Baskets that Rock
There's more basket adoration today. This delightfully tiny basket is just perfect for a special sock project. The wonderful liner zips at the top and has a handy little pocket inside to hold a few little notions that you might need while working on a sock -- tape measure, extra double point from a set of 5, a small crochet hook. It's just about the sweetest thing. Well, I guess it could be sweeter if I had actually bought it for someone else to put a sock project in. But when it comes to this kind of stuff, I just can't resist adding a little sweetness to my own life.
Currently in the basket are my Tiger Eye Socks that Rock socks. Very fraternal these socks will be (in fact, this is one of those pairs that if I hadn't actually seen the two original skeins, I might have though that I was knittng with two different yarns -- the second skein had a lot more white in it than the first one). No matter, I will enjoy them. They are delightfully soft and it's been a while since I've added a new pair of socks to my collection. And winter is here in full force now in Chicago -- a girl needs all the warm socks she can get. And now that I've turned the heel and am working on the instep decreases, it feels like I'm on the road home with these. So soon, not only will the socks rock, but my feet will as well!
Oooh, I have that basket, too and I think it's great for a portable sock project. Love the Tiger's Eye!
I had some STR yarn that was a bit different, too - fraternal twin-like is a good term. But the yarn is just too perfect to hate..I love the little basket.....;)
Oh how I love a good basket. My house would be full of them if my husband didn't sigh everytime I brought another one home. Oh well he's tolerant of an excessive yarn stash so I'll keep him I guess even if he sighs about baskets.
Mmm. Tiger socks. I love tiger socks.
Cool weather, cool socks, cool basket! It's downright cold up here in Wisconsin, and I just finished wool and angora mittens for myself! But, I didn't have a cool basket to keep them in!
The universe must want more tiger socks and baskets. I'm making the same socks kind of socks from Opal Tigersomethingsomething and some black German sock wool that I can't help calling sockingsvoolens in a bad German accent. I just commissioned a similar rockin' knitting basket, too! Weird...just weird.