You guys, you guys. I am so excited. My Ribby Wrist Warmers are now the ones that are up on the pattern page at Ravelry. I’m internet famous! Well, sort of. I’ll take it!
Almost done with the Christmas knits for my coworkers. I won’t post them yet, because I’ve got this page linked from Facebook, and it’s conceivable they might find it. Nothing incredibly difficult, but some new challenges! And some old favorites that turned out nice. I finally found something to do with the large stash of strange and wonderful acrylics that I inherited from my grandmother and my great-grandmother.
Other than holiday gifts, I’ve been working on my first pair of socks. I went for Wendy Johnson’s Toe-Up Socks, figuring I might as well learn something new for a new project (short rows, which turned out to be approximately as easy as pie). I liberated some Regia self-striping cottony stuff from Mom’s stash for this project, given that she’s not prone to knitting socks or anything that involves tiny yarn and tiny needles, so it’s only just that they fit her better than they fit me. They’re *just* too big for me, though the short-row heel is perfect, exactly as narrow as I wanted. Ah, well. Fortunately, she likes short cuffs on her socks, which will probably leave me with a whole skein of Regia to play with (which is great: I love the blue/brown/white/grey colorway). One sock down, one to go! Also, handmade socks impress your coworkers. Who knew?
Just for the record, sugar, that is wool Regia, not cotton. The yarn is actually wool and nylon, for strength. Love, MOm