Conwy II's Are Done!

Here's my Saturday Sky.  I couldn't be bothered to post it on Saturday. . . the rainy, grey days made me quite lazy indeed.  I did knit, and you'll notice that I've read a lot of books and watched a lot of movies in the past week or so.  I've been stuck inside when I wanted to be outside.  On the upside, I did get to wear more of my handknit wool socks than I thought I'd be wearing at this time of year.

Here's the same view, as it has looked since Monday.  It's been gloriously sunny and I've enjoyed being outside every day.  It's supposed to rain again tomorrow, but these three days of sunshine have been heavenly.  I've even set up a new knitting corner outside on the back porch.  Every day, I bring the plants outside and sit and knit for a little while, usually joined by Loco. 

Sometimes, I have other company in my knitting corner:

And what's that sitting on the chair on the right?  It's Conwy II, all finished!  Here are some closer views:

I'm very pleased with the way they turned out.  I wear my other pair all the time, and I expect I will get a lot of wear out of these, too.  I will probably wear them more often, as, unlike the other pair, these are semisolid and don't have any unsightly pooling.  I'm still not thrilled with the quality of the Lorna's Laces yarn I used in these.  That first skein that was really tangled up in the skein was an annoyance.  I'm not sure if it was the same skein, but the skein that I used for the second sock had quite a few places where one of the plies was loose and I had to work to keep those loose bits knit and tucked into the fabric.  I still have more Lorna's Laces in my stash and I will happily knit with it, but I'm not sure about whether I will be buying any more. 

I will still be buying yarn, though.  In fact, I got lucky again with the latest Sundara offerings and scored the three skeins that I wanted.  They are, from left to right, Huckleberry Smoothie, South Seas, and Black Over Wild Berries.  I've been all about the sock yarn lately, most likely due to the fact that I have been chomping at the bit for spring to arrive and stay, and the warmer weather usually means more sock knitting.  Plus, I haven't fallen in love with any of the spring patterns I've seen in the latest knitting magazines and web offerings.  Certainly, if there's something lovely that I've missed, tell me.  Otherwise, expect a true summer of socks over here. . . maybe with a smattering of other things.  I still have a stash, you know, and it's not completely full of sock yarn.

I did notice something a bit unusual when I went to put my latest purchases in the stash.  My last two sock yarn purchases have been. . .eerily similar.  Although you definitely won't find a lot of bright, warm, or earth toned colors in my stash, there is a bit of variety.  And here I am, with my recent purchases showing a departure from my usual yarn acquiring habits. . . will my knitting habits change, too?  In some ways, I hope so.  I have too many long neglected UFO's, and it is my goal to finish some of them this month.  I might have to start a new project just to have something to use as a reward for finishing up some of these UFO's, but I'm off to a good start.  Why, I might even have another FO to show in the very near future!  With the coming rain, there will probably also be more books read and DVD's watched, too.  It's all good here, hope it is where you are, too.

Comments

[Danielle]

Your companion is very cute, and your socks are nice too :) Conwy is on my to-knit list. Come to think of it, most of my to-knit list is socks right now!

[monica]

I love your Conwys!! I haven't had the problem with LL's yarn yet but I have some more to knit up so we'll see. Glad you've finally had nice enough weather to sit outside.

[2paw]

Such cute knitting companions you have!! Hope the warmer weather comes soon, it is almost Summer over there!!!
Nice sock wool!!

[Karen]

Your socks are great!! Your assistant looks happy to help.