Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Yarn Along

I finished my May socks before 11:59 p.m. on May 31, so I should be tickled pink.  But my ears are painfully full of pool water and I learned an important lesson today: don’t take a tired toddler swimming too close to bedtime, especially when the water is way too warm to be even remotely refreshing.  It was hardly a rewarding experience, and the ringing in my ears makes me want to never swim again.  And I’m a bonafide water rat.

It’s been a long, and less-than-easy day, and instead of finishing these socks by my self-imposed sock-of-the-month club deadline, I probably should have gone to bed early.  But I’m a determined knitter.

I’m also a determined before-and-after photographer, which is why I had to take my yarn along photo with my cell phone camera—I left my real camera in Nathan’s room after taking the “before” photo when I started re-installing his bedroom carpet.  It’s going to take me a while, especially if we keep deciding to go swimming after dinner.  If I’d stayed inside to work on the carpet, our house would be a little bit closer to "normal" and I wouldn’t have this terrible ringing in my swimmer’s ears.  Yes, both of them.

Without further ado, here are the aforementioned May socks.  They’re pretty darn awesome if I say so myself, even if it's close to 11:59 p.m. and I should be sleeping by now.  They’re tall, they’re stripey and they’re snug-fitting—all I wanted in my May socks!


I’ll post the free pattern on all. about. knitting. soon.  Until then,

Good knitting,
Kelly





13 comments:

  1. Those. socks. are. soooooo. cool.

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  2. Those socks are amazing! I love the stripes!
    Sorry for the bummer of a day, though.

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  3. They're gorgeous! Can't wait to see the pattern. (I love your knitting blog almost as much as I love your regular blog...)

    Sorry your evening was so lousy, though. I hope today is better! xo

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  4. Love, love, love those socks! I'm so very tempted to start on some socks... Hope your ears will recover soon!!

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  5. Congrats on hitting your May sock goal, even if it did come at a high price! :) They are beautiful!

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  6. These turned our great! I'm following you now. Check out my blog http://lacafetiere.blogspot.com/2011/06/yarn-along.html

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  7. great socks! So bright and cheery!

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  8. too good. it must have felt great to finish the socks on time and i am happy that ur day ended this way....after having a not so exciting evening....waiting to see ur next project....
    as mishu called these socks rainbow i thought of taking his reviews on this pictiure.....and this time he said,"these socks look nice".

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  9. Aww, Himadri! Mishu's such a sweet boy.

    Thanks so much everyone for your comments on my May socks! Next up: a knitted market bag. I cast it on last night!

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  10. Great socks!

    (By the way, my word verification was "pondshy"...fitting don't you think?)

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  11. Oh they are so cheerful and nice! Great job and thanks for sharing with us!

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