The suspense is driving me nuts! My Sock Wars target was supposed to receive her ‘death socks’ on Saturday. When USPS couldn’t deliver, they left her a notice to pick them up at her post office. They’re still sitting there and, surprise, she won’t answer my emails now. I’m glad I paid the outrageous price to send them with delivery confirmation and online tracking, otherwise I would have no idea what was going on. I didn’t have to deal with this kind of childish behaviour in Sock Wars III, and it’s a bit disappointing.
However, there is lots of fun fiber play to distract me. I pieced a crazy quilt block for a Yahoo group stitch-along.
The theme is “Under the Sea”. I was glad to be able to use the ‘silkie’ mermaid image. It’s been in my stash for awhile. The ribbon is not stitched down yet, as I am not committed to keeping it there. The fabrics are almost all cotton, but one piece of silk dupioni crept in there. I started out as a ‘sane’ quilter and the cotton-snobbery of those days is hard to overcome. Silk is starting to win me over, though. Let the embellishing begin.
I’m thrilled about the KAL (knit-along) on Ravelry that’s based on Wendy Johnson’s book of toe-up socks. This month’s sock is the Lacey Rib (darn, is it Lacey or Lacy?), and I’ve made some progress on sock one.
The toe and heel are both knit by the short-row method. This yarn is impossibly soft! It’s Claudia Hand Painted fingering weight merino, in the Strawberry Latte colourway. I’m a first-timer with this yarn, and I absolutely love it. Did I mention it is soft? It gives great stitch definition and isn’t a bit splitty. Also, it is really really soft. The needles are Addi lace, size 000. Yes, that is 1.5 mm. Would you believe I knit so loosely that these are the needles I have to use to get 8 stitches to the inch?
Ribbon Rose 