Sunday, April 29, 2007

I must be feeling a little better

because look at my socks! I finished the second one last night when I should have been knitting part of a sweater for the book. (You might remember that some astute commenter saw my photo of the first sock and asked where its mate was...)



Pattern: none; my usual cuff-down wing-it socks.
Yarn: Black Bunny Fibers Superwash Merino Sock Yarn
Needles: Size US2/2.75mm


Maryland Sheep & Wool

Maryland is only six days away. I'm planning on looking mainly for undyed yarns that I can then dye and put in the Etsy shop. Although the fun thing about Maryland is that you never know what you're going to stumble across. I do plan to avoid all mass-frenzy scenes (e.g., the Koigu booth and the Socks That Rock booth). Does anyone know if there's going to be a blogger meet-up like there was last year?

Preview

I'll be updating the Etsy shop tomorrow sometime in the morning (after 10 am). Here's a sneak preview of some of the wool/nylon skeins I've got


and here's a preview of some of the merino/silk skeins:



I'm hoping to get another book review in before the weekend, but we'll see.
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12 comments:

  1. Mel9:05 AM

    *sigh* Alas, I will not be at MSW. Too much else on my plate. Have fun for me.

    My verification word is "dilde", which sounds like a weird plural of something. Or maybe French.

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  2. mindy10:07 AM

    Oh look, you made me socks- how sweet! (y'know, pink and green are 2 of my favorite colors) They are very lovely.

    Come find me at MD- you know where I'll be (no, I'll only be at the deep-fried oreo place occasionally)

    Yarn preview looks great- I'll be logged in and waiting...

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  3. Anonymous10:12 AM

    I read somewhere that bloggers are meeting for lunch at the Central Pavillion on Saturday at 1:00 PM. Hopefully, I'll be there!!!!!!

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  4. Carol12:24 PM

    Thanks, Robin!

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  5. Adrienne6:36 PM

    Looks fantastic! Love that yarn...yummy!!!

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  6. Anonymous7:39 PM

    Damn, I'll be at work when you update. I'm lusting after that green and brown.
    Carol, have you seen Charmed Knits, the Harry Potter-themed knitting book? How can the publishers do that without asking Rowling? Or did they? If so, she must be more mellow than George Lucas. But I'd knit a wille warmer for Liam Neeson. Or Ewan MacGregor. Or Alan Rickman.

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  7. Carrie7:40 PM

    Mmmmm, very nice socks. I'll be waiting for your Etsy post tomorrow!

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  8. Jen7:53 PM

    Fantabulous!

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  9. M-H8:35 PM

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  10. M-H8:37 PM

    Rowling sold the rights in Potter-abilia to the film company years ago (Warners, from memory). Presumably they have approved the book. But, probably, not willy warmers.

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  11. Ruinwen Dagorielle5:27 AM

    Lovely socks and your yarn is so yummy that it makes me want to break my yarn diet! :)

    I'm in MDW meltdown...I have 1600 lamb meatballs to make for the cook off on Sunday...

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  12. Anonymous7:47 AM

    I didn't get time to comment on the last post...so thanks now. Great review as usual. I really look forward to them, and they help a lot (I have to order all my books)
    The yarns as usual are fabulous. I am off to hit the refresh button at BBF.
    Barb B.

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