Kategorie: gestrickt

Now that I have started, it is hard to stop. Look at those tight little balls of yarn – bits and pieces, different brands – they were literally screaming at me: knit! socks!

And so I did.

I sent the finished pair to my friend who confessed that she herself is unable to knit socks (which I doubt) but has always cold feet. Apparently, she is very happy with the new pair. She even sent me a picture wearing them. YAY!

Low light conditions though … not doing justice to those green socks (She must have put them on that very night, coming home from work and collapsing on the sofa …) – if not, I would of course have taken her picture right now, right here.

I can’t. I am fussy about pictures (quote me on that one …). So here’s the one I took before wrapping and sending the socks:

Then I fell (for the third time …) for Lana Grossa’s self-striping sock yarn „Meilenweit“ (= for miles and miles):

A long time ago, I have already finished a pair cuff-down with that same yarn, giving the afterthought heel a try. Later, I knit another more classic cuff-down version, with heels in beige. Now there is a third pair, this time toe-up.

Outside, it is spring. Temperatures in the high 60s. Who knows whether this will last. I think I might knit one more pair …

Sometimes all you need is inspiration. GOOD (a well written blog post with beautiful pictures) or BAD (Berlin at the this time of the year).

It is cold over here, with drizzling rain coming from all directions. Yes, adorable crocusses everywhere, but no sun. I have been freezing all week.

When coming across Cassy’s blogpost the other day (see above: well written, beautiful pictures) on Knit the Hell out I knew instantly what I had to do:

KNIT! SOCKS!

And that’s what I am doing, using Regia (one ball of Design Line, 2902 – Kaffe Fassett I had in my stash).

However, it is not enough. One sock is done covering the ankle, the other one is getting there. I am undecided whether to keep them that short or to add some solid-color sock yarn. Maybe turquois. Maybe I’ll just go upstairs again and search for another skein. I am pretty sure I had two of those and it must be somewhere …

Another day of work, then Good Friday. On Saturday the son is coming back from his basketball tournament in Vienna. Easter Sunday and Easter Monday – two days off. Yay! I will enjoy plenty of Easter eggs of chocolate or candy, Easter egg hunts, and maybe even an Easter fire – wearing brand new socks toe-up.

And most probably I will check Cassy’s patterns again. There is still room for more socks in my drawer and the weather forecast supports that idea …

On a regular Wednesday there is not enough time to go home between work and picking up the son from his basketball practice. Yes, there is always something that needs to be done – some errands or grocery shopping (…) – however, most Wednesdays I stay at the gym for about an hour.

Too loud to make phone calls with each of the boys dribbling and bouncing (what feels and sounds like) hundreds of basketballs, I made it a habit to just sit and knit the time away.

A gift of time that I learned to treasure.

Saturday morning. The son is already off for some more practice and I will soon leave to pick him up. However, there is still some time left for knitting. On the sofa – more comfortable and more calm.

I am knitting the scarf with Drops Kid-Silk, a mix of kid mohair and silk, leftover odd balls from my stash. Some blue, some light brown, some white. Orange will be next. Followed by purple (unless the scarf is big enough before that).

Nothing but garter stitch, increasing one stitch in every other row. Mindless knitting, never-ending rows, with my thoughts flowing freely.

A lovely weekend to all of you.