A Blizzard of a Day

Because we had one. And not just me calling it a blizzard, it was all official weather and stuff. Ugh! Took me over 2 hours to drive home from work last night and another 30 mins to dig my car out when it got stuck pulling into the drive. It's a shared drive so I couldn't leave it sit there.

So I ended up not going into work today because my car was so plowed in and all the news stations were urging people to stay in. There goes 8 hours of vacation I was trying to save... might not have the time to take a week off this summer :(

Anyways, I finished up sewing the Regia Mini Ringel socks last night. Here they are:



They might look oddly shaped but they fit my foot perfectly. And the colors will go with so much - I love them!!

And I started another project. An easy ripple afghan made out of some TLC Amore and some multicolored boucle that I think I got from Marie way back when. I love the colors together - it makes me think of a flower garden. Probably would moreso if the Amore was green instead of purple... but I still love it. And it's so soft. Here is how far I was earlier today (about another repeat done as of now):

And a close up of the colors:

About all for now... need to go medicate for my back from endless shovelling. Hopefully I can venture out tomorrow.

Purple Saturday

I know I haven't posted in awhile - I'm bad like that - but I have a few FO's to show off. First up, some socks I made a few weeks ago from Lion Brand Yarn's Magic Stripes yarn. Here they be:



And a closeup of the colors:



These will end up being gifted.

Next up, some socks for me. This is the Gull Wings pattern from the Knitter's book Socks Socks Socks. The pattern was fun to knit and worked up well in Paton's Kroy yarn. Here it is:



And a closeup of the lace:



I have one more color of the Kroy... wish I'd bought more! There are several other patterns in this book I think I'd like to make as well.

Finally, a pillow freshly finished for my aunt's bday pressie:

I made this from a kit I had bought some time ago on clearance for $5! I have almost a full ball of each color left over, so not sure what I will do with them. I just stuffed and sewed it this morning - her birthday was Thursday - and will give to to her soon.

Next time: A multidirectional scarf in Soy Wool Stripes that is off the needles but needs to be finished and possibly new Regia socks I started last night. Until then!