Kilt hose update

I wish the progress on these looked more interesting. Or noticeable. I feel like they get shorter every time I measure them...



And just to demonstrate the size... know how most socks fit nicely around a bottle or a soda can? These fit on an iced tea canister.



By the way, lesson learned on this project: find out measurements BEFORE getting yarn. The question isn't whether I'll run out of yarn, it's whether it'll happen before or after the heel flap.

I can quit whenever I want

This is the June 2008 special Lorna's Laces colorway "Blueberry Snowcone".





Ok, maybe I have a couple of yarns in my stash that are this same blue/black/purple combo, but that doesn't mean I have a problem.



That's only 15 skeins there... Ok, 17 now with the Lorna's Laces. That's perfectly reasonable, right?

Hose cuff finished

I had a great week out in Montana visiting J. Look, I got some knitting done on the plane:



When I left, all I had was the 4-row purled section on the bottom edge. Over the trip, I finished the whole lace section on the cuff, but had to stop there because I'd forgotten to pack the smaller needles for the ribbed garter.

Anyway, J took me fishing (although I couldn't actively participate because I didn't have a license) and took me to see pretty much all of the sights in the area. We hung out a lot, I met his family, I met his cat, he showed me where he works, and we played WoW together (of course). All in all, a really nice week off.

Memorial Day weekend...

First, I finally made sense of the not-all-that-helpful set of instructions I found online for doing two socks at a time on two circulars.



I needed the two-at-once option because this is a large pair of mostly plain knee-high black kilt hose. One at a time? No way, not if I actually want to finish them. They're going with me to Montana, and between the flights and layovers and time in the car and time sitting around at J's house, I'm hoping for some significant progress on them.

Also, after almost 2 years, it was time to upgrade my stash storage from the wire cubes...



I was tired of having to go digging through the wire cubes every time I was looking for something. The shelves on these are smaller, so nothing will get buried behind 5 other bags. It's more-or-less organized by weight. I'm loving how manageable and reasonably-sized it looks. :)

Huzzah

We had our Medieval Mania program at the branch... think Ren Faire, but much much smaller and without any food or beverages or port-a-potties.

I wore three things that I had made. Given the following descriptions, guess which one got the most compliments:

My Simple Knitted Bodice, which took me several months to make.
My Chanson en Crochet, which took several days to make.
A crocheted lace cap, which I made in less than an hour the night before the program.



Seriously.

Renaissance Rose Cap from Inner Child Crochet
Yarn: Rowan Summer Tweed, less than 1 skein
Size F (3.75 mm) crochet hook