One State Fair sock (almost) completed!

Gotta weave in ends and block, and then this baby's ready for competition!

New yarn!

I'm so excited! I got some new yarn from Sonny and Shear - Yarntini in colorway Mimosa! YAAAY - I've finally been able to snag some Yarntini! ***skipping off to admire it once again in the yarn closet***

State fair progress, despite a bad week

Well, earlier this week the BHE's grandfather died. It's been a sad time, and I know we'll work through it. For now - just some pictures - state fair sock progress.

SOS updates and a greyt dogger

So, there's one sock (to be a pair after the State Fair), and the beginnings of the State Fair socks. There's a good ol' hound looking after the knitting to make sure I'm doing it right (and to eat any fluffy bits of yarn that I might miss in cleaning up). I give him credit - he has exceptional taste, and always goes for the most expensive yarns. But, here we have one completed Jitterbug "Jewel" sock, using a plain vanilla 56-stitch pattern based on More Sensational Socks.

Next to that, in a lovely Terra Cotta colorway, is the beginning to my State Fair entry. Embossed Leaves socks in Louet Gems fingering weight (how does one pronounce that company's name? Lou-ette? Loo-ay?). Click on this picture to see a *much* bigger version.