Back to socks

I finished the 4th lapghan for the nursing home last night and that's about enough crocheting for a bit. I had a basket of granny's daughters that I added onto an afghan I started making with them eons ago. It looks interesting but in order to have lots of color to it you have to have a lot of odds and ends of yarn. I make a few everytime I have some bits leftover but it's still a long term project. It takes longer to join them together than it would to just crochet a few rows on an afghan. You can find out more about Granny's Daughters or Circles of Hope at this link.

So I'm back to finishing up some socks I started about a year ago. They're made with laceweight Baby Alpaca and I decided to do a cable pattern on them so it's pretty slow going. I'm not totally sure about how they will wear after I do get them done but they sure are soft. They were supposed to be for St. Patrick's Day last year and I didn't make it and I doubt I will for this year either!

Moda Dea Sock done

I finished the first Moda Dea sock. It looks nice and fits well but I'm still not impressed with paying $5.09 a ball for acrylic yarn. They'll probably end up going to my daughter since she likes any handmade socks no matter what the yarn is.

Nothing much

I haven't accomplished much this week. I started another lapghan, then got sidetracked with making a shawl for my mom. I made her one a couple years ago and apparently it was getting past it's best so she presented me with a bag of yarn on Monday night and asked for a new one. It's made with Bernat Illusions and a big crochet hook but it's a boucle type yarn and it's impossible to work with. The "nubs" catch all the time and won't pull through the loops. It only takes 3 balls and I've just started the 3rd so the end is in site.

I've almost finished the first Moda Dea sock and it looks alright. I'm less impressed with the yarn now since I found a join in the ball and the stripes don't match up after the join. I should have pulled it out and fixed it to match but I was at work and it just didn't seem like an option at the time. So now I either have fraternal socks or I have to make the second one wrong too!