And only a sock. I could never get this yarn to pool correctly when I was trying to use it for a particular pooling scarf pattern (featured in IK several years back), but it seems to pool just fine when engaged in becoming a sock.
I knit the calf until I got tired of knitting it and then tacked the ribbing on the top. Pretty standard stuff from my camp. But I guess that is part of what makes it satisfying. Simple and long since committed to memory I don't have to push myself when knitting from my standard pattern, I can just enjoy watching the yarn tell it's story.
A number of other projects continue on in the background: the alpaca Rivolo scarf (I've kept to my one repeat per day and I think I'm about 2/3 of the way done), the Baby Surprise Jacket and the Zebra Striper Sweater (I'm actually close to the armhole area now!) and the O w l s sweater. I've also warped my loom and started working on a very basic evenweave strip of fabric (I am not really sure what it will be... table runner? scarf? conversation piece?) so that I can focus on figuring out some of the basics (I've also invested in a couple of books, but I must wait for Amazon to get them to me). I've scheduled some vacation for Friday and Monday and I'm hoping that the long weekend will help me gain a little more traction with all of my projects and still leave me with time for my Wii Fit, which I am enjoying a great deal, even though i was clearly not cut out to do anything that requires much balance!
I knit the calf until I got tired of knitting it and then tacked the ribbing on the top. Pretty standard stuff from my camp. But I guess that is part of what makes it satisfying. Simple and long since committed to memory I don't have to push myself when knitting from my standard pattern, I can just enjoy watching the yarn tell it's story.
A number of other projects continue on in the background: the alpaca Rivolo scarf (I've kept to my one repeat per day and I think I'm about 2/3 of the way done), the Baby Surprise Jacket and the Zebra Striper Sweater (I'm actually close to the armhole area now!) and the O w l s sweater. I've also warped my loom and started working on a very basic evenweave strip of fabric (I am not really sure what it will be... table runner? scarf? conversation piece?) so that I can focus on figuring out some of the basics (I've also invested in a couple of books, but I must wait for Amazon to get them to me). I've scheduled some vacation for Friday and Monday and I'm hoping that the long weekend will help me gain a little more traction with all of my projects and still leave me with time for my Wii Fit, which I am enjoying a great deal, even though i was clearly not cut out to do anything that requires much balance!
As someone who has recently returned to the world of physical fitness, I can say that you find your balance again. I was taking this one class and had to do a tree pose and I can't BEGIN to tell you how many times I fell, but by the 8th or so class, I found my balance again. So, I'm sure that you too can find it! Good luck and have fun. :)
Beautiful sock - love the colors.
Love the socks. I am looking forward to see the Zebra jacket.
I am amazed you manage to use the Wii fit with Miss Z around. I have big problems with my little one hanging on my leg while I try to balance.
The Wii Fit only comes out after Z gets to bed. Not only would she try to hang onto my leg (or arm or any other body part, she would probably also try to stand on the board with me!