Progress?

Well after completing pair of socks number 40 on Friday evening, I completed pair 41 on Saturday evening :o) and have promtly cast on pairs 42 & 43 - Opal Neon 1931 and Trekking 167

These were lovely to knit the yarn is very soft and the stripes are very subtle which appeals to someone who likes matching socks... because no-way could you make this yarn match all the colours are there but they blend differently to produce lots of combinations.... I have another ball in my stash a bolder combination of pinks & greens and I do have my eye on a blue/ ochre combination which may make it's way from shop to my stash shortly...

On the spinning front I have finished my 3ply yarn from the Merino fibre "Twilight 2" from The Yarn Wench which is my contribution to the Spinner Central January SAL; I was only a few days late finishing...

I haven't got all it's technical specifications yet as I haven't re-hanked it, but prior to twist setting I guaged I'd got about 340m + as I didn't split my roving very evenly I ended up with 70m of a 2ply yarn too for my 100g....

I am thoroughly pleased with this meterage from Merino... I can't say enough good things about Lynns fibre, it's always so well packaged, the dying is beautiful and the fibre is lovely to work with.....

Next up is some Romney which originated from Spunky Eclectic October 2007 Fibre Club and is called "Goblin Eyes"...

I'm using this for the February SAL so I will be having a go at producing a beaded yarn.... am meeting 2 out of the 3 guidelines for the month with Romney & beaded yarn but I don't think my fibre fits with "Nordic Colours" but I'm not sure what they are, I think reds and oranges, someones else suggested blues and whites...

What colours does "Nordic" suggest to you?

The Big 40

No I'm not 40, that's at least a couple of years away yet!!!

I completed my 40th pair of socks last night some two and half years after knitting my first pair of socks and rightly so they are for me!!!

They are Lorna's Laces "Black Purl" a Christmas present from DH last year; it's not the 1st time I've knitted LL socks, but they are the 1st pair that are mine, all mine!!!



Now, I have to show you these, they are so cute, they are unbelievably cute!!!

I recently did a swap on the "Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns" forum with Sprite aka Sharon or you may know her products "Yarnanimals" (you can get a link to her Etsy shop from her website Daily Drivel). I sent her some yarn and she sent me these....

They're made of Fimo, I really do not know how she has the patience to fiddle with something like this so small; these are sock markers and are small enough not to get in the way of my sock knitting :=0; I don't like big stitch markers they get in the way more often than not...

Below is the detail on the black one, those feet are actually thin slivers of Fimo.....

So thank you once again Sharon...

Lastly The Yarn Wench went and updated last weekend... I couldn't resist..... and these arrived this morning - Songbird 1 and Last Tango 2, both Falkland fibre.....

I have to say Lynn's fibre is well priced even shipping to the UK from the states is reasonable too. I've discovered if I buy in twos I escape that nasty import duty and even worse the Royal Mail's mandatory £8.00 handling charge!!!!!!!

Her fibre comes in a self seal bag lablelled with all the fibre details and then is shipped in a cardboard box so it doesn't get squashed which means I can take it straight out the bag and spin with virtually no preparation at all.... :o)

Have a nice weekend everyone