Blue socks are done!!!

 Still other projects on the needles, hoping to get replacement needles for the Sheepicorn socks. Let me tell you these were a pain to keep going. I don't mind the pattern but the yarn doesn't show it very well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These fit alright but are tough to get on over the heel so the reknit of the green/yellow socks has begun and those are going to be a bit roomier. This yarn does not stretch a whole lot so it acts more like cotton than wool (Interesting pooling on those heels right?)

I dropped way too many stitches at the beginning of the cuff and had to separate them so I could work on the mistake, took the cuff completely down and was able to knit it back up again. I did about four rounds of half twisted rib (only knit through the back on the knit stitches) and then gave up on that because I timed myself and it was taking almost ten minutes to do one round. Counted the rounds and was able to make them match. You can see the snug heel fit so if anyone knows someone with long narrow feet, let me know.

An unexpected find on our community table. Someone was cleaning out old purses and I found this one. Magnetic snaps, pockets inside and out, adjustable strap and a zipper to close the top, VOILA! New project bag! Then I was rifling through a storage cupboard and discovered an old lunch bag that would also work for a small project bag. Front two pockets on this one can hold stitch marker containers, small scissors, small tape measure and whatever else. Inside there's a pocket big enough for crochet hooks and gauge ruler, back zipper pocket is good for maybe the same thing or a paper pattern. Not quite big enough for my ipad but close. So small project bag and fashionable too!

Since I don't have a good set of long needles in the size I need, the green/blue/yellow 'Faux Braid' socks will be done one at a time. Writing notes on the pattern as I go for stitch counts and might use a different type of heel for this set. Wish I had some blue or green for the heel but oh well, Tofootsies isn't produced anymore and last time I asked in a yarn group if anyone had some I actually had someone laugh react to my request so.... not happening.

That's all the news for now, once a month something happens, happy knitting!