I mentioned the summer time suck a few days ago, and it continues. I can't believe that this is as far as I am on this sock.. ready to start the heel flap. I have cut out a full repeat of the pattern. It calls for 3 repeats, plus the first 8 rows of the chart. I'm only doing 2 repeats plus the first 8 rows. Why? No fiber insurance with this yarn. Can you imagine my distress if I was halfway through the second sock's foot and realized I wouldn't have enough yarn? So.. I'm just being cautious here.
Its a lovely pattern (IK- Embossed Leaves Socks, see the left sidebar for the link) though, you cannot see the details with it all puckered up as it is. I can totally picture this stitch pattern in a shawl (I've already filed this in my mental idea box)
The only issue I have so far, is the pooling of color, as most know.. I hate. I don't mind the blue/green pooling, but that bright purple stripey thing its doing, is bugging me. I will finish them though.
I'm not melting today. Its stayed rather cool in the house for the most part. Its all about the strategic placement of fans throughout the day as the sun changes directions and hits the house in different places. I think I have it down to a system now.
And lastly.. Do gypsy moths eat wool? There are moths everywhere these days, all around the property and I'm also finding them in the sun room (actually there were 15 of them in the sun room this morning) I'm assuming gypsy moths because those nasty caterpillar wormy things were everywhere in the spring. Now the moths are everywhere. I may be wrong. In any case, my fiber is snugly sealed up, but I've heard horror stories. I have far too much money wrapped up in fiber for a measly little moth to screw it all up.

Around a year ago on this day..

• *yawn* - 2007
• I'm back - 2005