Wow, it’s been a lonnnng time since I’ve written… Work has been so crazy, I’ve been coaching my gymnastics girls at meets almost every other weekend for the last month and a half (finally done!!) and traveling various places while I’m not coaching or working.
I took some time in the beginning of April to visit a friend from high school in Boston. We had a ton of fun and even visited cheers ☺. I ‘wasn’t allowed’ to go yarn shopping (not that we had a whole lot of time, I was only there two days) but here is a picture of a yarn store that was attached to the bar we went to the first night…. A bar that only a knitter could really appreciate ☺
Anyways on the knitting front I have two finished projects… Both are pairs of socks… I’m actually doing pretty well on my pair a month deal… The march socks were finishing up my “Healthy Spine Socks” which I started back in August when I was having back problems. The pattern is by Wendy and it was such a joy to knit. I love knitting socks toe up and it was great to have a nice pattern within them. They are so light and airy they’ll work great for this summer as well (when you work with men who like the air on… wool socks are very acceptable ☺).
Yarn: Spritely Goods Slyph
Colorway: Evening Storm
Needle Size: 2
Pattern: Healthy Spine Socks
The other project I’ve finished was the Hill County Yarns sock club from March 2008… these were my April socks. I knit the pattern as is in the large size. The only place I should’ve stopped with the pattern was on the toe. Overall I’m pretty happy with this pair of socks… I’m wearing them now ☺.
Yarn: Hill County Yarns (finish)
Colorway: ?
Needle Size: 3
Pattern: Mary Mary Quite Contrary
In other knitting news on my trip to Boston, I knit a few inches of the chevron scarf I started back in august. I think that is just going to be an ongoing project… really, knitting a scarf on size 3 needles isn’t my project of choice but I love the way it looks knitted up!!!! I’m also coming along on the central park hoodie. I took some time away from knitting it because I didn’t have a lot of knitting time in April. I’m back to working on it and finished the back of it and have started the left front. The goal is to get it done by the start of July. (shouldn’t be too hard, but with my schedule lately I have no clue!!)
I also decided on a pattern and yarn for my friends’ wedding blanket. Unfortunately I only bought one skien of the yarn just to swatch… and they’re not marking it anymore and I can’t even find it online… so I’m going to need to go back to the yarn store and pick another one… although I’m thinking about knit picks wool of the andes because that’s nice to knit with… Ether that or Valley Yarns something… I like their yarns too… so we’ll see… Still thinking it through. I have the pattern idea in my head; I just need to lay that out… Anyways…
I’ve also knit half a sock for May with Lorna’s Laces Bittersweet. It’s on size 2.5 so they’re flying by… I started it yesterday and just finished the heel… I have a lot of car / train time in the next day so I’m hoping to finish one up.
Last but not least, congrats to mike… who graduated today!!!! ☺
I promise I’ll check in sooner next time!!!!
