Monday, January 31, 2022

First sock of the year

 Hi there!  I hope everyone has had a good week, it's been super hot and muggy here, not like our normal dry heat in summer, the humidity really takes it out of you!  

I have mostly been working on small projects that are nice and portable, like the super cute Little Boxes Socks by Summer Lee Designs.  Her sock patterns are available on Ravelry and are great for colour play with colour work knitting and for using up small amounts of yarn like  Advent sets and mini skeins.  She has so many lovely designs, I want to make them all!



This is the first one completed, I have started the second one and hopefully I'll stay interested long enough to actually finish this pair! :)  I really like the after-thought heel that Summer does in this pattern (and lots of her other ones too)  it is so easy!  I do get tiny holes at the corner of the heel, but I will darn them closed when I weave in the yarn tails. 

I can't remember if I mentioned it in my last post, but I am joining in on a Year of Socks for 2022 too, so aiming for one pair a month.  These are the January ones, I have a feeling they might drag into February before they are finished, so I'm already a bit behind.  lol, I tend to plan too big and run out of steam, but this is a bit early in the year to give up completely!   I have some other gorgeous colour combinations picked out, so that should keep me motivated. :)  On the positive side, I have already started my second Hexie for the Persian Dreams Blanket, so I'm ahead of schedule with that one! 

I have some crochet on the go too, just some spotty facewashers, I'll show you those at a later date. 

(I'm finding it a challenge to get back in the swing of taking photos for posts during the day and loading them onto the computer, I think Instagram has made me slack, the quickness of posting on there is quite an addictive thing.  I'll need to find some discipline to get back in the habit of planning posts and getting the right photos for them!)

Ok, better go now and get dinner ready, it's my son Jesse's birthday today.  I'm feeling the time flying by, I feel too young to have a 26 year old son, but it has happened!   So it's a birthday celebration tonight, maybe a nice cold glass of champagne is called for! 

Talk soon! xxxxxxxxxxx

9 comments:

  1. Beautiful work! Weather here is also warmer than usual. Have a wonderful new week ahead!

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  2. Cute sock - Ill have to check it out on Rav!! I've just finished my first ever sock and now on the 2nd one to make the pair lol Agree the weather is hot and humid ..... I'm so pleased we have moved back south as I hate to think how we would be trying to cope with Qld Humidity at the moment!!!

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  3. Nice sock! I can’t knit in this hot, humid weather - will start again when it’s cooler. Hope your son enjoyed his celebrations,

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  4. coucou elles sont superbes j' adore félicitations je te les mets a mon défi tu veraas sur mon blog bises

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  5. Waouhh, elles sont superbes. Bravo

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  6. those socks are so pretty. I am looking for a sock pattern with two or more colours so will keep this one in mind

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