May's Head to Toe and other knitterly goodness

It was a great month, both for the Plunge and otherwise.  I had spells of real sock focus, punctuated by the rebellious need to knit other things.  As always, photos and details can be found in the May archives, and my Plunge Page.

Socks:

• Plunge Pair 11:  BMFA April Club socks
• Plunge Pair 12:  Austermann Step socks
• Plunge Pair 13:  Scrolls socks in CTH Supersock
• Plunge Pair 14:  Cookie A's Flicker in Louet Gems Sage Green
• Plunge Pair 15:  Jaywalkers in KP Simple Stripes, Vineyard
• Plunge Pair 16:  KP Simple Stripes Snapdragon socks
• Plunge Pair 17:  Jaywalkers in KP Simple Stripes, Snapdragon
• Plunge Pair 18:  CTH Supersock socks

Bags:

• French Market Bag in various scraps of worsted
• Felted backpack for a friend's niece

For the wee bodies:

• Monica for Amy
• Monica for Laurel

For the not-so-wee body:

• Modified Isabella for me.  Added cap sleeve, worked in Fleece Artist Merino Sock yarn

For the head:

• Stockinette cap in the 2 strands of Opal I had plied together in April
• Stockinette cap in my Navajo-plied KP Shimmer
• Pomotamus cap in my Navajo-plied KP Shimmer

Here are some photos of the caps in question:

(that Laurel is a walking ray of sunshine, isn't she?)

 

I also started and frogged a pretty ambitious sock project in May.  I've been fascinated by Meg Swansen's Arch-Shaped Stockings since I spied them in last fall's Vogue Knitting.  After much swatching and playing, I found the errata for that issue included the entire pattern and decided to give it one more try.  I was starting to doubt I'd like the thickness and lack of stretch, but solidered on.  My last straw, the one that told me to let it go (what, your last straws don't talk to you?) was this:

See the smaller diamonds at the red arrows?  Yeah, they're not supposed to be smaller.  And while the remainder of the diamond pattern is as written, it's still fugly.  I do, however, like the corrugated rib, which I'll definitely incorporate into future projects.  The solids will become other projects, at least one of them Ariel Barton's Cablenet from last fall's Knitty.

One more fun knitterly event was a contest on the Rockin' Sock Club blog.  We were asked for a creative, fun or other answer to a question.  My answer definitely falls under the "other" category.

Question:  How many knitters does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

My answer:  Two, but how on earth do they get in there?

It pays to have a dirty mind, because I was one of 15 winners chosen!

Then the decision.  My prize was a skein light or medium weight, any shade on their website!  It seemed a monumental choice.

I made the right decision.

 

Medium weight in Undertoe.  It had been on my lengthy wish list since they posted their new colourways, and it is the most gorgeous yarn I've ever seen.  In fact, I think I need to go be with it.

Happy a restful Sunday, all!

Comments

[Marit]

Wow! that's an impressive list! And everything looks great!

[Terra]

When I saw undertoe I thought "undertoad" from the world according to garp (I think?).

Wow impressive FO list.

Damn. If those arch socks are giving YOU a hard time...that doesn't bode so well for moi. I think I will stay away from that pattern.

[Steph VW]

Love the pomatomus hat - can you bring it with you the next time you come to knitting?

[Nicole]

I love that color! Looks like you have some fun knitting ahead. (And the joke is great, too. Dirty minds are a wonderful thing.)

[Jennifer]

Wow! Congrats on winning that contest. That was a great answer! Hee hee. I love your choice of yarn too.

That pomotamus cap is lovely! I can't stop looking at how that yarn knitted up. Beautiful colours & textures!

[Lindsay]

I'm so jealous!!! That STR is so pretty. I have been longing for some, but it's just so hard to find here in Canada! Have you purchased it anywhere local? Love your blog too, I've been lurking around for awhile!

[Jen]

woo hoo! Congratulations on winning the STR.