Sock Sock Sock

So lately I've been knitting socks. I realized today that I've neglected to post pictures of my socks. The last pair of socks I finished (by finished I mean finished both socks) was the watermelon socks. These socks are made from the remains of the Dream in Color Smooshy sock yarn in the Happy Forrest Color way with some Madelentosh in Pop Rocks. I really like them. I wanted a shorty sock and I finished these back in the middle of summer so these were my summer socks.

Then I cast on for my Firelights socks. These are on hold but I really am liking the progress. I've used a braided cable up the sides with 5" cuffs and Cherry Tree Hill Brights sock yarn in a color way that almost matches my Mystic Lights Shawl.

I've been working now on the Lady Punk Rocker Socks. These are using the Madelintosh Pop Rocks yarn with a simple black sock yarn for a funky rocker punky look. I love them!! I've finish one so far. I kinda hit a road block when life threw me an opportunity I couldn't refuse. But I'm plugging away on the socks and it shouldn't be too much more. I took the idea from a pattern in Stitch and Bitch Nation. Only I've done simple 6" cuff socks and the Pattern is for leg warmers.

Ooo Oooo another Mystic KAL

I've found out this spring that I'm in love with the KAL. I first joined Mystic Lights in March. And I've been reflecting now that it's a good thing that mystic lights was free to join because that was really the entry I needed to get me hooked to Anna's designs for life. Hello My Name is QA-Girl and I'm a knitaholic. Well not quite that bad, yet.

So I've now signed up for Mystic Earth. I'm really very excited. At first I wasn't thinking I would sign up for Mystic Earth when it came around. Mostly because I was think this was going to be another triangular shawl, and although I love my Mystic Lights I just don't really think I'd use another triangle shawl. While I love the mystic meadows shape and design I find the wool a little scratchy so I often use mystic lights since the yarn is so nice.

So here comes this pattern for a rectangular shawl in lace weight yarn. Which I just so happen to have more then 1600yards of this fantastic Lacey Lamb Wool in the most beautiful peachy tangerine orange color that I've been loving since I bought but haven't had a pattern for. So, I'm in.

I'm not too sure what it is about the KAL that I love so much, but I do love them. I think it might be the time line and the challenge. Or maybe its all the groupness about it. What ever it is I'm glad I've discovered them.

When life throws you a....

Well life through me in a strange sort of direction recently. I've had to deal with my life and its movements alot in that past few weeks and although I feel that I'm going in the right direction I've been neglecting my knitting :( So sad.

But an update on my projects is still needed. I've decided against the sweater. Although I bought the beautiful yarn and was all set to get started I just don't have the time needed to devote so much energy to that right now. I hope once life slows back down and there's only a half dozen items on my plate (versus the million on there now...okay might be exaggerating a little there.)

But I have nearly completed a sock for the sock put. I've been working on these punk rocker cool socks with Hot pink socks and black toes heels and stripes at the top of the cuff. I also have finished the cuff of another sock but have left that be until the ravelympics are completed. So for now it seems small projects might be my forte. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Who doesn't need hand knit socks.