One Sock Two Sock
I’ve been working away on my mystery socks. Time is definitely a ticking and I’m unsure at this point whether I’m going to make the June 30th cut off.
One sock is complete and the other is in the works….
I was trucking right along until last night when I picked up my sock and realized I had skipped the cuff altogether and started off with the leg chart. *groan* I made sure to use my highlighter second time around, highlighting CUFF, LEG and RIGHT SOCK. This was just before I frogged the entire thing. Hopefully it won’t take too long to re knit.
I’ve had lots of questions about the yarn I’m using. It’s A Piece Of Vermont in the Jam colourway gifted by Lynne. The dyer is no longer making this yarn which is unfortunate as I have really enjoyed working with it and seeing the subtle colour changes as I knit. It looks quite a bit different knit up than it did in the skein, I was quite surprised to see deep blues and some pinks throughout.
Boston and Molly are enjoying lots of outdoor time but wish black fly season was over. It’s much more enjoyable when you aren’t getting your ears eaten.
Boston : “I know I heard something squeak in here, you find it yet Moolee?”
Moolee: “sniff sniff sniff, Nope!”
I’m so happy with my little Lupin bed. Two years ago I made the bed and planted two packets of Lupin seeds just before Fall. Last year only two plants grew out of about 20-30 seeds with 3-5 flowers on each. I was quite disappointed as I was expecting it to be full of them. This year however the Lupin’s have bloomed VERY early and I have over 20 flowers on each plant. I just need one more plant in the front there and my little bed will be perfect. Can you imagine what it would have been like with 30 plants?? lol I bought some more Lupin seeds yesterday, packets with multiple colours, with plans for more Lupin growing this year. We have a whole side hill that would look sooo awesome covered in colourful Lupin’s.
11 Responses to “One Sock Two Sock”
June 7th, 2010 saat: 8:35 pm
the Lupins look so awesome! an entire hill of them would be beautiful.
bummer about the sock- I’ve done that too…. and kicked myself
June 8th, 2010 saat: 6:40 am
Your lupins are fantastic! I wonder if you can divide them in the fall? I bet so… they spread like crazy so if you want them anywhere else that might be an option. I want to get a couple seed packets this fall and just plant them randomly through a sunny patch of meadow in our yard and see what happens. I drove by a very large hillside the other day and it was completely covered with lupin… hmm… maybe I’ll go find it and take a picture today.
The socks are gorgeous. I’m taking this pattern on our trip so hopefully early July I can show you mine.
June 8th, 2010 saat: 6:59 am
I think Lupine is my favorite flower – I love the leaves
AND the flowers! Your socks are Lupine colors
June 8th, 2010 saat: 7:03 am
The socks are gorgeous ! The colour shows up in your lupins bed too . I love lupins ,they’re one of my favourites , but whenever I plant some they don’t survive more than a season . You did these from seeds !
June 8th, 2010 saat: 10:34 am
your sock looks awesome. really nice yarn. too bad about the hickup with the second sock. you’ll catch up though.
i love your lupin bed, so nice. i like them too.
June 8th, 2010 saat: 11:46 am
That is gorgeous yarn ~ too bad it’s been discontinued.
We are having a terrible fly year here too – they are really bothering Simcha’s ears. Is there a fly season? Never heard of such a thing and, frankly, until they became such a bother to Simcha I had never noticed them.
Your Lupins are gorgeous – we saw fields of them while in New Zealand and wish our climate would support them!
June 8th, 2010 saat: 2:03 pm
beautiful yarn, lovely sock(s)!
And those 2 bums foraging together in the grass is such a cute capture.
June 8th, 2010 saat: 3:14 pm
Beautiful sock, the textured pattern looks like it was so much fun to knit! You’re going to be done with #2 before you know it:)
I love your backyard and your sweet Lupin bed:) Hey, your sock matches the flowers!
June 8th, 2010 saat: 11:45 pm
Beautiful sock! And I love the two furry butts in the pic.
Thanks for your tips about the keyboard. I’ll have to save your comment because I’ll never remember it the next time I need it unless I do.
June 9th, 2010 saat: 9:02 pm
You could always pull a Lupin Lady: http://www.amazon.ca/Miss-Rumphius-Barbara-Cooney/dp/0140505393/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276135228&sr=8-1
June 11th, 2010 saat: 4:53 pm
Oh wow, that purple is gorgeous!
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