good-natured ribbing

Some people might wonder about having 16 feet worth of sock pairs in progress all at once. For me, it’s a comforting thing. They’re getting finished, though slowly. Some are for me, some for family, and one pair may be for a jilted sockapalooza 3 member.

In between the socks, I’ve completed a few other things.

Today, I sewed the buttons on a baby sweater, for a friend at work:

It’s Mission Falls 1824 wool (stashed from the old mill), in the Mission Falls “Star” pattern. I added the smaller star on the back of the sweater. The intarsia’s looking a bit puckery, but there’s no time to block again — baby’s imminent. Let’s hope he’s not a critic.

For myself, in the early spring I finished a couple of things in the Blue Sky Alpacas – Alpaca Silk:

I don’t think I could ever get enough of the Alapaca Silk. It washes up beautifully and has a lovely sheen to it.