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Of NaBloPoMo that is. Viola, one very rushed and lame blog post. I am scrambling to post something in ten minutes. The above photo is of my new socks, which I finished today! They took longer to knit than I was hoping, since I plan to knit 3 pairs for gifts in the next month. HAH! Goodbye life. And I am going to knit my mom some cotton chenille washcloths (the flower ones from Weekend Knitting). The yarn I used for the socks is Schoeller Stahl Fortissima Colori Socka Color and they real do look great. Way better than the picture. Below is the scarf in progress. The lace pattern would show up more with a less fuzzy yarn (Debbie Bliss alpaca silk), but I adore the yarn, its so soft and the blue has a lot of depth to it.

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This is going to be a super short blog post. I was tagged for a meme, and i will be doing it, but tonight I really want to finish my second sock and maybe possible start on my next project (though I have yet to finish my beret). I got this Debbie Bliss alpaca silk dk on sale a few weeks ago and I was thinking I would turn it into a simple lace scarf. Either using the feather and fan stitch pattern (here and here) or the the Fishtail Lace Scarf pattern I downloaded from Knitpicks (I buy yarn from them all the time so I don’t feel bad about it =). That’s all from me tonight.

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After the Nor’easter from Hurricane Noel turned my Saturday morning grocery run into a woman-versus-mighty-winds bag hauling adventure, I decided to table my errand running and spend the day knitting. I finished knitting my very first sock two weekends ago and I started knitting my second sock last week (1 skein Schoeller Stahl Fortissima Colori Socka Color Mexiko Country, no. 13). I have so enjoyed knitting these socks that I am starting to think I might end up one of those sock obsessed knitters. : ) Knitting socks is a lot easier than I thought it would be and I like that socks are something I can give just about anyone. If you are thinking that you might like to tackle knitting your first pair of socks, but you are a wee bit nervous about the whole turning the heel thing, and in your ideal life you would like to tackle the heel in a supportive and fun environment, then I would highly recommend taking a sock class at Spark Crafts near Porter Square. In fact, I would recommend visiting Spark even if you are not into knitting but would like to learn more about beading, metal work, crochet, card making, even rug hooking. The shop is NOT a stuffy, lost in the sixties, craft supplies store. Spark is bright and spacious with a funky, modern feel and the staff is personable, attentive, and knowledgeable. And while I am on a recommending roll, check out the sock obsessed blog by Australian knitter Ozknitter. Better yet, take a look at her socks slideshow. And if you are from the Boston area, and you knit, you MUST look at Grumperina’s poppy socks and canal du midi socks.

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