The week has gone by in a haze. Last weekend, I hosted my little sister-in-law's bridal shower. I drove 6 hours Friday night, finished up details on Saturday, hosted the shower (50 guests!), and then drove back to Chicagoland that night so that I could be at computer training the next day at work. The Bride really enjoyed her shower and so all the stress was worth it, but I think that was the last shower I'm ever hosting. Ever. Some people really enjoy the whole party planning process. I find it very stressful. I'm always concerned things will look stupid or no one will enjoy the party. I'm great at small dinner party-type parties, but go above 8 guests and I'm a bit freaked. Anyway, it's all over (yea!) and the point of this ramble is that I didn't get to knit at all last weekend (unbelievable). Then, throughout this whole week I've been in a fuzzy brained fog and all I've been doing is knitting my socks.
As you know from the last post (with the bajillion skeins of sock yarn) I have plenty of socks to knit. This time around I'm knitting two different socks at the same time. Not on 2 circulars or anything. Just my usual double point needles (this is the last dance with those Pony Pearls, I think - I just don't like them). Normally I make it a point to only have one pair of socks going at a time, but I'm actually really enjoying having two. I've been alternating which I work on and it seems to be going faster. The first sock (
Cherry Tree Hill in Old Rose,
Dublin Bay pattern -pdf) is complete and its mate is on the needles with a few inches knit. The second sock is the
Opal Rainforest Fish using my made up 2x2 rib sock pattern with an Eye of Partridge heel (love that heel).
The week has gone by in a haze. Last weekend, I hosted my little sister-in-law's bridal shower. I drove 6 hours Friday night, finished up details on Saturday, hosted the shower (50 guests!), and then drove back to Chicagoland that night so that I could be at computer training the next day at work. The Bride really enjoyed her shower and so all the stress was worth it, but I think that was the last shower I'm ever hosting. Ever. Some people really enjoy the whole party planning process. I find it very stressful. I'm always concerned things will look stupid or no one will enjoy the party. I'm great at small dinner party-type parties, but go above 8 guests and I'm a bit freaked. Anyway, it's all over (yea!) and the point of this ramble is that I didn't get to knit at all last weekend (unbelievable). Then, throughout this whole week I've been in a fuzzy brained fog and all I've been doing is knitting my socks.
As you know from the last post (with the bajillion skeins of sock yarn) I have plenty of socks to knit. This time around I'm knitting two different socks at the same time. Not on 2 circulars or anything. Just my usual double point needles (this is the last dance with those Pony Pearls, I think - I just don't like them). Normally I make it a point to only have one pair of socks going at a time, but I'm actually really enjoying having two. I've been alternating which I work on and it seems to be going faster. The first sock (Cherry Tree Hill in Old Rose, Dublin Bay pattern -pdf) is complete and its mate is on the needles with a few inches knit. The second sock is the Opal Rainforest Fish using my made up 2x2 rib sock pattern with an Eye of Partridge heel (love that heel).
5 comments:
I really like the purple/yellow one!
I do too! (The purple/yellow!) :)
Glad to hear that the shower went well. I'm liking the Cherry Tree Hill!
Yeah, the Cherry Tree Hill socks are gorgeous! I may have to try that pattern now...
And, I gotta tell you, I am SO green with envy over your sock stash! WOW! I can only aspire to one day be just like you. That is a truly awesome stash. :)
Alyssa
Glad the shower is over for you. They are lots of work. I wish we had the old fashioned kind again with a dozen or so folks at your house. Seems todays weddings are so over the top.
Why do you love that heel so?
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