Stairs of justice

So back from France but without much of the sock completed due to a tumble down this flight of stairs. A death trap! I have taken the skin off the palm of my left hand so holding needles is a bit awkward and painful if they slip. Will I ever finish these very simple socks?

Oak Ribbed Sock #1

Oak Ribbed Sock #1
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One down one to go! Here is the first Oak Ribbed sock. It looks quite garish just staring up at you from the page but when you put it on the colours really work. I was struck by SSS (second sock syndrome) and was comtemplating not finishing the second but it was such an easy knit it seemed churlish not to finish the pair.

More Sensational Socks.....

..arrived yesterday on my desk. It looks complicated and needs further investigation but I am revelling in having a new book to work from.

The Oak Ribbed socks are coming along very slowly. I've been somewhat distracted by this book. It's fabulous but it's really eating into my knitting time....

Monkey socks finished

Monkey socks finished
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Here are finished Monkey socks from Cookie A. They worked up really quickly and the yarn was perfect...

Conwy finished

Conwy finished 1
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Conwy socks are finished for Kev. They fit him perfectly and I am a little jealous. It's only the delivery of More Sensational Socks by Charlene Schurch which is keeping me going!

In the zone

Really in the zone at the moment sock knitting-wise. Almost finished my knee highs for under wellies at Glastonbury and then moving onto a pair for Kev in Posh Yarn Emily "Metier". The pattern's "Conwy" from Nancy Bush's book "Knitting on the Road".
Beautiful weather at the moment also means the garden is the place to be! Roll on Bank Holiday weekend...

Summer comes...

It's been a while since I wrote anything on here but reading Dee's blog today about how uplifting it can be I thought I'd sneak in and actually write something.

It's been so warm over the weekend I could barely lift needles and my heart sinks that I will have to soon relegate all my lovely knits to the back of the wardrobe until Autumn comes around and I get to snuggle up in them again.

Knitting some more socks (am I obsessed? I think so) to wear under the wellies at Glastonbury. They are a pattern from a fairly recent Rowan magazine - the number escapes me. Knitting them again in Dee's wonderful Lucia yarn from Posh Yarns. It knits up so nicely and I love seeing the colour combination unfold in front of my eyes. A joy to knit with.

I also have Charleston - a camisole in Dee's 2ply cashmere with beautiful glass beads on the needles but it will be too warm to wear this soon. Maybe I will finish it before September when it will be surely cool enough to wear again.