Did you wonder?

After a week-long absence, I did wonder if anyone was speculating as to my location.  The Digby lockup?  Rehab?  Home with the kids?

Well, the weekend was spectacular, the photos are password protected and, days after returning, I'm still tired.  Suffice it to say, the Class of 1996 has changed very little.  More importantly, my closest classmates, the reason I attended the reunion in the first place, were all there and in full party mode.

My drinking buddy Dave marvelled that I picked up my knitting at 2am while thoroughly drunk, but I don't believe there's any photographic proof of that.  (When it's as natural as breathing, you can pick it up without thinking.  Believe me, I was well beyond the thinking phase of the evening.

I'm still cheating on my socks.  Lace is actually going well.  The Flower Basket Shawl has about 10 repeats of the basket pattern, and I've had relatively few moments of cursing and tinking.  It photographs poorly at this stage - just imagine a shapeless blob in gorgeous red semisolid.

Plunge pair 29 is done, just a Fleece Artist mill end and a nice, plain sock.  This working from both ends of a skein racket is proving addictive.  I just love the lack of leftovers, and my socks are much longer this way!

Pair 30 is going, but slowly.  I said it before, but I will not be sucked into Splitsu Sisu again.  The attraction is obvious:  great colour selection and unbeatable price.  But the splitting!  I have to pay far more attention to it than I normally would, and have had to rip back several times to correct splits.  Splitsu, you suck.  As for the pattern, it's Embossed Leaves.  It's a great pattern and works up very quickly.  I love that it's patterned on every row.  It takes a bit of attention, which is fun for me.  Does anyone else, though, think that the stitch pattern would look better if turned upside town or worked toe-up?

(I think I'd prefer the leaves creeping up my leg, and I may just rip out and do that.)

Am now contemplating a sweater for a new baby.  I have a bit more of the endless Cherry Tree Hill Supersock mill end from last summer, and I think it may be just the ticket for baby Eric.  Suggestions, anyone?

And I just took an objective look at the photo above, and it's going to be frogged in 3...2...1...

Comments

[Jen]

Love the socks! I just finished one Embossed Leaves sock. I love the pattern, but I also find I have to pay a little more attention then with my normal socks too. :) I think it would look great toe up!

Have a good weekend.

[Pat]

Yes - turn those leaves around!! Glad you had a fun reunion - it's always an "interesting" experience (My 35th high school reunion is next year...YIKES!)

[Suzann]

If the leaves go up then the star toe won't complete the last leaf on the foot. Of course if you are doing them toe up it won't matter.
I always thought it would be fun to have columns of leaves going in opposite directions. Just thinking of what that chart would look like makes my head hurt :-}

[Elysbeth]

Those socks are great, and so many! Crikey. Don't rip those, finish them and try the next pair toe up : ) Just my vote. (less time with the splitty yarn that way)