May Day Mission Complete!

Well hello there - that was kind of a long break wasn't it?  Life has been busy, a lot of things came up in my personal life that I had to take care of.  Anyhow I'm still decluttering but I felt like talking about knitting today so you get a brief synopsis of what I've been working on.  Don't get your hopes up, it's rather brief, I'm still not in a chatty mood but I did want to share my little rays of knitting sunshine! =)

First up - I finished my may day socks, hurray!  It feels so good to be done early (they were due May 1st)!  Now I can find fun little treats to put in the bag and weave in those ends.  They've already been blocked but sadly you can't see the pattern well  because I can't use my sock blockers.  My pals foot is waaay smaller than mine.  But you get the idea.

The dream in color smooshy may have redeemed itself to me, the yardage on that skein is insane and it's very soft to knit with too!

Embossed Leaves Socks
All the rav details here

Here's my little WIP roundup and 1 FO too  - all of these projects are so enjoyable to me, I'm having a hard time choosing which one to focus on first! =)  Clicky for big.

1 - Butterfly jacket from the current wool gathering knit with 2 skeins of berrocco ultra alpaca.  I love this knit, the garter stitch and simple shaping have taken on a meditative quality while knitting and I love the cute retro shape!  Plus I always love when I manage to find something that few people are knitting, it adds to the fun! =)  Rav dets here.

2 -Tiramisu baby blanket - super easy crochet pattern, if I only could manage not to lose my hook every 5 seconds!  I'm off to buy another so I can finish it off.  Rav dets here.

3 - Glee has been resurrected!  The last time I talked about her I threw her in a corner due to concerns about fit, dye lot issues (well it really should be "year lot" issues.  The two skeins were from different years of shearings and are 100% natural colored prime alpaca.  One year is darker than the other.  If I had planned ahead I really should have alternated skeins but on second glance it's not as bad as I thought it was.  I'm planning on putting back in the needles I yanked out and give it one more try.  Rav dets here.

4 - Cabled Rangoli Hat - very cute and helps with hat hair syndrome, who doesn't like that?  I was SO inspired by Miss Nasseknits version - check out her photo here!  This may be a hat I will actually wear!  Ravelry dets here.

Anyhow have a great weekend all! =)

Comments

[caitlyn]

The Embossed Leaves Socks are gorgeous! I love the colors. All of you WIPs look great too.
I hope things are going okay with you. Have a great weekend!

[Karen]

The socks turned out wonderful. I hope they're mine! I really like the colorway.

All your WIP's look great. It's awesome that you are enjoying them all so much. That's how knitting should be. :)

[Sasha]

Ooh, cute hat, and I love the Embossed Leaves, very pretty! That colorway looks great. It seems that everyone is knitting Smooshy but me. I might just have to try it one of these days...

[tiennie]

The knits are so pretty! I love the color of your socks.

[heather]

great socks - the yarn really shows the pattern off nicely.

Great WIPs too - good luck in finishing!

[Beth]

Congratulations on finishing your socks by the deadline! Your projects are great - I especially love your hat.

[Debi]

Glad to "see" you Keri, I was missing you :)

[Anne]

oooh, pretty projects. I didn't know there still is "wool gathering". Thanks.

[Jennifer]

great work, girlie! and that blanket makes me wish wish wish i could crochet...i love the pattern!

[Lazuli]

Your socks are absolutely gorgeous!! I love the color! I hope things are going well for you and that everything is ok!

[Hilary]

I love your socks! LOVE 'em. I don't know if I can resist not being a sock knitter much longer...

I can't wait to see more of your WIP's, and that great hat!

Thanks for sharing your fab knits. :)

[Debby]

So glad that you are enjoying your knitting. I hope everything else is straightening out for you too.

[Erin]

I love the cabled hat.

By the way, I'm reading Simple Prosperity right now and it's excellent. I got a lot of my resources for voluntary simplicity from the Simple Living group on Ravelry. If you're not already a group member you should join it!

[Margo]

I found your blog via theyarniad (Hil and I grew up together). You're an amazing knitter! Even more amazing is that we have twin dog familys...seriously. I'm posting a picture of my two dogs on my blog to prove it...check it out: www.travis-margo.blogspot.com.