Disappointment

I have enjoyed knitting these socks but I am very disappointed with the yarn. I had 3 knots in the leg of the second sock. The colors were reversed after the second knot so the legs don't match. It's not that obvious and granted the socks are still pretty, however I really like for my socks to match. Perhaps this was another lesson in letting go of the need to control.


Specs:
Pattern: Slipped-Stitch Rib Socks
Yarn: Red Heart Heart and Sole with Aloe Spring Stripe
Needles: 1 US dpn's for body of sock & 00 dpn's for picot edge
Size: 9.5
Started: February 2, 2009 Finished: March 12, 2009

I received a package from Knit-Purl that made me smile. My rainbow Kauni that had been on back order arrived Tuesday. I feared that I may not have enough for doing the color repeats so I order some more of this color and the pastel that I ordered for mom. I'd rather err on the side of caution and have too much than risk not having enough once I get started.



Spring has sprung in these parts. The daffodils are in bloom and the tulips are beginning to poke their heads up. On the way to my car after work I saw the flowers beginning to form on the dogwoods. As I've said many times before, this time of year always makes me glad that I live in the south. It is absolutely gorgeous when all the flowers are in bloom.

Picots

In yesterday's Sockploration post I mentioned the picot edging. Below is a picture of the completed edging.


Since this was done on a toe-up sock, I had to sew the last row of stitches to the first. I found that to be the most time consuming part of the process. I love the results and will use this technique again. I used a needle two sizes smaller than the body of the sock, size 00, and knitted 7 rows before and after the picot row. I love the look on this pair of socks. It makes them even more feminine.

I'm very pleased with this pair of socks and must remember for future reference that slipped stitches pull the work in some. This sock is very snug but not uncomfortably so.



Sleeve #2 of the Cassidy pullover is almost finished. This sweater is shaping up really well and I'm sure that if I committed myself totally to this I would have it done in no time at all.



I recently discovered the patterns of cocoknits.com on Ravelry. I'm in love with Katarina. I have the perfect yarn in my stash, Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed, in two colors for this sweater. My dilemma is that I bought this yarn with plans to make sweaters for my brothers a few years back. I know that my mother and I would take much better care of this yarn than they would, but I'm feeling a little guilty about re-purposing it. They don't know that I have plans to knit them sweaters given the sizes I would have to make. Do you ever buy yarn for someone and then use it for something else?

No Snow Day

Okay, I didn't get my snow day. The truth is I didn't even see a flake. Lot's of rain but no snow. The state did give us a delay until 10:00 AM which I took full advantage of.

I changed the sock plan and switched to the Slipped-Stitch Ribs from Sensational Knitted Socks. I wish the Heart and Sole came in more colors. I would by more of it in a heartbeat. The color is Spring Stripe and it lives up to its' name.



My mind is all over the place. I have so many things that I want to knit that I keep checking and reordering my Ravelry queue before I'm even close to finishing what I'm already working on. That thing I said about having too many options is proving to be my nemesis. I'm seriously thinking about taking one day to go through the queue and stash in order to create pre-assembled kits. Usually once I've worked out a plan it's easier for me to settle down and get on with the task(s) at hand .

I've always struggled with the need to be highly organized and once things start to get out of hand it throws my whole balance off. I'm a perpetual list maker and I manage my stash on not just one place but three. I track my projects in multiple places and with the exception of my stash blog I some how manage to keep them all updated without expending a lot of time. It's one of those little quirks that make me unique I guess. Some call it OCD.