On & Off Needles & Hooks

I finished Cookie A's Stricken socks last week and decided that they were the most tedious project to date. Maybe it's just my state of mind, but I was never able to memorize the pattern. they turned out very nice, but all the work would show up much better in a solid color yarn.


I have a lavender and lime shawl on needles that just doesn't photograph well and another that is finished and needs blocking. Mac is not well and I will have to stick very close to home for a couple of months so maybe they will be finished.

I knitted a quick Calormetry headband for a friend last week, but didn't take a photo. Currently I'm working on a Column of Leaves cardigan, but making it with long sleeves and Fisherman wool in natural. It's an easy enough pattern, but my thoughts stray and I have to keep looking at the chart.

For trips to the medical center, I take an easy project. Right now, just some self striping yarn that I've had for a few years and didn't like enough to knit. They will be good for around the yard and outside chores.

Yesterday I looked at some Patons Kroy Socks Fx yarn in Cameo (pinkish) colours and saw that an acquaintance in Gainesville had used some to crochet and afghan and scarf with the same yarn. I need practice and improvement with crocheting so I used up one ball and started on a second with hexagonals.

So projects are getting started and some finished. I think they're keeping me fairly sane at this point in my life.