I finished something! Not only that, I like it. And it looks just the way I wanted it to look. The main yarn is Manos Multi-Color in “Woodland.” The cuff, toe, and heel are Manos Semi-Solid in “Olive.” I decided to switch the colors (I don’t know why I thought that I had to make the main color solid, when the multi-color is so beautiful). I gave it the spotlight it deserved, and I’m happy. This version is cuff-down, and has an after-thought heel. I used size 7 double-pointed needles and cast on 52 stitches. Easy-peasy!I’m ready for Santa to do his thing. And I feel a lot better now that I’ve given myself this present!
And speaking of gifts, the KR Sock Yarn Round Robin made its way to my mailbox! Lella sent this wonderful ball of Meilenweit Fun:
I’ll have a hard time resisting it for now, but it’s nice to know that it will be there when it’s dark and dreary and I need a knitting boost. I am determined to work on my other unfinished socks, a bit at a time, until they are closer to completion. Only one pair is for a gift, and they’re almost done, so my determination won’t have to last very long.
This little KR project has been so much fun. I sent some yarn to Jayme — it wasn’t too hard to plunge my arm down into my sock yarn stash and come up with something I thought she might like. It was Lorna’s Laces in the “Bucks Bar” color.
We had another, heavier snowfall on Monday night. It was very cold and windy yesterday afternoon, and my fingers nearly froze when I got out of the car to take this picture of Noyac Bay:
This little KR project has been so much fun. I sent some yarn to Jayme — it wasn’t too hard to plunge my arm down into my sock yarn stash and come up with something I thought she might like. It was Lorna’s Laces in the “Bucks Bar” color.
We had another, heavier snowfall on Monday night. It was very cold and windy yesterday afternoon, and my fingers nearly froze when I got out of the car to take this picture of Noyac Bay:
Those waves are wind-driven. It was bracing, I tell you, absolutely bracing. I could hardly breathe, but I stayed there long enough to turn around and get this:
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I am so fortunate to live in a place like this. This particular place, Long Beach, is on the way to Sag Harbor and my PO box. Every single time I drive by this spot I am grateful — for the extraordinary character of the ever-changing light, for the sweeping curve of the rocky shoreline, for the beautiful colors of the water and the sky. I am always wishing I had my camera with me. Yesterday afternoon I did.
Not Plain Jane 