post, and a new challenge (or two)? My creative mojo is soaring these days, so I thought it would be a great time to refresh and revitalize the blog. I’ve given things a bit of a face lift around here which feels nice.
As per usual in the early stages of the year I’m thinking of a theme, thinking of challenges, thinking of fresh ideas. I’m still noodling on the theme but let’s talk about a challenge!
Early in December, I was doing my usual knitting but was longing to cast on some Christmas socks. I have some beautiful holiday themed yarn that I just never get around to. I’ve seen others create sock clubs for themselves, so that’s what I did! I started by winding everything up, which definitely took a hot minute.
Once all the yarn was ready to go at a moment’s notice, I placed them all into reusable bags. The yarns are different weights so I noted the needles size on the tags. I wanted these to be grab and go.
Now, they’re all sitting with up on a shelf waiting for me to pick one at random. That’s where the challenge comes in – I’ll pick one each month and knit that pair of socks by the end of the month.
I’ve gotten a bit of head start, but hey, it’s my challenge so my rules! I wanted a simple project to take along on our holiday road trip, something I could knit while hanging out with family – you know that has to be socks for me! I pulled one bag out and cast them on and I am loving them so far!
I finished the first one on New Year’s Eve and now I’m just knitting away on the second. This yarn is Three by the Sea Designs in the Christmas Island colorway – I love the way it’s knitting up!
Well that’s it for today. I’ve got a few other things cooking around here that I can’t wait to share along the way. It feels good to revive some of my favorite things: blogging, challenges, and socks.
Happy making!
Knit 1, Make 2 
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