I finished my wild socks! I love this yarn! It's Opal and the 
whole ball band is in German. This pair of socks has been sooo much fun to knit. So much fun to see the colors knit up. These are definitely HAPPY socks!
I had a wait today for an appointment and was able to finally knit a swatch with the Colinette G
iotto Toscana. I purchased this yarn to knit a sweater for my older son's wedding in October. I still haven't made up my mind what pattern to use. I found this one and it's very pretty BUT It's a little fancy for me. I envisioned just a plain scooped neck sweater with 3/4 sleeves. I think it will show off the yarn better. And, I REALLY love this yarn. Love the colors! All my favorites. I want to look for pants - out of a very drapey material - in an olive green or a chocolate brown. I think either one of these colors would make the sweater 'pop'. Now, I need to get hopping on this!!!
What else have I been doing with my time??? Well, I got my invite to Ravelry. What a time sucker!!!!!! It is simply amazing! There are now 7,162 users and there are still 15, 432 on the wait list. The people are from all around the world.
To the right is my set-up while entering my knitting library. The majority of the books were in the Ravelry database so all I had to do was type in a title and wwait. There were some I wasn't able to enter because they weren't in the database. It was fun looking through them all.
Today the weatherman said it was 104 - 115 wih the heat index. Toooooooooooo Toooooooooo hot for me!
Thanks for reading!
You know that expression about the faster I go, the behinder I get. Well, I'm just catching up to about the last two weeks of blog posts. And Ravelry, oh my. See, I just refuse to log in to Ravelry most days. I'm in, but there's too much fun to be had there, and I'd get even behinder than I am.
I've really enjoyed the pics from the rug hooking workshop, and the lake, and of course, the kitties.
Posted by: Margaret | August 11, 2007 at 06:33 PM
Those socks are so much fun.
OMG. All those books? That's some library, lady!
Posted by: Suz | August 10, 2007 at 06:45 PM
Great socks! I love Ravelry - I get sucked in!
Posted by: tiennie | August 10, 2007 at 01:51 PM
love those socks!
I looked after we talked the othe day 2265(ish) people in front of me. That night I couldn't remember the exact number but it was down to 19-- something! I'm thinking at this rate I'll be in by the end of August.
(please don't tell me to photograph the stash now. I know I should but it'll never happen! lol)
Posted by: Nikki | August 09, 2007 at 06:33 PM
Love the socks. I've got to check that Opal out. I received my invite but have not had the time to do much more than register.
Posted by: KSee | August 09, 2007 at 04:35 PM
Too darn hot!! By the time you finish knitting anything, it's felted it self!
I love the socks!! They are fantastic! i haven't used a self striping yarn yet--but I may have to now!
I think the Giotto is going to look lovely, regardless of the design. The colours are exceptional. The suit you. By the way, I think the Crystal Palace pattern is nice. You could wear it over a solid colour silk tank top that matches the pants. Nice.
Posted by: isobel | August 09, 2007 at 03:23 PM
Robin, the socks are great! I'm glad they turned out so well. Are you a Magic Loop convert?
Yesterday (Wed.) my WeatherBug said it got to 107°F here! That's the hottest I think I've ever seen it get here in Richmond. Needless to say, I didn't leave the house. Bleh. It still said it was 98°F at 10 pm! Nasty! I think if I didn't have central A/C, I'd sell my car for a window unit!
Posted by: Mary | August 09, 2007 at 12:54 PM
hey,
love the socks. Interesting colors.
yes, it's way too hot here too. Yesterday my car said 108 on the way home. UGH!!!
I'm waiting for Ravelry. Can't wait.
Posted by: Robin C | August 09, 2007 at 11:22 AM
Hi Robin....
Hot here too...I'm so ready for fall...my Mom thinks I'm nuts! Glad the rain left too...we are not a "monsoon" state so they can have those rains!
Socks are beautiful...reminds me that I have a pair lurking somewhere in a bag from last winter...should dig them out and try to get them done!
And I love the sweater fiber...it would be beautiful in anything you decide to make. Good luck!
Posted by: Jackie | August 09, 2007 at 08:49 AM
Ah, Ravelry, the black-hole of my knitting time... Look me up, I'm Loribird over there too!
Posted by: loribird | August 09, 2007 at 08:23 AM
Ravelry is amazing...and so are your socks!
Posted by: Robin in VA | August 09, 2007 at 07:25 AM
Neat socks! Ravelry... yeah, don't you just love it? You say, "I'll just sit down here for a few minutes and upload a few stash pictures" then suddenly ten hours have passed...
Posted by: Jeanne B. | August 09, 2007 at 03:10 AM