Roza's and rhubarb

I finished my Roza's in record time. Being laid up has afforded me lots of mindless knitting time. The yarn is semi-solid Merlot dyed by Yarntini - it's yarnfabulous.

I think it took me as long to get these socks on as it did to knit them!:) My back is coming along with physical therapy - but it's frustrating - I think I am normally active and this has forced me into retirement for a bit. Now I simply dream of the day I can get my socks on without feeling like my arms are too short.

I started another pair of socks with my wollmeise - it is as much of a pleasure to knit as it is to squeeze - it seems to be tightly spun, almost like string maybe. I have completed my first picot edge - don't you just love that word picot? So sweet, just like the effect it creates...



I had never tried the provisional cast on (in the correct way) - when I was trying to join it in the round, it felt like I was in a bit of a wrestling match. This left me asking myself "um, why did I want to do this?" - but once I got the provisional cast off hemmed into the sock - damn, it's sweet. The pattern is the Simple Sock, and it came with a skein of Hello Yarn. I like the simple lines of the picot and the defined stitches - the way this yarn knits up is reminiscent of cotton with the sharp stitches - the sock is so in focus. I'm in love again with another yarn - I am such a two-timer.



the best kind of rhubarb cake.