Time Lapse
Last Saturday, my son went from being here:
To being here:
in the space of three hours. That is just too cool for February. The week since has been just as nice; I figured I should probably get this posted before February actually ends, though.
I have been knitting, sewing, and actually finishing things over the past few post-less months, and even remembering to photograph them. So I'll play catch up a little over the next few posts. Remember these? After all my preaching on sock monogamy, it still took me until January 08 to finish them. I was faithful (from a sock-knitting perspective, anyway -- I did have other holiday/gift knitting to do, though) but just had to put them aside for awhile. Here they are, all finished up:
As a recap, these were knit from Yarn Pirate 50% merino 50% tencel sock yarn in the Karma colorway. I used a basic simple sock pattern, 64 stitches with a picot cuff. In retrospect I wish I'd done a short row toe instead of using standard toe decreases, as the short row toe fits my foot better. But they do fit well, and I love the colors. I'm curious to see how this sock yarn holds up over time and many washings. My favorite part about these socks is how the bright green peeks out between my jeans and shoes:
Another little February highlight -- finding a little bag of cute vintage buttons at the thrift store:
I'm not usually a big fan of February in Seattle, but 2008 has changed my perspective on the matter!