Two-fer

It’s time for more finished stuff! First up is a pair of socks.

Aren’t those pretty? The yarn is Urth striped sock yarn, Uneek Sock, in oranGGe. These are for me. The pattern is the same as always, though I continue to tweak it to fit better. Currently, I cast on 68 stitches, but increase to 72 just before the heel flap, to fit my instep better. I decrease back down to 68 in the gusset decreases. I also knit the heel flap a few rows longer. This is what I love about hand-knit socks: they can be truly customized for the wearer’s foot.

These were knit on 2.00 mm double points, with a picot hemmed cuff. I started these back in July. I blame the Corgi for the slow progress.

Here are the new socks:

These are definitely going to be for me. The yarn is John Arbon Exmoor sock yarn base, but dyed by an independent dyer in the UK, Felt Fusion. I love every last John Arbon yarn I’ve touched, and their sock yarn is no exception. This color is “Down Devon Way”, and it’s still available. The Felt Fusion page has some additional colors available as well. (There maybe a few more skeins of this in my stash.) Her colors are very rich and saturated.

Here’s the second part of the two-fer:

It’s a washcloth! How exciting! Really, though, I love these. I keep a stack of these near the shower. This is Euroflax sport weight linen, which makes great face cloths. It feels weird and stringy whilst knitting, but softens up tremendously once washed. I just toss them in the laundry with the rest of the towels.

The pattern for this is Grandma’s favorite dishcloth, here.

Our Thanksgiving was quiet. John and I both had Covid this month, two weeks before TG for him, and the next week for me. We both took Paxlovid, neither one of us were very sick, but the subsequent fatigue has been a bit daunting for me. Since we were out of quarantine by turkey day, we were able to go to our friends’ home for dinner that day. It was lovely to spend the holiday with good people and good food. We’ve all gotten to the age that we don’t take for granted a single one of those moments together.