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Work in Progress Wednesday #11 – Hedgerow Socks

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Work in Progress Wednesday #11 - Hedgerow Socks

I have been knitting a lot more lately, and I even managed to finish sock one and get about 1/4 of the way done sock two on this pair – let’s ignore that it’s been two weeks since my last WIP Wednesday. Homeschooling and visitors and exploring and all that good stuff gets in the way of knitting, you know! Also, I had to rip the first sock back 3 or 4 times after I turned the heel. Total Nightmare. However, this second sock is well on it’s way to being done by next Wednesday so I can finally send it off to the birthday girl (whose birthday was in April)!

Do you love my new knitting basket and the so cute it hurts notebook? I know, right? I go the basket when I was out thrifting with Vanessa and the kids on the weekend (I should do a post on their haul they made it home with, I’m impressed with their choices), and the lovely notebook was a gift from my girl Emerald. She picked it up for me when she was in Hong Kong (ooooh, fancy pants – thanks Em)! The pages are lovely and each section is done in a different color, the best part though is the back cover, it says ‘where troubles melt like lemon drops’. Ha! I love random stuff from Hong Kong (that’s another post I should do soon, she brought back a lot of cool stuff).

Annnnyhoo, I sincerely hope these socks are done by next Wednesday and I’ve casted on for my fifth pair of socks for the year. With a goal of 12 pairs of socks this year, I’m already a pair behind if I want to knit one per month. Maybe I’ll knit a pair of ankle socks in there somewhere!

Work in Progress Wednesday #11 - Hedgerow Socks
Work in Progress Wednesday #11 - Hedgerow Socks
Work in Progress Wednesday #11 - Hedgerow Socks
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Work in Progress Wednesday #8

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I’m participating in Work in Progress Wednesday at Freshly Pieced!

My WIP this week is a little sad, but it was just Valentine’s Day so I was buried in chocolate and red construction paper natch! I did manage to squeeze out some knitting time in the car this week and last night I knitted and knitted and caught up on some Law & Order SVU. Mariska Hargitay is so seriously hot. Like, dudes. I’m also really loving Danny Pino as her new partner, but I digress. I accomplished two repeats on this sock before attacking my husband and going to sleep. Lovely ending to our (does quick math) 13th Valentine’s day together.

The pattern in Flying Arrows by Helen Waittes, it’s a really simple (and really pretty) 10 row repeat, where every other row is the same so it’s fairly simple to zone into it. I may be a little sad when I’m done, but that’s no reason to knit slowly! I had intended to finish these as my January socks, but I got sidetracked by the cute baby legwarmers I posted last week. I think I will officially call those my January socks, even though they are legwarmers and they are so wee.

There is a lot going on around here that I am BURSTING to talk about but still can’t juuust yet. Soon! So even though I am mega super distracted, I am aiming to have these socks finished by this time next week so I’m casting on for my official February socks by then!

work in progress wednesday #8 flying arrows socks knitting

work in progress wednesday #8 flying arrows socks knitting
work in progress wednesday #8 flying arrows socks knitting
work in progress wednesday #8 flying arrows socks knitting
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Work in Progress Wednesday – Socks!

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In this post, I’m participating in three WIP Wednesdays; Freshly Pieced, Tami’s Amis and Musings from the Fishbowl.

Of course it’s socks, right?! I’m about to start a few sockless projects believe it or not! For now though, I’m knitting up Nemesis socks from Knitty for my Dad for Father’s Day. I’m almost done sock one. It’s amazing how little time it actually takes to knit a sock compared to how long it takes me to physically finish one. Kids, life, going to the beach, cooking, cleaning – I know, I know. This is officially a first world problem, yes? Sorry. Anyhoo, my Dad will be here any minute to stay for a couple of days, so away we go with some pictures of his sock!

Sadly, I was a little wobbily in the pattern on the foot. :/ However, I am very happy with the rest of the sock and I still have the second one to go!

The yarn is Stroll Sock Yarn in Terrain Twist. The pattern used 450 yards, and these balls are 231 yards so I got two and am hoping to use the left overs for a sock yarn blanket because I’m a big fat copy cat and I think they look really cute. The heel on this sock is lovely, but not so dainty, it’s definitely a unisex sock!

I am in love with this pattern. I really loathe knitting from a chart, and as much as I loathe the process I think it’s especially worth it for these socks.

I am weaving in ends on a blanket that originally I had planned to post as a finished object on Friday, but I’m thinking now about knitting another carbon copy of it and then knitting (or sewing) them together. It’s been done and shelved for almost two months now but after taking it out again and taking photos of it, I think it should be bigger. Much, much bigger. It’s a wedding-turned-first-anniversary gift, so bigger is better yes? That makes it a work in progress then, doesn’t it? Here she is!

Thoughts? Big enough for the newlyweds to snuggle under at least, right? <3

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
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