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A day late and a dollar short.

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Koigu socks, 2 skeins, size 2 bamboo needles, practically no pattern, all from memory.

Ok, I'm not actually a dollar short, but this is a day late! These are my lovely green project spectrum socks for May that I finished last night. I finished them in May, I swear! I almost can't believe that I took this picture on a blue background AGAIN, so they once again look bluer than they really are. Just take my word for it, they're green, ok? It's that time of year, when I am starting to work up a sweat doing just about anything, so they have already been packed away with the winter wears. See them in the fall!

I've been going to be early with the anticipation of running most days this week, but I only actually made it out on Wednesday. It was hard to do for the first time because I didn't know how much time it would take and used my paranoia about being late for work as a deterrent on Monday and Tuesday. Never have I had such clear thoughts, laying in bed at 645 am. Today was my day off and I am definitely headed out again tomorrow. The running part isn't even that hard, it's just the getting up that kills me!

Although this has been cutting into my late night knitting, I have (per usual) been thinking about what to make next. A friend just had a baby boy so June seems like an opportune time to make something blue for them. But what does one knit for a baby when there are 4 or 5 months of stinking heat and humidity coming up? Any ideas?

Comments

love the socks! i agree, getting up is the hardest part.

Very cute socks! Wee little blue baby booties might not be such a bad summer project. (Unless you chose something like mohair that would be totally disgusting to touch in the summer humidity - blech)

Nice socks! I must pull out some sock yarn soon.
How about a baby sweater, in a size or two up, for the eventual freeze. (You'll be shivering before you know it.)

there's a super cute pattern in Mason Dixon Knitting for baby bibs in cotton.

Love the socks! I see green in there.

Or you could try knitting toys for the baby. So many options!

A Jess Hutch toy would be cute. I'd advise knitting the size the baby would wear in the winter :) Make both!

Such beautiful socks!

You and me both, girl! I finished my *green* socks yesterday too - but PS is not about pressure!

The new socks are gorgeous - really a characterization of all Project Spectrum colors!

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