Two pair

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

Two pairs of socks. Done.

The first pair is from Helen Stewart’s Handmade Sock Society season 3: Luminary. It’s the first sock pattern that was issued in February 2020 I got a late start and cast on the stitches on April 21, 2020. At that point, the third pattern had just been released.

Using Knit Picks Stroll in the Inverness colorway and US #1 (2.25mm) needles, I managed to complete these socks on July 11. Three months is a long time for me to knit a pair of socks.

But here they are in all their glory.

I love the texture and the color. I just might keep these for myself!

The second finished sock pair was a long time on the needles. I cast on these in March 2019 when I needed something to occupy my time while I was waiting to do something. I don’t remember what that was, but the distraction was important at the time.

Finished on July 28, 2020. Seventeen months in the making.

The Twilight Socks is from Melissa Morgan-Oakes book, 2-at-a-time Socks. My daughter-in-law gave this book to me in 2018 when I expressed a curiosity for knitting two socks at a time. I didn’t have the required circular needle size (US #1 or 2.5 mm) so I just used my old stand-by: double point needles. Then I switched to a mini Chia Goo 9-inch circular needle. And I knit them one-at-a-time.

I didn’t think I’ve mentioned these socks before. The yarn is Knit Picks Stroll in the Fedora colorway that is no longer available. It’s a rich chocolaty brown that I cannot truly capture.

It’s a simple knit-purl texture similar to a waffle weave that will keep one’s feet and legs very warm.

This pair may or may not be gifted.

I could be more productive with everything (knitting, laundry, cleaning, etc.) if I wasn’t addicted to the Matchington Mansion game I play on my iPad. I even put a time limit on how long I play in one day but I can bypass it so it’s not really helping. I really need to step away from the game.

What keeps you from being productive?

Insanity

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.”

Or so the saying goes. (This nugget is often attributed to Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, or George Bernard Shaw, however, none of them actually said it. Click here for more info.)

Anyway, I misplaced my set of measuring spoons. Not just one spoon but the entire set. They usually hang on that little peg on the left side of my kitchen cabinet right next to the spices.

I have been looking for them for about two weeks. And I seem to look repeatedly in the same places expecting them to magically show up! Hence the insanity quote. Obviously, I’m not looking in the right places as they are still missing.

I can’t imagine that I threw them away but it’s possible.

We ~~like~~ love homemade* bread, pizza, and stromboli and I need to measure things.

So I broke down and bought another set.

Now that the new set is hanging on that special peg, I’m still hoping the other set reappears. I’ll let you know!

* We do not use the oven in the summer but have figured out how to bake on our grill. The neighbors have commented on the lovely aroma of freshly baked bread.

On another topic – I was going to give an update of some of the other things happening around here. I swear I took pictures of various projects and the two pairs of socks I finished last month but alas, I evidently did not as they are not on my camera.

Gifted socks

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Patti_is_knittinginflashes

My Birthday Wishes friend, Leah, had a birthday last weekend.

We don’t exchange gifts that often but the Cliff Walk socks were perfect for her. The colors were perfect and the size was perfect so these socks were the perfect gift for her!