I got a lot accomplished this weekend.
I bought annuals and hanging plants and got things planted in the ground and in containers.
I had a fun dinner out with my husband.
I made some final decisions on the menu for the ever-looming graduation party.
I took down the heavy drapes in the living room and put up the sheer curtains and the summer slipcovers.
I knitted in the sunshine on my deck.
I blocked my Morning Surf Scarf.
And I finished my Jitterbug Socks.
It’s my basic sock pattern but in a slightly heavier yarn. I still used 64 stitches but made the legs a little shorter than I usually do to accommodate the shorter yardage of the Colinette Jitterbug.
I was a little nervous on Sunday afternoon that I was going to run out of yarn and then I remembered that I weighed my first finished sock vs the yarn I had left before I started the second sock and I relaxed.
When I finished I put my feet up, took some photos, and relaxed some more.
It was a busy weekend!
Nora Said,
Love!!! Happy Monday!
Beth Said,
Your socks look so great! Congratulations on all of your accomplishments!
Jane Said,
Lovely! And how nice that after such a busy weekend you got to put your feet up!
Laurie Said,
Nice weekend! THe socks look good. Not as pooly as I would have guessed from the yarn.
gale (she shoots sheep shots) Said,
Nice socks, and let’s wish for no need to wear them locally until October.
margene Said,
It feels good to accomplish many things over the weekend. You know how I love your socks.
Manise Said,
Cool socks!
jill Said,
Wow! I’m jealous. All I got finished this weekend were a couple of good naps (we had ran and snow!). Your socks look terrific. The colors are full of spring.
Jo-Ann Said,
Your weekend sounds like mine … except my house hasn’t changed a bit (but the lake house has LOL)! Love the socks, and so glad you had enough yarn. I’ve knit 1 pound of purple yarn into K’s afghan … only 2 pounds left to go, hehe.
Ruth Said,
Once you’ve accomplished that much, you’re allowed to relax all you want. Love the socks!
Judy Said,
I wish I had the energy to change from winter to summer curtains, would love to see pictures of yours.
Hillary Said,
Sounds like we both had really busy weekends. I’m a little jealous though because mine didn’t include any knitting. Nice socks!
Lucia Said,
Very nice! So how much yarn did you have left? I once finished a second sock with three feet to spare. These days I always work toe up, which avoids that problem *and* gets me out of grafting. (Yes, I know, grafting’s not that hard. It is for me. What can I tell you?)
Julie Said,
You got a lot more accomplished than I did – which, now that I think about it, actually isn’t saying much, since I accomplished nothing
Beautiful socks!
elizabeth Said,
Cute! I didn’t know they would stripe!
Doris Said,
Very cute socks. Which color Jitterbug is that? I have several skeins in my stash and that might be one of them….scary to not be able to remember when I just reorganized the stash 2 weeks ago.
Cookie Said,
Love!
Meanwhile, on the west coast, it was 37F Saturday morning and I’m still running the heat. o.O
Sue Said,
Lovely socks. But I wanna hear about the graduation party menu! I have one looming in my near future also.
Leslie Said,
Sounds very productive! And I love the colorway of those socks…
Teyani Said,
lovely socks –
and yes, I noticed that small comment in there about the “graduation party”……. sigh….. it will be a bittersweet day, won’t it. So proud of our girls, yet so difficult to let them fly the nest.
Emily Said,
Cute! I didn’t know they would stripe!