just popping in for a minute

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hahaha, i just HAD to take a picture of this sock cuff

i find it incredibly comical that i zoomed through both these socks in a very few days’ time, and getting the last 1.5 inches done is taking me almost 2 weeks. sigh. that’s how distracted i am.

last night i took a break from the bee shawl (reluctantly) to work on the khaki golf/ice cream cone/eiffel tower sock, and managed to add several inches.

i was feeling bad after that last picture when i realized i hadn’t so much as looked at it since the day i cast on. now it’s looking a bit more substantial and dignified at least. and it’s a very pleasant knit. soon, this will be the only sock i have on the needles, so i should be able to give it a lot more sock love.

i put more than a few inches on the orchid scarf yesterday

this is really an easy, and quick-knitting lace pattern. it’s just about half done, and i swear i’ve only put in three (short) sessions of work on it.
the best part is that it has already been test-knit. my friend julie took care of that. since i had a working pattern for myself, i sent it along. and, hello! the next day she sends me photos of her partially completed scarf and OK’d the pattern. wow. she puts me to shame, but in a good way .

julie ROCKS, right everybody?
(julie is also one of the masterminds behind the craftborg podcast); go have a listen.

ok, it’s much later now than i’d like and i really want to get my butt upstairs to knit. so i’m signing off.

14 thoughts on “just popping in for a minute

  1. Tee hee! My pleasure, dearie…my pleasure 😉

    And just as well you haven’t totally abandoned those other socks – they’re probably getting a complex like poor Tree Scum did.

  2. Oh I almost have it with the golf tee socks. That stitch pattern looks just like a little (I think it’s little) sea creature. Can’t think of the name, but will pull some of my nature books and see if I can find it.

  3. Wow, you’ve got a lot of knitting done! I love the socks and the scarf. I’d like to find that sock pattern, myself. =)

  4. OK. At the risk of sounding like a sycophant, I have to tell you that you are amazing. You criticize yourself for things that would thrill me no end. Talk about an over-achiever. I do love the bee shawl.

  5. Maybe that sock cuff has entered a Blackhole. You know how some projects just kind of fall into them? I have one that’s been sucked in. Hopefully we’ll both acheive escape velocity soon!

  6. Just wondering why you’re calling your scarf thingy after an Orchid. Any behind-the-scenes reason? I love orchids, and my grandparents traveled all over the world discovering new varieties, so anything with “orchid” in the name is a hit with me!

  7. Ice cream cone. Definitely ice cream cone. Looks like pecan praline. Oh, geez, now I’m going to have to run out for some.

  8. Ice cream cone. Definitely ice cream cone. Looks like pecan praline. Oh, geez, now I’m going to have to run out for some.

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