New fun!

So having set aside the socks, I started working on what should turn out to be a shawl. Here is my test swatch.

When blocked, this should come out to about 12" wide and 7" tall. To make it into a shawl/wrap I will make it twice as wide and go until I run out of yarn. I have two skeins of baby alpaca from Shibui that I couldn't resist. My really grand plan is to make this and then find a nice summer dress to wear with it and then wear to Janet's wedding. The yarn is super soft and so pretty! I love the subtle variegation. Anyhoo. Off to bed. Maybe next time I'll write about something other than knitting. Maybe not.

Dissappointment

Yes, I am let down. By myself? I think so. I started the sock of the month socks from March unsure of the colorway, but Wonder Cousin saved me by saying how much she liked the colors. I asked her if she would like the socks, and she said "Sure!" So on I went to knit socks. Two weeks later I was halfway down the first foot and got her to try them on at Soup Night. "Eli, I can't get it on." So that night I ripped it out and started over. Double checked my gauge. I am still worried that they won't fit, even though my gauge is now theoretically correct. I have the leg of the first sock done, but won't continue until I know she can get it onto her leg. I am supremely bummed that I will not have socks for April on SAM5. Maybe on SAM6 I will be able to get a pair done all six months. Poodles.