Okaydone!

The socks are finished!

Hooray.

The Designer Went Loopy

One of my favorite blogs, which is unfortunately no longer running, was dedicated to ridiculous designs that should never have been designed, nor should ever take someone's money or time to create. I want to bring that spirit back.

Sock 1 of Two-Toned Cabled Booties Complete

My other foot is cold: 

Today while sick with a cold and bedridden I started the second sock. The coloring isn't exactly the same but I knew that was going to happen when I started. 

I'm thinking more and more that I may keep these socks for myself as they just look so weird. It's occurred to me that socks really aren't attractive. No matter what you do the foot always looks too long.

But cushy, oh my goodness - they're wonderful! I love wool socks. 

And it's so good to have a project on the needles again. I love the ache in my fingers. It helps me think that I'm preventing arthritis. Right? 

Two Tone Cable Booties

So after I finished my first shrug in June, two things kept me from knitting:

1) it was REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY hot. So yes, sometimes, only some of the times!, it is too hot to knit. I will admit it. I just didn't want to put anything on the needles.

2) things at work got super crazy. We hosted 330 volunteers and led about 10 projects with 4 staff so I was working long days and long weeks and just didn't want to do much of anything when I got home. I watched a few movies and TV shows, but dangit I just wanted to lie there and watch.

Then I went to my dad's family reunion and watched my cousin fiercely knitting socks. She knit from her own sock formula using hand painted yarn and size 1 bamboo needles. Watching her made me itch for needles and yarn, so when I got back to New Orleans I made myself cast something - anything! - on. I started dreaming up Christmas presents, but first I started these booties using two types of wool yarn. The light purple is the leftover from the Better than EMS Socks I made in May and the dark purple yarn is a double-stranded wool I pulled from my home stash. They're both rather chunky and will make some lovely cable booties. I imagine they soles'll felt up a bit with wear.

They do fit my feet, but I'm not sure yet if I'll keep them for myself.

I just have to make myself keep on them... it's been a little while.