Monday was quite a manic one. First my company was bought out; second, Rich reported that when he heard a bunny sneezing fit in the Kids’ living area, he turned around to console Jessi, but it was her bun-mate Zydeco (His Little Man, and my Angry Ewok). Yikes!
At least on Halloween night I have more tricks for you. No, I did not finish the little Clapotis, but I will after I get a Running Bunny’s birthday shawl in purple yarn underway. I do admit, the Clapotis is perfect for taking along because I have memorized the pattern. Instead of the Clapotis, I gave to Amy Singer’s CIBC Team. Besides the donation I did for the amazing Debbie at “Gotta Knit” I hope that counts towards the Pretty in Pink. If not, I am still glad I did it. Hmm… That reminds me, I need to send Eve my questionnaire on her progress bars which are on my sidebar. Well, in a nutshell, I like the plug-in A LOT. But I have to describe WHY. I almost feel like I am back at work QA-ing software! 😉
Now I present to you my big surprise. TA-DA!! I finished my Lacey Socks in Worsted Weight just in time. I realized that I should have knitted up a swatch before beginning the whole project because Schaeffer’s Helene yarn is comparable to Lorna’s Laces’ Lion & Lamb. The black yarn on the top, heel, and toe is the discontinued Berroco’s Softwist Bulky. I think I know why the yarn is not being made anymore; it splits A LOT. Besides the yarn color changes, the only tweaks I did to this pattern was using twisted stockinette on the heel flap and on the bottom of the toe. Bad news on this pair, though. I need to re-knit the first sock I did because it is 1) waaaay too big, and 2) I need to put the black ribbing on the top of the sock. Otherwise, I am happy with the results from what was originally the shot shown below last week. Now, where is that purple yarn I want to use?? =:8
Barb
1, November 2006
Oh no, more sneezing bunnies. Hope they little dears feel better soon. What a beautiful sky picture:)
Rain
1, November 2006
No no! Poor Zydeco. Let’s hope its just a phase and nothing more.
Kenny
1, November 2006
Wow, what a mess. But the finished socks look great! Why didn’t you put a picture on your blog? It would be nice to put them 2 pictures side by side.
Jenni
1, November 2006
Let’s just hope Zydeco got some dust in his nose or something. Gretchen has had her occasional sneezing fits.
JessaLu
2, November 2006
I made my Rhinebeck sweater out of softwist – and yeah, it’s splitty!
I hope the bunnies feel better soon!