Making

Let's start with the knitting today. I have eleventy billion projects in the works, but am mostly working on just a few. One is the usual pair of socks.

The yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners, color name Wildflower. This is one of my favorite sock yarns; it feels nice on my feet, and is hard-wearing, and pretty colorfast. I wear my hand knit socks every day, so they need to be sturdy.

Of course, I do have the next sock ready to go once I finish these. I don't usually do this, but I bought this yarn recently and couldn't wait to wind it up and cast on.

That just makes me happy. The yarn is from Shilasdair, their Stocainn sock yarn. They don't have any in stock right now, so it's just a good thing that I have several skeins in reserve in the stash, especially since he-who-will-not-be-named has put tariffs on things shipping from out of the country.

Next up is another Hitchhiker.

This yarn is so fabulous. It is Sundara's Fingering Silky Merino, and will be delightful as a shawl. This one is scheduled to be gifted, so it's a good thing that the little remaining ball is getting smaller.

Last but not least, my Casapinka Hiss & Vinegar mystery KAL shawl. This was an impulse caston, since I already have a bunch of shawls in progress, but her knit-a-longs are so much fun I couldn't resist.

The KAL is done, so it's no longer a mystery. Of course, I'm in the "lag-a-long" group, though I don't have that much left to go. These are stash yarns. The green is Cascade Heritage, the other two are from Madelinetosh (Twist Light). These projects are a good way to use up some of my ridiculously large stash of sock yarn.

I've also been doing some dyeing and spinning, but I'll save that one for next time! Stay tuned!