Sock Machine

Through our week-long plus Heroes marathon, I've been a pretty productive knitter! Last Thursday, I finished the Whitby socks and gifted them Friday night.

Project Details
Pattern: Whitby from "Knitting on the Road" by Nancy Bush
Yarn: Fleece Artist Sea Wool
Needles: Crystal Palace US2 DPNs
Pattern Thoughts: The cable/diamond front was very easy to memorize and even more fun to knit. The Sea Wool was nice to work with, and they knitted up very smooshy. The heel turn was a bit odd with a slipped stitch pattern, but looks very nice.

After finishing the Whitby socks, I cast on a par of Horcrux Socks Thursday night..

And finished the first last night

Yeah! My Mountain Laurel is blooming!

It's ALIVE!

Mountain Laurel

After taking my mom and sister halfway to Pennsylvania last Thanksgiving, they brought back a mountain laurel for me. As you may have read here previously, I have the thumb of death as far as plants are concerned. I didn't have much hope that the mountain laurel would survive, accordingly. I planted it one oddly warm November Saturday and covered it with hay and a burlap sack to protect it against the cold weather. Thursday, I got the ok to unpack the mountain laurel, and I was very happy to see that it had not only survived the winter but had grown and was green. :) I'd really like to improve on our landscaping in the front yard this spring - honestly, it can't get much worse than what it was last year!