Work In Progress Tuesday and some holiday pictures

Despite the stonkingly hot weather I have got some knitting done.  Last week DD1, the two smalls (The Little Model and The Senator) and I dashed down to Cornwall to spend a few nights with my cousin and because DD1's car has great AC I was able to knit WITH WOOL all the way down.  I finished turning the heel of my Tough Love socks and began the interesting stitch pattern on the legs

Are we nearly there yet?

The stitch pattern is called Tuscany and the pattern I am following is from my favourite sock book Toe up Two at a Time .  I have only completed four repeats of the pattern so far but it's looking good, I also love the slipped stitches on the back of the heel, the way it makes the colours pop and how comfy I imagine it will make the socks to wear.

My warm evening and outdoor knitting project, Flo, is coming along nicely too

About two inches to go and I will deem it is right to divide for the armholes.

It's rather odd for a knitter to say this but I love how unevenly this yarn is knitting up and the general nubbliness of it.

Our trip was not, however, all knitting... 

There were lots of sand castles

LM absolutely nailing BIG hair BIG smile

Ice cream

The Senator, slightly loosing his dignity being covered in ice cream

And cooling off in the sea

Three of my favourite people in the world

Since I got home I have been working hard on 'Betty',  picking over the entire fleece, removing bracken, crushed leaves (more like tea leaves in size) and the last traces of dirt.  She is all ready to spin now, 

just fluff but plenty of promise

I cant wait to plunge my hands into this cloud of cream woolly loveliness but I shall have to, because... I am off on my travels again.  This time to that tiny Greek Island, where I escape to every year - probably the subject of my next blog.

Back in two weeks

xx

C

Tough Love and many socks

I've been knitting socks.  Not practical socks, alas not wearable socks, but the yarn is perfect and the colours fab

Although these are samples using the training sock pattern by the clever Kate Atherley I have learned exactly how to make a good sock.  I can knit these babies in 50 minutes,

... so can I knit a full size sock in 2 evenings?  Only time will tell but I had such fun learning the technique and playing with different arrangements

There are 16 of them in all (no such thing as second sock syndrome here)

In shades of blue, turquoise, browns and greys.  Even the more sombre colours are not really sombre at all.  I am now fantasising about ordering a full skein in every colour and having a drawer full of Sweet Georgia loveliness, starting with top row second from the right (its called Hush)

The socks are for a friend and as they are to do with her new project I won't say more here for the moment but once she is fully launched I will post the link

xx

c

PS this was a joint effort between friends, do go over to Rachel's blog and see what the stripey yarn looks like (and for some more techy stuff on the construction)