read any good books lately?

Last night I cleaned up all of my Ravelry groups.  I find that I am not very loyal when it comes to these groups.  If I am working an Anne Hanson pattern I will join the Knitspot group.  When I am done, I “leave” the group. The next time I cast on an Anne Hanson pattern, I will probably rejoin.  Am I the only one who does this?  Yes, I keep my core groups, the ones I love day in and day out, but being a member of every group that matches my interests, seems impractical.  I am no psychologist, but that last statement may have something to do with my lack of stash issue.

Last week there was spinning.  This is a Well Heeled Sock Batt from Dragon Fibers.

350ish yards of 3-ply sock yarn.

 

Foresty green and brown with a bit of white bamboo.  This batt is made of merino/silk/bamboo/nylon.  I have made socks from one of these batts before and they are my very favorite socks.  She has a couple of batts in her etsy shop right now.  I HIGHLY recommend them.

There may be issues with Cauchy.

I am at the beginning of the toe.  As you can see, I stopped working the stitch pattern.  Why?  When I put my hand in the sock leg, it is not smooth. 

I am very worried that the bumpiness will be irritating, so I switched to stockinette for the main foot portion.  This evening I tried the sock on Husband to measure for the toe.  The stitch pattern is not very stretchy and it was a tug to get them over his heel.  Yes, he has large feet.  I am going to press on and finish the toe, at the same time I am preparing myself to rip out the whole sock and try something else.

I am in need of a good book.  There are no ARC’s on the bedside table (thank you publishing industry downturn) and last night I found myself flipping through a cookbook out of desperation.  A historical mystery perhaps? 

Comments

[Teresa]

You are welcome to come raid my bookshelves! What sort of thing are you looking for?

[Toby]

Your spinning looks awesome!

I just unpacked several boxes of books from my childhood to teen years. I saw a bunch I am excited to re-read so I'm not much help with new titles. For some reason I find it much harder these days to find new books that I love.

I've left some Ravelry groups recently too. There's not enough time in the day to stay up with very many. I only post in a few, browse a few more regularly.

[Gwyneth]

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Sisters/Jean-H-Baker/e/9780809087037

Not a historical mystery but I enjoyed it.

[Julia]

I love the stitch pattern on that sock. You could always throw in an extra pattern repeat if they are too small, but they may work. Is the yarn superwash? I find my superwash socks grow a bit in the wash. That is a beautiful batt - nice work!