Easter WIP

Happy Easter to those that celebrate. Happy Sunday to all. We had a quiet day which we greatly enjoyed.

As I mentioned in the past I use the WordPress app to write my posts. Our desktop has reached the age where it is on the way out. I had to download the Jetpack app to read blogs and comment and I finally got around to doing it. My phone is nearly the same vintage as the desktop so asking it to do new more modern things doesn’t necessarily go well. If you’re reading this it worked!

I cast on some new socks when I finished the last pair. I had serious concerns about sticking with them but now that I’ve turned the heel and started the gusset I guess they stuck. The pattern is Down the Rabbit-Hole by Purrlescent. It is available for free on Ravelry. The yarn is Western Sky Knits Aspen sock in the Lucy colorway.

I’ve knit with this yarn in the past and I really like it quite a lot. The colors are deep and vibrant. The purples and orange are just a little outside what I’d normally choose. The pattern is basically a pair of slipped stitches that travel around the sock. I like the combination of this pattern and yarn. The only drawback is I tend to split the yarn when I’m knitting the slipped stitches. The yarn isn’t overly splitty so I’m blaming my needles. They aren’t the pointiest I have but they are a little longer which I wanted for this pattern. I’m only a little bit concerned that there won’t be a load of stretch but not enough to try them on. I did knit the leg an inch shorter than I ordinarily would just in case.

Now that I have the Jetpack app I’m going to go read some blogs. It’s been a while.