So, this month I finished the Booby Socks (yarn=Trekking Sport in pink). I really liked knitting these socks, however I think the guage is too loose - I like my socks to be firm. I can't add a photo of the project because I wore them before I took a photo and I haven't washed them yet (waiting for a full load)! As soon as I take a photo, I'll post it.
I cast on Coriolis, Pattern from New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One by Cat Bordhi, with Trekking XXL, color 165. I am almost ready to start the short rows for my heel. And, by the way, check out the cute little container for the sock project! it's an "Any Kine" Caddy!
I also started a woven throw/shawl (you'd have to fold it in half to use as a shawl, but I'm making it thin enough to do that). I'm calling it Coffee and Cream. It is a plaid using 4 colors that remind me of coffee and cream, woven using my Spriggs 5-foot Adjustable Square Frame Loom from Carol Leigh's Hillcreek Fiber Studio.
That's all I've done with any fiber. I've not spun in a while - I'm in a bit of a spinning funk I guess, because I do love to spin! I hope my funk ends soon.
I've started listening to podcasts, which I'm liking. It breaks up my listening to audio books, which I really love doing while working with fiber!
One of my dogs, Jimmy James, was diagnosed with kidney failure in June. He was given a few weeks to live at that point - I am happy to say that he is still alive and doing much better!! I spend a lot of my time with him, more so than the rest of my dogs, monitoring his eating, drinking, bowel/urine functions plus giving meds and hydrotherapy. In addition, I am more consumed with cuddling with him than ever before because I'm afraid every day will be his last.
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