Birthday Socks

I have spend a ton of time in bar class this summer. And what do I do in bar class? (Besides resist the impulse to bang my head against the desk) I knit socks. My last two pairs have been gift pairs, the first for a swap and the second for my roomate's birthday. They're a bit loud for me, but she loves them, and I do think they came out rather well. I was down to the wire on them (I finished them on her birthday during bar class) but I got them to her before her birthday dinner that night.

Look how perfectly the stripes came out!



This is even more impressive since I used a heel flap. I'm still not sure how I managed to maintain the stripe sequence - I think it was mostly luck.



And they match, from their blue cuffs to their yellow toes!



Yarn: KnitPicks Felici in Gelato
Needles: KnitPicks Fixed Circs 2.5mm

Me and My Minstrel

I went out to Mannings and bought myself a spinning wheel. And boy is it beautiful. It's a Kromski Minstrel and besides its physical beauty it's also compact (good for a Manhattan apartment) and has a lovely smooth pedling action. I am in love. Now if only I had time to spin on it!

Yarn

I made this:



Into this:



Roving: Spunky Eclectic's BFL in Burning Embers
Yarn: 310 yards of Sport Weight

Finished Fawkes

I finished my Fawkes! And I absolutely adore them. I love the colorway and how it's almost solid deep red with flashes of orange. I love those flashes. The yarn is Arucania Ranco that I got from my no-longer-secret pal purlewe.