knitting in the dark

I’ve been feeling awfully uninspired to write for the last week. Mostly I was busy in tech rehearsal for AS YOU LIKE IT (see below), but then I had just a little spare time and mostly just wanted to actually knit and sew rather than talking about it. I did, however, take pictures. Here’s the Project Spectrum knitting I’ve done since you knew me last…

I purchased some purl soho exclusive self-striping Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock yarn:

And why didn’t anyone tell me how soft and squishy this yarn is? I love it!

This is the first completed sock - my very first Jaywalkers! On a color-appropriate background…

I don’t particularly like the way the colors overlap themselves for a few stiches every round and that the join spot rotates around the leg and foot, but it’s not so obvious when it’s worn instead of just sitting on the radiator. I absolutely adore how good Jaywalkers look on feet… they’re nice and slimming, even if one already has little ankles:

So I cast on and started the second; I tend not to get SSS as I really like to wear handknit socks and I usually can’t wait for the first sock to become a pair. The picture below is how far I got on just the first skein of yarn; there will be plenty of yarn left to knit baby-sized socks for either my new cousin or our friend Maud’s soon-to-be-born twins. I guess that’s one benefit to being a small person and having little size 36 feet.

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