Knitting

Summer Top Knitting and Reading

This will be a quick update on my summer top knitting and also my summer reading.

We will get to the knitting first.

I am excited that I have joined on the sleeves to the body on my Muqarnas. I am making good progress on the raglan decreases now.

Muqarnas knitting Classic Merino Bamboo yarn sleeves joined

When the sleeves are first knitted onto the body, for my size, you only decrease on the body sections for awhile. I am past that point now, and I am knitting all eight decreases every other round. It is going well, except for the head scratching at times. I have to figure for myself how to keep the lace going and still ensure the decreases are accomplished. The decreases aren’t charted, in other words. You have to assess on every decrease round to work it out.

Muqarnas knitting Classic Merino Bamboo yarn

I do like how it is looking so far. I steamed the body before I joined on the sleeves. You can tell where the new knitting above the joined sleeves is, by that front center marker, and the more crinkly stitches.

My favorite feature is the lace pattern that goes doubled up the side seams and is split into singles at the raglan decreases. I haven’t checked the gauge. I am waiting for the wet blocking and hoping for the best.

Reading

In my last post, I shared my June reads and my (then) current July reads.

Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen (reading for Jane Austen July) A re-read for me which I thoroughly enjoyed *****
Memorial Days – Geraldine Brooks (first read of this author, reading to fulfill a Kindle Challenge, borrowed in Libby) I liked this one enough that I picked up Horse to read in the near future ****
Complete Stories of Eudora Welty (about halfway through this book which is actually 5 published collections in one volume) Still dipping into this a few times a week.

Recently Finished and Currently Reading

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Levin – So many people recommend this one, so I had to see what all the fuss was about. It was okay, but maybe just not for me. I am not into gaming, but the story was interesting most of the time. ***
Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster – This was good and a short read, which is perfect for summer. ****
Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash – I picked this up because of the cover and the summary. I am a sucker for a book with a title/art that is sea/ocean themed. It’s also WWII era historical fiction. Sign me up! I am still reading this and I am really enjoying it!

Shop Updates

We have some new Darning Eggs in the shop this week. We have been working on re-stocking the Walnut, Maple, and Hackberry. Production is currently on pause while Jerry is working on another project.

Do you remember in December 2023 when the tornado totaled my brand new trailer? We haven’t known what to do with it. The insurance paid us about half what we paid for it but didn’t salvage it. Last spring Jerry stripped it to this point. I jokingly referred to it as a “gorilla cage” which of course he must have broken out of.

We didn’t know for sure what to do with it at that point. So, there is sat for over a year. He finally decided to just strip it down to a flatbed frame and see what we can do with it. The tires are practically brand new. They alone are worth over $1000 to buy new. We hated to just junk it and keep the tires for my current trailer.

So, I have no idea what will come of this, but I’ll keep you posted.

Posted on July 22, 2025July 22, 2025 by yarnmama — 5 Comments

Summer Activities: Knitting, Dyeing, and More Fun

It is high time for a catching up post about our summer activities. There will be some content about my knitting, reading, yarn dyeing, and a few other odds and ends.

Knitting

First, let’s get right to the knitting content. I am working exclusively on the Muqarnas top. In my last post, I showed you the finished sleeves and the ribbing for the body section. At this point I have knit 4 of the lace repeats on the body section. The intended length of the body before joining it with the arms, is 14 inches. I have almost 9 inches right now. According to my measurements, I need to knit about 3 more lace repeats to reach that goal.

I am looking forward to that milestone. It will slow down the progress even more at first. The addition of the sleeve stitches makes the rounds longer, after all. The momentum of the decreases makes the progress much faster at that point. I can’t wait to see how the finished top looks! I love how lace changes after blocking. It is worth the wait!

Yarn Dyeing and other Business Stuff

The first half of the festival season came to its conclusion for us in early June. Our last spring show was Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival in Franklin, IN. It was another fantastic year and I am so pleased to be a witness to the growth of this festival over the years. I began with the show in 2008, and it is one of my favorites now. I’ll share a few pics from this year.

Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival 2025 Knitting Notions booth

Upon returning to Nashville, we went straight into yarn dyeing time. I spent about a week with dyeing preparations. This involves lots of math and spreadsheet work, dye stock mixing and final color mixing. Then more math and spreadsheet work to make work order plans. Then finally, get all the yarn prepped. For me, that means bundling and soaking for the dye pots.

Knitting Notions Yarn dyeing — mixing dye stocks

Other preparations were also some much needed upgrades to our “dye and finishing studio”. This area is in our daylight basement which opens out onto the covered patio area we built 5 years ago. I have been relying on clip on shop lights on the floor joists and portable fans in hot weather. We decided to install a large fan that is suspended from the joists. Even more exciting, to me anyway, are the ceiling shop lighting. We got 4 of these and they sure do make a huge difference! I love how much better I can see. This is particularly important when measuring stock to mix colors. Notice in the above right picture, that was before we installed the new lighting.

We accomplished all the dyeing of the yarn in three sessions over one weekend. It was hot and mostly dry that week. That is a bit of a con for the dyers, but a pro for getting the yarn dry.

The following week, we got all the labeling and storing done. Now we are all set for the fall festivals. I have extra yarn in the event that we need to dye anything that runs low. The only catch will be time to do it.

In other product news, the wood shop has been in full operation all spring also. We have been adding a lot of Shawl/Hair Sticks to the inventory. Lately, that has been some Walnut, Mahogany, and Maple.

Currently, we are working on some more Darning Eggs. These were hot sellers around Christmas time and for a few months after that, so the inventory got a bit low in some woods. We are out on a few also, but more will be in stock soon! I will be back out at festivals in early August, and we should have plenty more by then.

Reading

Let’s switch topics to a bit of book chat. First, I would love to hear what you’re reading lately if you want to share in the comments.

I am making my way through my TBR but I am also a bit of a mood reader, so there have been many diversions. They were good ones though, and that’s the important thing.

My most exciting report is that I finished my re-read of War and Peace. I am so glad that I took my time with it. It took me 6 months, but it was time well spent. I definitely have a fuller understanding and appreciation for what Tolstoy was doing with this work than I did after my first read 13 years ago. If you haven’t tried it, I encourage you to have a go at it. The chapters are pretty small so even if you only set a goal of a chapter a day, you can read it slowly through over a year. Anna Karenina is a bit more engaging, character wise, but War and Peace is just so magnificent!

Other books that I have read in June are:

Never Flinch – Stephen King (*** okay but not one my favorites)
Cold Mountain – Charles Frazier (**** a re-read sparked by reading The Trackers; really liked it!)
The Wedding People – Alison Espach (**** first read of this author due to a BookTube recommendation; liked it)
A Month in the Country – J.L. Carr (**** same as above; very good short summer read)

Currently reading:

Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen (reading for Jane Austen July)
Memorial Days – Geraldine Brooks (first read of this author, reading to fulfill a Kindle Challenge, borrowed in Libby)
Complete Stories of Eudora Welty (about halfway through this book which is actually 5 published collections in one volume)

Closing

As always, thank you for reading and hanging in there when I let the grass get too high. I will attempt to post before another month goes by. Blessings!

Posted on July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 by yarnmama — 11 Comments

Slow Progress is Better Than No Progress

My knitting progress is slow but better than no progress, right?

Knitting

This post, like many, will be an update on the late couple of weeks. I will begin with knitting progress.

I am still slowly working on my Muqarnas top, designed by Anne Hanson. My Classic Merino Bamboo yarn is one of the recommended yarns for this project. I am using one of my new colors, Rose, and I am making the L size/43″. I am making the short sleeve, short length version.

I have completed both of the sleeves. I am 3 rounds away from completing the bottom rib section. After that I will begin the main body which is worked in the same lace pattern as the sleeves.

It is slow going because I am using US2 needles for the ribbing and US4 needles for the lace patterns. I initial swatched with a US5, but the fabric was not firm enough and the gauge was a bit too large. Another reason it is slow is because it’s not very good booth knitting because it’s lace that I need to pay more attention to, especially when working the sections requiring shaping. Hence, it’s slow progress.

Festivals

Speaking of booth knitting, when I wrote last I was waiting to set up at Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival. It did end up being a great show on Saturday and Sunday, despite the rough start.

Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival Knitting Notions booth

Most of us vendors that were in tents and the Pavilion set up bright and early at 6am on Saturday. That made for a very long and tiring day, but definitely worthwhile. The attendance was fantastic and the weather for the remainder of the weekend was beautiful.

After a brief couple of days at home, I headed back out the following Thursday for Wooster, OH for the Great Lakes Fiber Show. The weather this year was very cool and pleasant, which was a nice change. I had no issues this time that was also welcome. :-)

Great Lake Fiber Show Knitting Notions booth

Home and Reading

I have been enjoying a full week at home since my return on Memorial Day. I am heading out this weekend for Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival, but after that I have the rest of June and July at home.

I have put in an order to the mill for yarn to dye. That will begin when I get home from Indiana. It will probably take a few weeks to get all of that processed. While on my break, I might even get that vest pattern done.

In reading, I am down to the last 25% of War and Peace. I am definitely getting a better retention and grasp of what is going on than I did on my first read in 2012. I think a slow, deep read is just right for a work of this scope. I like it a lot! I am also currently reading/listening to The Trackers by Charles Frazier. I plan to start the new Stephen King – Never Flinch, this weekend. I received the hardback this Friday that I had pre-ordered. :-)

I have been reading other shorter books on the side too. Since my last post I read or listened to the following books:

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson – read
The World According to Garp by John Irving – Audble
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr – Audible
The Singer’s Gun by Emily St. John Mandel – read

Closing

That is enough for one post I think. I’ll see you next time and thanks for reading!

Posted on June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 by yarnmama — 6 Comments

Festivals and Knitting

Today’s post will be a brief update on festivals and knitting.

Festivals

I am currently waiting out the storms in Lexington, KY. The Kentucky Sheep & Fiber Festival is tomorrow and Sunday. We are supposed to be setting up today. The severe weather expected today and tonight has put a change in that plan. My booth is under the Pavillion, but there are no sides. I brought my tents but with the possibility of strong wind, we were all advised today that it may be best to set up in the AM. They are giving us a few extra hours tomorrow before the festival opening at 10 AM.

I was at two festivals in the interval between this one and my last post. I was in St. Louis for the Midwest Fiber Festival, the last weekend in April. It was fabulous and fun as always!

I had a weekend at home, in which I dyed a small batch of @250 skeins of yarn. Then, it was off to MN for the Shepherd’s Harvest Festival on Mother’s Day weekend. It was unusually warm and sunny, and the turnout was great.

Knitting

Now on to the knitting part of my post. I have sadly little to show you. As you can guess my knitting time is limited. I did manage to work up a swatch for the Muquarnas. I knit that in the stitch pattern in my Classic Merino Bamboo on US 5 needles. After I measured the swatch, I decided to go down one needle size to US 4. Instead of swatching again, I cast on for the first sleeve.

While in the hotel room this morning, I finished the sleeve and steam blocked it. It looks to be close enough on gauge, so I will proceed with the second sleeve. Here’s the first one in the Rose color I am using for the top.

Reading

I suppose I owe you a reading update too. I am still reading War and Peace and the Eudora Welty Short Stories Collection. I am sorry to report that I bailed on Lonesome Dove. It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with it. I’m sure it is as great as everyone says it is. It’s just me. I have never liked westerns. Also I can’t read the third book in a four book series, without reading the whole thing. I thought I could, but I just can’t. And I am not up for a series of four large books that I am not into. So, there you go. The itch is scratched, and I am moving on.

I am reading a few horror books for Horror Mayhem (May Booktube event). I came across Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak and I really got drawn in to it quickly. I guessed part of the ending before I got there but there were still surprises. I recommend this one if you like a mystery that’s a little creepy. The illustrations were very cool too.

I am currently re-reading the Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. I am a big fan of here writing. I was first introduced to her work in school at some point when we read The Lottery. It had a profound effect on me and that story stuck with me. I have read most of her novels as well as her other short stories.

Okay, I will close for now. Stay safe if you are in the path of these storms today. See you again soon!

Posted on May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 by yarnmama — 3 Comments

Hand Knit Socks and Other Chit Chat

It has been awhile since my last post and there’s not been a lot of knitting. I have a finished pair of hand knit socks and some other chit chat.

Knitting

I have not started writing the pattern for the vest. I have, however, finished the pair of hand knit socks I was working on.

I have some plans for a few projects but I haven’t cast on for any of them. Knitting hasn’t fit into my days since the socks were off the needles. My fingers are starting getting itchy though, so I may cast on the Classic Merino Bamboo that I wound up last fall. I set it aside to make Muqarnes in the short sleeved, cropped version. I am using Rose for the sample.

Knitting Notions hand dyed yarn — The red yarn is the one for this project

Reading

One of the reasons I haven’t been knitting much is probably because I have been reading a lot more instead. I am fine with that. Reading is just as much my happy place as knitting. I have been a reader since as far back as I can remember. Knitting came into my life in my early teens, but books were my first and long time companions.

I am still making my way through my re-read of War and Peace. I like the Pevear & Volokonsky translation the best. I am intentionally taking my time with it this go round. I aim for at least a chapter a day, but sometimes read more. My goal is to immerse myself in the story and live with it, while I also read other things. I am enjoying it this way.

I am also reading The Complete Stories of Eudora Welty. This is a wonderful book to slow read. I dip in a read a story a day or sometimes only a few a week. Her old southern charm is enchanting. I can hear her voice in my head while I read. I am savoring this volume.

In March, along side the above books, I read a lot of shorter mystery books. I follow quite a few book bloggers on YouTube and March was Mystery Madness. I read four John Banville novels ( The Drowned, The Lock-up, April in Spain, and Snow). I also read The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins and We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker. While it wasn’t exactly a mystery, I also read Orient Express by Graham Greene. I like his work and have quite a few more on my TBR. This one was good, but maybe not as good as some of his other works. My favorite so far is The End of the Affair.

All the John Banville books were good; the stories were pretty interesting but I like the most is his style. I have read 8 or 10 books by him at this point and he hasn’t disappointed me. I also liked The Blue Hour. I read one of her other books, Girl on a Train. I enjoyed them both for their compelling style that drew me in and kept me reading past my bedtime.

I was not as thrilled by the Chris Whitaker book. I am in the minority here, but I don’t enjoy his writing style. This was the second book I read and I was unimpressed to be honest. Both, We Begin at the End and his newest one, All the Colors of the Dark, were highly recommended. I don’t know how much of my reaction is due to the audiobook, because I did listen to most of these books. I have the Kindle versions for them so some of both were read that way. I mainly disliked his dialogue style. I can’t pinpoint what it was, but something was annoying me. I think His books just aren’t for me. I am not saying they are badly written, but neither one appealed to me.

In April, I listened to the newest Chris Bohjalian release, which is a Civil War historical fiction novel. This was really good as I have found every other book by this author. I listened to this while driving and loved it! I also listened to The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett. She is one of my instant buy authors. I have read all her books, but one. She never disappoints either.

I took a shot with a new to me author, Charlotte McGonaghy’s Wild Dark Shore. I listened to this on Audible. I picked it up purely based on it’s description and reviews. It is described as a mystery/suspense with literary style prose. It was those things, but I don’t know if I’ll read any other of her books. It was a bit heavy handed on the “environmental crisis” for my taste. I rated it 3 stars though. The story itself was interesting and compelling.

I am currently reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. There has been such a lot of buzz about this book lately. I am not interested in Westerns as a genre, and that’s what 90% of the people also say who are raving about this book. It’s praised for it’s character development and the writing. I HAD to see what all the fuss was about. I got on the Libby wait list for the Kindle version and it finally came through on Saturday. I am four chapters in and it’s pretty fun so far. I am really enjoying the dialogue and story telling style. I’ll let you know what I think after I have read more. It’s gonna be a challenge to read a 945 page book in 3 weeks. Wish me luck!

Festivals

I’ll finish off this post with a quick festival update. At the end of March, I was in Ann Arbor for the Spring Fiber Expo. I had a weekend home and then was in Greencastle, IN for Greencastle Wool Show.

Greencastle Wool Show 2025 - Knitting Notions Booth

I was home last week and for Easter weekend. We had some of the family over for the afternoon on Easter Sunday. It was a fun day of food, visiting, and egg hunting for the little ones. Sorry, no pictures. I don’t know why I forgot to take any.

I will be back out on the road Thursday for the Midwest Fiber Fest in St. Louis, MO. Hopefully it won’t be a whole month before I talk to you again. Thanks for reading!

Posted on April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 by yarnmama — 4 Comments

A New Vest and Carolina Fiber Fest

I am home from Carolina Fiber Fest and I have finished knitting my new vest pattern.

New Vest

I am quite happy with how the new vest turned out. My favorite feature is the decreases in the V-neck. It grew a couple inches in length. I knit the body to 14″ and after blocking it is closer to 16″. I am fine with the extra length.

I was a bit annoyed that the size I knit used 305g of yarn. I had to begin a 4th skein when knitting the edgings. If the body was a few inches shorter, it probably would have used under 300g.

I have not gotten started on writing up the pattern. I have good notes to work from so I should only take a couple weeks to get it all tidied up. This should be easy to modify to suit the knitter’s preferences too. I’ll let you know when I have it ready to go.

Carolina Fiber Fest

The main reason I have this vest finished is due to some extra down time while I was in Raleigh for the Carolina Fiber Fest. Because of the nasty storms last weekend, I decided it would be safer to stay an extra day. The storms were to the west of NC on Saturday, so we were fine for the festival. Sunday was the day I should have been driving home but the storms were still headed right towards me. I would rather ride out the weather in the hotel than out on the road with a trailer. It got windy and stormy and there was a tornado watch for part of the day and night, but it was a bit less scary than what went on with those storms on Friday and Saturday.

Monday the weather was chilly and still rainy in NC, but the windy, scary stuff was over. I opted to take the alternate route through Virginia instead of the pass through Asheville. It was only 10 miles longer and Google predicted it was a bit faster.

The festival went great as usual. It was nice to have so much less traffic at the fairgrounds. There was a quilt show going on somewhere but it wasn’t an issue. I filmed a short booth walk through video for something different.

This week

I am catching up on a few things this week since I am home this weekend. I will be back out on the road Thursday. I will be headed to Ann Arbor for the Spring Fiber Expo. It’s at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. I expect it will be chilly but it’s a fun smaller festival. If you are in the area, pop in a say hello! The market hours are Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4.

See you again soon! Thank you for reading!

Posted on March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 by yarnmama — 5 Comments

A Knitting and Festival Update From Raleigh

Good morning friends! This will be a knitting and fiber festival update coming to you from Raleigh, NC.

Fiber Festival Updates

Let’s begin this post with our recent and upcoming fiber festival attendances.

Last Friday and Saturday we had a big time at the Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival in Dickson, TN. I am so happy that this festival is still going strong. The weather was a bit chilly and windy but the fiber people turned up and made it spectacular! We had plenty of wool, so we aren’t bothered by cool temperatures. It’s nice to be able to go home each night too.

Currently I am in Raleigh, NC for the Carolina Fiber Festival. The drive yesterday was long but uneventful. I wasn’t sure which route I would take. I had been leaning towards taking I-81 to I-77. The recently reopened the I-40 corridor from TN to NC that runs through Asheville. I was concerned about going that way due to the lane restrictions with my trailer. When I got to the I-40/I-81 split though, I decided to go for it and try the Asheville route. I didn’t love the narrow lane in the restricted part, but that was only a couple of sections. It was probably about 20 miles total, so not too bad. I may opt for the other way when I return home on Sunday.

I will be partially setting up the booth today and finishing it tomorrow. This festival is also a Friday/Saturday show. The hours are 9-6 on both days. I am excited that we will not be on the same weekend as the dog show this year. The dog show people took up so much of the parking, which was frustrating.

Knitting

In other news, I have some exciting progress with the vest project. I finished the knitting of the front and it is blocked. I need to sew the side and shoulder seams. When that is done, I can knit the arm and neck edgings. As you can see, I decided to go with a V-neck.

The remaining yarn from my third skein is only 22g. I am hoping this will last for the edgings, but I am dubious. I brought a fourth skein with me in case I need it.

On Sunday, while I was waiting for the vest front to dry, I cast on for my second sock with the sock blank. I have worked a couple inches of the cuff. It is a nice alternate project.

Okay, I will close for now and start getting ready to head to the fairgrounds. See you next time!

Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 by yarnmama — 4 Comments

Yarn Dyeing is Done and a Knitting Update

All the spring yarn dyeing is done. I also have a bit of a knitting update.

Yarn dyeing

We got all of the remaining yarn dyeing done before the winter returned for a bit. It was a challenge to get the drying accomplished in the cold, gray weather. We got it on the lines the day before a small snow storm and frigid temperatures descended on Tennessee.

We are having lovely sunny and warm weather this week. I have had the windows open for the last couple of days. That’s late winter/early spring around here. On Monday we did a custom dye job for a client. It is now wound up and ready for pick up. All of our yarn is likewise labeled and in storage.

I have a couple of festivals coming up in March and I am glad that all the inventory is ready. I do have to focus on one more task. It is one of my least favorite ones; income taxes. UGH! I will probably tackle that today after I finish this post. Wish me luck!

Knitting

Before I get to the taxes, how about a knitting update?

I am monogamously working on the vest design at the moment. As you can see in the photo below, I am almost to the armhole bind off. It would be great if I can finish this up in time for the Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival.

I am already using the third skein of yarn. I am still hoping it will be enough. I hate starting a skein and not using very much of it.

Okay, I will close this short post. Thank you for reading!

Posted on February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 by yarnmama — 4 Comments

Colorful Moments: Yarn Dyeing After Scenic Stitches

The first festival of 2025 is in the books and now it’s yarn dyeing time again.

Scenic Stitches

Our first festival of 2025, Scenic Stitches in Chattanooga, TN was a great experience! I was very impressed with it’s first year. I can see a lot of potential for the future of this festival. There is room for improvements, as is to be expected, but overall a great time was had by all. I am excited to see what they will do for next year.

Yarn Dyeing

As soon as I returned from the festival, I got to work on the spring dyeing. I spent Monday through Friday doing all the preparations and Saturday we got the first day of dyeing done. We were able to put it out to dry on Sunday. It was chilly but it is mostly dry.

On Monday I prepped the yarn and dye we needed for the second day’s dyeing. Today (Tuesday) was unfortunately way to wet, cold, and miserable. That means day two will have to wait. I am hopeful that Wednesday may be a tiny bit improved. If we can get that dyed tomorrow, it can go out on Thursday to dry. Thursday will be cold but not rainy.

We have one more day of dyeing after that which we will have to get done as soon as the weather permits. It’s what you have to expect in February.

Knitting

I haven’t gotten much knitting progress to show. I cast on the front of the vest in Chattanooga. I haven’t had much knitting time, but here is where I am at the moment. I am getting close to the end of my second skein of Classic Merino Superwash Sock yarn. I have the third skein wound and I hope I can finish the whole thing with it.

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 by yarnmama — 4 Comments

Scenic Stitches and Sock Knitting

It’s Fiber Festival season and time for our first show of 2025. I have also completed the first half of a new pair of hand knit socks.

Scenic Stitches Fiber Festival

I am off to Chattanooga, TN tomorrow for the brand new Scenic Stitches Fiber Festival. I am excited, that there is another show in my home state.

I am making the drive and setting up the booth on Friday. My booth numbers are 61-62 which is in the middle and towards the front of the hall ( I think) . The market is open on Saturday Feb. 1 from 9-6, and Sunday Feb. 2 from 9-5. There are lots of things going on besides the vendor market too. Please to a moment to check out the website for more details.

I have also updated my Event Calendar on the website. I have at least 20 festivals booked for 2025. Oh and by the way, can you believe this is our 20th anniversary year? Crazy!

Sock Knitting

As I stated above, I have finished knitting the first of my 2×2 rib socks made from the sock blank. I love the way the colors played out. I took some basic notes to remind me of details for the second sock. I will probably get the second one cast on for occasional breaks from my other main project, the vest.

I am going to get back to work on that this weekend. It should make good booth knitting. I may be too busy but I usually like to have something with me for slower lulls. It is also great for sharing what I am working on at the moment with other knitters. You know how that is.

Birthday

My birthday was on Sunday. It was a nice quiet day at home, which is just what I like most of the time. I made a carrot cake and spent some time reading and knitting. I also did a bit of book shopping the weekend before for my birthday gifts.

Posted on January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 by yarnmama — 6 Comments

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