a ray of light
it is amazing what a little sunshine can do for the spirit. yesterday we got a small break from the rain and had a fairly sunny few hours. i snapped a picture of my finished socks in the sun but the light was too bright. so i settled for this picture instead.
the prominent sock in the picture is the 2nd sock that i was disappointed with. this sock had a more striping effect than the first sock and that irritates me! but i will live. the colors also seem more vibrant (at least the really bright color). i definately like the first sock better, but i won't be re-knitting it. so misfit $20 socks they are. i know i will at least get wear out of them on st. patty's day.
last night i had a lot of fun meeting up with tami, alyson and denise. we had dinner and knit (oh and some yummy cocktails!) at sebastian's. we always have a lot of fun and plenty to talk about when we get together. it has been almost a year since denise and i met tami and alyson at a yarn sale.
i made each of the girls a little set of personalized knitting notecards. i think i posted a pic of these back when i originally designed them. now that i have my awesome color laser printer taking cardstock it makes for some pretty professional looking stuff.
i am a sucker for personalized stationery. in my early 20's i managed a papyrus card store and became such a paper snob. just over the last year have i finally begun to dwindle my collection of stationery down to something manageable!
i have a small project on the needles, but need to find my next one. socks are still sounding appealing so i think i will pick up some size 1 addi's today to start a pair with lorna's laces. not sure what pattern yet, but it probably won't be the ever popular jaywalkers. there are so many sock patterns out there i am sure i won't have trouble finding one.
the prominent sock in the picture is the 2nd sock that i was disappointed with. this sock had a more striping effect than the first sock and that irritates me! but i will live. the colors also seem more vibrant (at least the really bright color). i definately like the first sock better, but i won't be re-knitting it. so misfit $20 socks they are. i know i will at least get wear out of them on st. patty's day.
last night i had a lot of fun meeting up with tami, alyson and denise. we had dinner and knit (oh and some yummy cocktails!) at sebastian's. we always have a lot of fun and plenty to talk about when we get together. it has been almost a year since denise and i met tami and alyson at a yarn sale.
i made each of the girls a little set of personalized knitting notecards. i think i posted a pic of these back when i originally designed them. now that i have my awesome color laser printer taking cardstock it makes for some pretty professional looking stuff.
i am a sucker for personalized stationery. in my early 20's i managed a papyrus card store and became such a paper snob. just over the last year have i finally begun to dwindle my collection of stationery down to something manageable!
i have a small project on the needles, but need to find my next one. socks are still sounding appealing so i think i will pick up some size 1 addi's today to start a pair with lorna's laces. not sure what pattern yet, but it probably won't be the ever popular jaywalkers. there are so many sock patterns out there i am sure i won't have trouble finding one.
12 Comments:
such pretty cards!
as for the socks. they look great!
even if they aren't identical (i think that's part of the fun of hand knit socks)
The cards are so cute. I think your socks look great as well.
Seattle sounds like a curly haired persons nightmare.
Amy
Oh those socks look cute! I've been on a sock kick (ha!) myself recently. And don't worry about your socks not matching perfectly. It would be far more frustrating to re-knit one, and have it keep coming out the same way.
I think your socks are beautiful! I'm nearly done with a pair and would love to know the pattern you used for yours. Fun to get together with knitters! I'm glad today isn't as rainy as it has been, I like the rays of light too!
I know exactly what you mean about a little sun brightening your spirits. It was sunny here the past couple of days and I was feeling great. Then today it's cloudy and raining/snowing and I'm not feeling half as good as I was!
I love the finished socks. I know you don't like the striping but I still think it looks great. Plus those personalized cards are awesome!
ooooh, I would pay for cards like that!! Wanna make me some?
Those little cards are just lovely!
It was great to see you again last night, Amy. We need to do it more often...the four of us could probably keep going all night (talky-talky-talky!) without too much effort!! ;o)
And thanks again for the adorable notecards. They're so beautiful I don't think I'll ever use them!!
Those cards are adorable!
I love the socks, but I like vibrant colors. The cards are adorable.
I love my notecards! I'm sending one to my mom because I know she will love them too. Knitting night was fun, I think we should make it a monthly thing. Enjoy your socks! They are adorable.
A little bit of sunlight makes such a world of differnce. The paper is fantastic!
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