On occasion, I knit for people that don’t live within a 10 mile radius of the house. Shocking I know. But on these occasions it provides me with an opportunity to acquire more yarn than I actually need under the pretense of Indecision. Below, we have the color choices for the May Day Sock Swap.
Shi Bui in Rapids and Wasabi, Socks That Shine in Turkey Red
I am going to make the Raindrop Lace Socks from Fiber Trends. I was committed to this pattern for this swap months ago (“April Showers Bring May Flowers” get it?) and have just crossed my fingers that my Sock Pal wouldn’t have an aversion to lacy socks. I just have to decide which of the delicious (and the Shi Bui really does look like it is going to be delicious to work with) yarns to use.
There are several projects in the finished and ready for the mailbox category.
A 6″ square dish rag for Larissa’s latest project.
It’s a “cropped” version of the Wheatfields Dishcloth.
A baby present for one of Michael’s co-workers – I used a crochet hook to knit the eyes and vest buttons into the fabric. They should be almost as secure as safety eyes – I would say “as secure as safety eyes,” but the buttons have a smaller shank so they might break more easily.
The pattern is from Fuzzy Mitten, of course.
A hat for my Darling Sister. I forgot to give it to her when she was down here holding her Darling Niece (to be fair, I was in the hospital, and didn’t think to tell her to get it off of the table when she went to feed the cats).
There will be a May Day Sock Swap post later today – but first: PANCAKES!