um . . . Knitting

I admit I have been neglecting my knitting this summer. Two hours a week is hardly knitting at all. But now that the fall TV shows have premiered, I am ready to sit and knit and watch. This rainbow sock always makes my mouth water, but since I had to make it long enough to get all the colors in, it is too long for my foot. And I do have several sock people on my waiting list (sock people?) It may go to one of them. In the meantime I sat on the deck in the cool breeze, soaking in the sunshine and finished up this drawstring scarf. Malabrigo Rios.

And once I finished it, it was time to block it and the Malabrigo worsted scarf I knit on order, which has been finished and awaiting blocking for like three months! Shame on me. The guest bed gets a lot of pictures on this blog, eh? To block my scarves I filled the bathroom sink with lukewarm water and a squirt of hair conditioner (wool is hair, after all) and squished the scarves in the water. Then I squeezed out the scarves in a thick towel and arranged them on the flat surface of the bed. The overhead fan and warm temps speed up the drying time. Both scarves grew nicely. Yes, I still have to knit the drawstring for the Rios scarf.

I started a new shawl called Mara, but 1. don't need a shawl in these colors. 2. I would rather use this yarn for a larger project. So I unknit it. Zip!
I joined a knit-a-long to make a fast and easy summer sweater and I am the last one to finish mine. The sleeves and neckline are all I have left to do, so that is the project at hand.
The pattern is top down, raglan sleeved and millions of miles of stockinette in white cotton/acrylic. So mindless, perfect for tv watching.











And last but not least a sock started when? that is instant gratification and just the thing to take along when I need to have something for my hands to do.
I am all ready for fall now.