Scarce, but not absent, as I do need to keep my sanity intact somehow. Here's what I've been doing:
These socks are to be a birthday gift, due in November. These are also my first attempt at "toe-up", (will be) short row-heel, and Fair Isle on socks. I was going to try the "2 socks on 2 circs" method, but I couldn't get my gauge tight enough, seeing as how I'm a gauge freak of nature and need needles 10 times smaller than recommended. What's funny is that I couldn't get gauge w/size 0 circs, but I can w/size 0 dpn's. Whatever. But I'm having to do these toe-up since I have a limited amount of yarn, and I want to make sure I don't run out before finishing. So much pressure....
Anyway, I'm not happy w/the Fair Isle, since when you stretch the fabric, as it will be when worn, you can see the white through the blue. Not cute. So I'm going to rip it back, and just duplicate-stitch the letters & happy face (an inside joke for the recipient) onto the top. You can see I'm opting for contrasting toes & heels to help make the sock yarn last longer (Cherry Tree Hill Super Sock in "Moody Blues", in case you were wondering - and yes, it's sinful to knit!).
In a moment of self-realization, it occured to me that I've been on an uncharacteristic yarn-buying binge lately in a vain attempt to soothe my ailing soul. Here's the damage:
Well, I must admit that it isn't an entirely vain attempt, since my spirits are lifted every time I look at this stuff. I've got Noro Kureyon, Noro Silk Garden (not shown), Mission Falls 1824 Cotton, Cleakheaton Boucle, Cherry Tree Hill Possum Worsted, Lisa Souza dyeworks sock yarn (one's an angora-merino blend..YUM!), Elsebeth Lavold's Silky Wool, Knit Picks Crayon, Knit Picks Telemark for the "U-Neck Pullover" in Vogue (not shown), and my fiber-sista Nola gave me some gorgeous roving from Warm Threads for more socks.
Yup, that'll hurt the ol' pocket book. But I don't care. HA!!
So, he moved out this weekend, and I've completed the initial paperwork and will be filing it at the court on Monday. So, what's my plan for making it through? Trying to finish 2 toe-up socks in one month while trying to replicate the knitting equivalent of the miracle about the fish & the loaves. That should keep me busy.
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