a hasty update

I literally just kitchenered the toe of the second sock on my bus ride home and I haven't even weaved in the ends, but here are a pair of socks!



Pattern: Monkeys, from Knitty
Yarn: Socks that Rock lightweight in Pebble Beach, on size 2.5 needles
Notes: Did these purl-free, which I find flows better for me



And a picture from my birthday dinner last week:



That's caflygrl, me, and boringknitter.

And the poodle who came to dinner with us:

much nicer than a glass of hemlock

The blanket, it is done, it is done!



Pattern: Hemlock Ring Blanket, by Brooklyn Tweed
Yarn: Cascade 220 in Autumn Heather, 4 skeins plus about one yard from the 5th, on size 10 Inox circular needles
Notes: It's a beautiful pattern. I used thinner yarn than called for which I think actually helped the center block out better than others have said it does using the Eco Wool. But the bind off, oy. It took me somewhere between five and six hours to do the entire bind off row. Luckily, it looks nice. :)



So, the wedding gift for the early November wedding is done. I should probably start working on the shrug I need to wear over my dress for that wedding. I guess that means my next project is already set!



And now to enjoy/survive my last day in my 20s...

a sewing interlude

I haven't disappeared, not entirely at least. I'm still working on the Hemlock Ring blanket, but I've reached the bind off row at least. It's going to take a while just to get through that, but soon, hopefully soon it'll be completed.

In the meantime, here's the first project I made on my new sewing machine. It's another sock knitting bag, for my friend Kate's birthday.





It came out pretty well, and I'm still pleased with myself for figuring out how to wind the bobbin and thread the machine!

And now back to binding off!