The 2nd pair of rocky butte socks are coming along nicely. I finished the first one last night.

This photo was taken right after I finished the gusset. I’ve moved on to sock #2, finished the ribbing and one pattern repeat.

I had lost my sock knitting mojo for a while. I hadn’t finished a pair of socks in ages. I’d start..and frog, and start….and frog. I think I’ve gotten my mojo back though.

I found out about the Lime & Violet Fitness Challenge via a post by MissV on twitter I think, and then heard it on the podcast. I joined up since I have a hugemongous case of recliner butt and I need to do something about it. The challenge starts March 1 so you still have time to join if you’re interested, but for the month of February there is a Pre-Start Sock KnitAlong. The sock is called the Rocky Butte and was designed by MissV. It’s written for STR medium weight yarn so the knitting goes VERY fast.

Rocky Butte Socks #1

I did this first pair out of Cherry Tree Hill Supersock. I forget the colorway. I had to add 8 stitches to the cast on (making it 56 cast on instead of 48) because this yarn was not quite as large as the STR. I started these socks on the 1st and finished the pair on the 10th. I’d have finished sooner but there were a couple of days I didn’t knit at all.

Yesterday I cast on for pair #2. This time I’m using the STR mediumweight that the pattern calls for in the colorway “Backstabber.”

Backstabber!

This is working up nicely and I did the as written cast on of 48 stitches. I had forgotten how much I love STR since I’ve not knit with it in a while. I’m LOVING it!

On a side note, we had snowpocalypse 2010 here yesterday and today. Check out my flickr set for some pics. This is totally unusual for my part of the world, but it’s nice to have it once in a while.  Have a great weekend!

Wow! I think I have beat a personal record. I cast on the Traveling Woman Shawl(ette) when the KAL started on Wednesday. I cast off on Saturday evening. I blocked it on Sunday and this is the result.

Traveling woman

Isn’t it pretty! She’s made from Madeline Tosh Sock yarn (I think the color is Plum Tree) I added one repeat to Chart A and probably could have added another.

Next project? Hidcote Garden (yes I’m insane) from this.

Malabrigo Lace - Mariposa

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMalabrigo lace. NOM!!