Something that is not socks!

I had to give my hands and brain a rest from the confusing Greenhouse sock pattern (red socks below)  This was the second hat I have made from the Squall hat pattern.  I used Marabrigo chunky and it is sooo soft and knits sooo quickly after socks.  I have yarn to make a pair of matching mittens also. 

I got the purple and green Katniss socks completed.  If they weren't already started they would have fit for Judy's pooling challenge.  There is some pooling and some striping with the sock. The socks were originally for a Loopy Ewe challenge but didn't get done in time.

I got one sock done and am to the heel flap, ready to start the gusset on my red Greenhouse socks.  The foot is time consuming and I have struggled with it.

And it's finally sunny and warm here - yea for Spring!!!!

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Still Making Socks

Still making socks, didn't get a post up the last couple of weeks but I have a couple of pair of socks finished and another started.  I joined the Sock Madness group on Ravelry and am still in it for Round 3.

I completed the Sockdolagar socks (Round 1) - they feel wonderful on my feet, a challenge to knit but I finally figured it out.

Round 2 of Sockmadness was the Flying Dutchman, an Intarsia pattern.  I had never done that either but plugged away and completed the pair in time to make it to Round 3.  I used ShibuiKnits Yarn - Sock Yarn  (from EatSleepKnit) for this,  colors say "Go Cyclones" 

Round 3's pattern is called Greenhouse but maybe mine should be Redhouse.  The yarn is Dream in Color Yarn - Smooshy - Lipstick Lava from EatSleepKnit.  The yarn feels so soft when knitting, hope the sock feels the same too.  I'm almost to the toe for sock 1, it's has a different sole shaping, toe and bind-off.

I also made a few more sock knitting projects bags that I added to my Etsy site.  I made some as gifts and for myself and they have really worked out great.  I'm going to try and get a few more made and online, in between sock knitting of course :-)

And - Hi Amelia!!

Sockdolager

Flying Dutchman

Greenhouse

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