I didn’t have them done in time for yoga last Sunday, but I finished them the next day so I’m ready for next weekend!

Pattern:  Twisted Rib Yoga Socks
Yarn:  Plymouth Earth Oceanside Oraganic
Started  September 21, 2009
Finished:  September 28, 2009

I talked about these last post, but to recap – liked the pattern, love how they came out, hated working with the yarn.   So much so that I put the other two skeins I had back in the stash so I get a bit of a break from it (does someone want it?  I’d be happy to trade!)   I really do like the fabric it makes though – its so silky/cottony.    I loved how fast this was -  DK weight socks go so fast! 

I really like the stitch pattern – I think I may use it for a pair of real socks sometime.  I wonder how it would look in a fingering…

So I really liked yoga – I can’t wait to go next weekend.  It wasn’t hard, but at the end I was really relaxed.  I was sort of surprised I was so relaxed – I’m generally pretty wound up, and have a very hard time turning off my brain.  But at the end, we did shavasana (basically just lying there) and by the end I was just completely boneless.  I don’t know what it is, but I felt good for the rest of the day.     I wish I had done this years ago!

Its getting cold here – today was only in the low 50’s (Farenheit).   And the cooler it gets, the more I start thinking about hats, scarves and mitts.  I know – I have enough projects going, but I just like having small projects to knock out in between all the bigger ones.  I think I need the motivation of a finished project to keep me slogging through the slower ones.   So I kept on looking on Ravelry, looking in my stash….and today I really needed the lift of a new project (kids – grrr!  don’t ask!).  So I started this with this yarn.   I’m really happy to use the yarn – I bought it on vacation in Maine, and I’ve always loved it.  And I think its perfect for a hat – very warm, and I have just the right yardage.    I am really enjoying the pattern so far, and hope to finish it this weekend.   I am already thinking that I may make my sister one  -  or maybe I’ll just make another one for me!  I need to find a great button for it though – so maybe I’ll take a quick trip to the yarn store this weekend…

I got the Joji’s Premium Lllama yarn yesterday – so nice!  I’ll have to get a good picture of it but I can’t show you how soft it is – its amazing.    I’m thinking of making Willoughby with it (and it would be nice with my new hat).   I just have to resist the urge to start something new before I finish something in the basket (my poor vest is crying at the neglect!)

I’m off to work on the hat – don’t you love the excitment of working on a new project?

Have a great week!