Second Sock, Same as the First

I am eager for this one to be completed; unfortunately, it's not very exciting to work on. I may put it away for a little while and pick it up later; it doesn't need to be finished until mid-August, when I enter it in The Fair.

Part 2 of a pair

Well, the only way to actually get a pair of socks is to knit a second sock. There's just no getting around it. So as much as I'd like to start something else...anything else, I've cast on for the second lacy sock. No second sock syndrome for me!!

Some Shopping

From the Puyallup Spring Fair, 480 yards of Silver Grey Bulky Romney Wool from Spring Hill Farm. I wish I had thought to take a photo of their sheep while I was there, but here's a photo from their site. I think I'll knit myself a vest with it.



A 1-lb cone of cotton. (840 yards in color Seabreeze.)
The only colors on the cone I can get from my local store are natural, green with white, and blue with white, so I was happy to pick this up at Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins in Boulder, CO.


Also from Shuttles, 2 hanks of Mountain Colors Bearfoot in the color Ruby River. I'm also thinking a vest from this. I took several photos of this yarn, and this is the only one that seemed remotely close. Very vibrant, deep reds.

Er...Oops.

Ahem. So I finished the little red, white and purple posies, but forgot to take a photo. Then I made a Calorimetry head wrap for my sister with the yarn she picked out for it back in February (the purple alpaca you've seen before from my Recently-Acquired-Yarn Bag)....but I forgot to take a photo. What! I can't believe it. I did cast on fewer stitches than for mine, because mine is really too big.

So, just to give you something to see, here are three scarves I've finished so far using the Noro Silk Garden bought in January in Tacoma.

Mistake Stitch Rib, 1 ball each.