Socks and Lace

So there are three things to report on in the knitting happy land:

1) Wee Tiny Sock Swap 2008

I don't do swaps; I get all excited by them at the time, then I procrastinate and run out of time, and then I get all panicky and resentful about the imposed deadline. Then I never know if the recipient is really happy about what she/he received or whether they are being merely polite. I mean, after all, you can't really insult someone who has made something for you, even if you hate it -- that would be cruel and totally horrible. But I couldn't resist when I saw the Wee Tiny Sock Swap; a couple of hours of knitting and a deadline that was immediate, so it did not give me the opportunity to lose my enthousiasm. I actually knitted the sock on Friday, waited for the info regarding my sock pal, and posted it on Sunday to somewhere in Alabama:

 

Some of you may recognize Meg's Twisted sock yarn in the Karma colourway, left over from the pair of Dolomite socks I just finished. It's so cute! I inserted it in one of Cindy's lovely Knitting note cards and off it went to its recipient who will, I hope, have the patience to wait for Canada Post to send it by horseback to the U.S. Actually, more like turtleback, considering how slow the mail is.

2) I am test-knitting a sock pattern for Sockaholic Katie. It's going well and the pattern is easy to knit. I chose for it a finer sock yarn, Fearless Fibers in the Coral Pink colourway:

It doesn't look like much now, but I will post more pictures once I have finished this sock.

3) A Year of Lace (careful -- SPOILER!)

I received my first delicious shipment, it just arrived! Lovely Claudia Handpainted 100% silk lace and a pattern by no less than Sivia Harding. With beads! I can't wait to get started on this one:

What a beauty! Thanks to Cindy for encouraging me to subscribe to this wonderful club (not that I needed a ton of encouragement), this is really worth it.

4) and finally, I did achieve a bit of progress on my Jane Slicer-Smith Mitered Jacket; it's slow, but steady:

It should be ready for Gone Stitchin' 2008 (hopefully...)

That's it on the knitting front. It's bleak, foggy and grey out today, but hey! it's above zero, so who cares?

Comments

[bones78]

Love the mitered Jacket..I did a baby blanket like that last year...took ages but it was so worth it, of course that all I knit!...you are doing a beautiful job...I don't know how you do it all!! Diane