Gift Projects

I have two gift projects on the needles right now, and several on a list to start as soon as these are done. The first is a pair of socks in OnLine Holiday Color. They are a cool heather grey with tiny stripes of some other very random colors that all come together surprisingly well. I took the plunge and bought size zeros for these socks - the smallest needles I have ever worked with. The fabric looks terrific and there are no holes, but they do go slowly. It doesn't help that they are 9.5 inches in diameter and 9.75 inches long in the foot!!! The pattern, once again, is just a basic stockinette toe-up a la Ann Budd in the summer Interweave Knits. I might be addicted - hee hee. (I am actually a lot further along than the pictures show!)

I like the way the colors look close up.

This is a scarf I am making for another friend. It is a variegated handspun yarn. The yarn was spun by another friend! I am using a very simple V lace pattern. I like it, except that the size of the yarn varies GREATLY in the different parts of the scarf. Some parts look like spiderweb, while others look like lace done in barely-spun roving. I am going to go ahead and just call it a "Rustic Lace Scarf". The color is beautiful.

In much more sad knitting news, my good friend Rebecca is moving away. We had a final knitting party at Ecco, the awesome new gelato place in Nob Hill. I will miss her greatly, but we are all going to keep in touch by knitting each other socks for birthdays. They encouraged me to sign up for Ravelry, which I did. I hope my invitation comes soon. Here are Pam, Georgiana and Rebecca.

We'll miss you, Rebecca!!!