More Socks for Soldiers, Memorial Day

Last weekend, I completed the two pairs of (Woman's) leisure socks for Socks for Soldiers. The socks have been received by Kim, and will be packed up and mailed along with all of the other socks and supplies sent by members of the group. It's fitting that the many soldier packages will be mailed during the Memorial Day weekend. The yarn is Cherry Tree Hill, and the color is Blueberry Hill.

Last Saturday was a serious sale at a LYS celebrating its 2 year anniversary (40% off before 9, and 35% off after 9). Bought a generous bagful of yarn, and a book (The Knitted Teddy Bear by Sandra Polley).

Current projects include an at-home project (pair of socks for me), and an at-work project (pair of socks for co-worker). Looking forward to some down-time this weekend to catch up on housework, hobbies, a very small amount of home improvement, and some serious relaxing.

Handpainted Merino socks for MK

I've been knitting but not posting this past month. My favorite project was knitting a pair of socks for a coworker, MK. The yarn was beautiful, and was handpainted merino. It was so smooth, and wonderful to work with. Sometimes it's tough to give away a pair of socks.



Usually I'm working on one pair at a time, but currently have more than one in the works. There is a pair of socks for another coworker, LK, and a pair for SFS (Socks for Soldiers). The yarn for SFS is Cherry Tree Hill, and is variegated with purples and greens, and called Blueberry Hill. I have two skeins, and will be completing two pairs. The yarn for LK's socks is Lana Grossa. After the handpainted merino, it's a bit of a disappointment, as it's more "wooly" and less smooth.