I started Dev's second sock on the drive to Philadelphia to visit the nephew. That was Saturday. Today is Thursday and I've gotten past the heel and the gusset decreases and now it's just boring stockinette stitch until the toe.
Knitting tip found on Rav: Use electrical tape to tape up my right index finger while knitting socks. See, I use that finger to push the needle as I'm making a knit stitch. It's not much of a problem while using larger needles, but with socks it means a sore finger. Which means I won't finish the sock.
Bought some Eucalan to soak the BHM in. I hope that helps diminish the dye smell. Should've hung it outside yesterday when it was nice and sunny. It's all grey and dreary out there today. I'm really twitching to start something with it - I need to play with patterns and it's damp and stinky.
Also, I keep getting plagued with pattern ideas. Why can't my brain realise that Rav probably already has the pattern, I'm just not looking properly?
I would really like to use the Lotus Blossom pattern as an edging to a bolero/shrug raglan sweater. But I'd like to do it from the neck down, so that would mean the pattern would be inverted. dunno how that will look. I suppose I could do a small version to test things and I have some blue yarn leftover from Alex's sweater.
Projects I'm currently working on: Dev's socks, my cardigan, fingerless gloves for Cat. I should get back to those, but although the yarn is yummy and the pattern is interesting, I'm just not that into fingerless gloves. :)
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