Weekend knitting

It was another busy weekend here at Chez Needles.  I worked on the skirt, the Bitterroot shawl and a fix it for a friend.  But because none of them are done or are close to done, I find myself swimming, looking for something to show you today.

When in doubt, go with the socks.  

These are a pair for Mr Needles out of Australian Merinos.  It is going to take 3 balls to make these nice long socks, but other than that single flaw, this is quite simply some of the finest sock yarn available.

I love the tweediness of this yarn.  I love the squooshy bouncy feel of it going through my fingers.  I love how the knitted fabric feels, thick and snuggly, smooth and soft and warm.  

I'm knitting a lot on socks right now.  It has to do with the season.  Socks are perfect hot summer afternoon in the shade knitting.  They are simple so you can stop and watch the birds and squirrels play without losing your place.  You can put them down and pick them up a dozen times and it is easy enough to see where you are.  Its a plain sock.  How can you go wrong?

But socks are also always on our minds here because it is spring and near to summer.  When it is lovely and warm outside, our basement becomes something a little more than chilly. Too hot?  Go inside for a while and you start wishing you could find a couple pair of socks to put on. Popsicle Pete's Palace it is.  Since the TV is in the basement and our studys are there too,  socks sit at the forefront of our mind even more in summer than in winter.  

If you find the chat here wandering distressingly often to socks, it is just a sign of the times.  Its summer. It is sock season.