Bad Blogger…

It seems that I begin just about every post saying that it’s a catch-up post. Sadly, this one is no exception.

Summer of Socks 2007 began on June 21. I had great plans of churning pair after pair of socks out. As is usually the case, I overestimated the amount of time that I would have available for knitting. I’ve been doing some really interesting work recently. A wide variety of interesting work, actually. The bad news is that it cuts severely into my knitting time.

I will be posting my first Summer of Socks 2007 update tomorrow. Tonight I’ll talk about other things.

First is that I have an FO! At long last! They are the RPM socks that I started awhile back. I loved the pattern and the yarn turned out to be nicer to work with than my first impression. It was Lisa Souza Sock! in the Mars Quake colorway.

Next this is that I got a wonderful package from Gina at Sleepy Eyes Knitting and the [Sleepy Eyes Knit] podcast for the headband contest she ran awhile back. I got the book Luxury Knits: Simple and Stylish Projects for the Most Desirable Knitwear, a ball of Berroco Boho, and really clever knitting organization kit from Knit & Plenty. Thanks Gina!

I have restarted my [We Call Them Pirates] hat. The first one ended up miserably small. I went up 2 needle sizes and started again. Here is my progress.

Doncha love that color combo?

I made a visit to The Loopy Ewe website the other night. I may have placed an order. I may have also placed orders with [Yarn4Socks] and Knit Picks. I may be getting a few packages in the next week. Bring on the Summer of Socks 2007!