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I cheated

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I’ve been on a yarn diet for a couple of years though I did buy some cotton/bamboo yarn for socks for my sister-in-law. She can’t wear wool. I really don’t need any more sock yarn…yet.

I had a gift certificate from Knit Picks from a couple of Christmases ago and they were having a sale. So I decided to get a few balls/hanks of sock yarn that I’ve been eyeing for quite some time.

I can get two pairs of socks out of three 50 gram balls of their Stroll yarn. I chose basic colors more or less.

From left to right: Rainstorm Heather, Midnight Heather, Cobblestone Heather, and Jack Rabbit Heather. I’ve used up my stash of those colors except for the Rainstorm, which is a new color for me.

The Stroll Effects comes in 100 gram hanks. Top two are Raven and the bottom two are Cordial. I’ve not knit with these colors before but I love the deep, rich colors.

This is a better photo of the colors but not quite the same as in real life.

Last but not least is a single ball of Chroma in the Sedona colorway. This is a single ply that I will most likely use for a shawl or another item that won’t get the wear and tear that socks do.

This color reminded me of fall leaves.

I better get my Mosaic socks finished so I can start a new pair using one of these!

Patti nona

Making headway

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I am working on the leg of the second Easy Mosaic sock.

So far I’ve got three repeats of the pattern with two more to go before I begin the heel.

I might even have this pair finished by Sunday (for my birthday!).

I got one done

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I finished the first of the Easy Mosaic Socks yesterday afternoon. Yay!!

After the incident, I am so happy I persevered and got right on it. My knitting mojo is back.

I finished the one ball of the Regia Tweed at the toe and this next ball has some thin and thick parts. It’s the last of this yarn in my stash and the only one with this issue.

And not wanting to get caught up in second-sock-syndrome, I already knit the ribbing on sock number two.

I’m ready to start the pattern on the leg.

I’m glad I marked the main color (MC) and contrast color (CC) on my chart as I don’t want to get mixed up again.

Mosaic sock update

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My knitting mojo has left the building. If you see it, send it back to me.

I managed to rip the Mosaic sock back to the heel and reknit that section. It’s back on track now. The gusset is finished and I’m ready to begin the foot.

I made a special note on the pattern chart that the “blue” was the black yarn (Main Color) and the “white” was the blue yarn (Contrast Color). Maybe you can see how I got those mixed colors up when I let the project sit for two months before picking it up again. Blue yarn = blue boxes.

Now that I see my progress, my knitting mojo might be back. It must have been hiding in my knitting bag!

Have you ever lost your (knitting, crocheting, needlework, painting, quilting, etc.) mojo and how do you find it?