I've fallen off the face of the earth...

It seems that I have completely fallen off the face of the earth, but I really haven't, I promise. I've been working on many knitting projects, including Sock Madness 2008. I actually made it through 2 of the rounds (just barely on the second round, I think that I was the VERY last person to finish the Reversai socks.)

The top socks are the Reversai socks done in Hill Country yarns Sweet Feet and the bottom socks are the Zombie socks in Opal Hagebutte--I thought that they looked a little like freaky zombies, you know, decomposing and looking pretty gross (not that I feel that the colorway is at all gross, I thought that it fit the pattern nicely.)

After getting knocked out of Sock Madness 2, I ventured on with, yep, you guessed it, MORE socks. They are just so perfect to knit, especially this time of year, when it is getting HOT! (We aren't to the Robin Williams from "Good Morning Vietnam" just yet--you know "It's hot, damn hot, we're talking Africa hot" --but it will be here before we know it.)

I finally got down to using some Yarn Pirate merino sock in the lovely Dogwood colorway. I made the SWTC Tidal Wave pattern, but it really didn't mesh very well with the yarn color choice. Frogging should have occurred, but forget it, that wasn't happening. These were made with the newest favorite size needle--Knitpicks 2.25mm needles.

The next pair of socks in the queue were the Waving Lace socks from Interweave's Favorite Socks book made out of Sundara Yarns sock yarn. These were done in Sour Apple from the Seasons yarn club summer edition. I thought they turned out rather well.

At the risk of being TOO predictable, I started on MORE socks! I finally began a pair of socks with Pagewood Farm hand dyed sock yarn Bamboo Blend in the Prism colorway from the Knitter's Luxury sock club that I received at the first of the year. They seem to be moving relatively quickly--but they have one little fiddly part--a left twist (knit into the BACK of the second stitch on the needle, don't drop it off the needle and then knit into the front of the first stitch.) I'm not too sure about the yarn just yet. It is a beautiful color and is just as soft as could be imagined, but it seems to be just a tad loosely spun. Hopefully, it won't have any issues with holding up.

Well, as Porky Pig would say, "That's all folks!"

I'll try not to let it be quite so long between posts now.