June 12 , 2007
What Was I Thinking?

I decided this morning that I must have been crazy when I decided on my 2 most recent projects. The White Cloud Scarf you saw in the last post and now my White New England Socks. The reason is this.....

I don't use gloves when gardening and this is the state of my hands most of the time! Usually I can get away with a quick wash before I start knitting, but with these 2 projects, I actually have to scrub hard and clean my fingernails!
But now that I've started, I'm not turning back - The New England sock pattern is the reason I bought Knitting on the Road. I think it is the most beautiful, elegant sock pattern in the book. I'm using Regia Silk (cream - 002) on a size 0 (2mm) circular needle and I'm loving them!

The double start cast-on is a perfect beginning! In another inch or 2 the lacy ribbing will stop and the back of the sock will be plain stockinette. Here they are this morning, after a few more rows and in their non stretched state - So pretty and WHITE!

Somehow - out of nowhere, I am getting the quilting itch....It's going to be a scrap quilt reds and neutrals. I've started pulling reds (I have almost 150 reds so you can tell the size of my fabric stash - although I must qualify and say that I rarely buy more than 1/4 yard of any fabric)