Mission Sockapaloooza: Possible
The Sockapaloooza socks were mailed promptly on May 1, and arrived at JennyRaye's house a couple of days later.
Their going-away picture:
That ball of yarn is the leftovers; I can't say how many yards, but I reckon it'll make a pair of baby booties or some contrasting heels and toes. I sent the leftovers to JennyRaye because, darn, that yarn is nice.
You can see much clearer action shots here, modeled by the recipient herself.
And I quickly wrote up the "pattern" - more like a concept - and posted it here. I'm calling them "Frequency" because the whole time I knit them I was trying to figure out how to make it easy to remember when to cross the cables, you know - the frequency of crosses in relation to each other, but I was baffled. I hope I wrote the pattern correctly; basically, it's the same four-stitch cable crossed in the same direction, just at either 4 or 8 stitches, offset by two rounds at the beginning.
I'm glad the socks received a happy welcome, and I hope I can welcome my own soon!
One knee high: done
I finished a lace knee high. It fits juuust right. However, I have no good backgrounds to show it off with (I don't consider dirty brown carpet with a chewed-up sour cream lid in the background to be suitable), so you don't get pictures yet. The picture of Sophie appearing to lick the socks was adorable, but the stitch definition was nil. You just can't win.
Spinning wheel: FINISHED
I finally got off my arse and finished my wheel. I'm stopping at two coats of tung oil because I'm lazy and it seems that it's pretty standard to stop at two, from what I've read. Now I just have to put it together, oil the snot out of it, and get some spinning in. I finally finished plying about 160 yards of lincoln/silk. It's furry and rustic, but nice. I have no idea what I'll do with it.
Sophie: weird
Here is a parting shot of my very weird dog.
She passed first grade and is now in second in doggy obedience school, and she also recently celebrated what I have designated as her (first) birthday (May 1). Lately, her hobbies include almost electrocuting herself by chewing through cords that she has otherwise ignored, chewing up plastic objects, napping, whining when we go out of her sight, and chewing on Reggiecat's head.
Tipper @ 9:16 PM * link
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