WIP Roundup 5/22/21

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 The night I finished Lady Cordelia,  I was not interested in winding yarn and starting the last pair of socks for the KAL, so I cast on Hug Shot instead. 



It's been near the top of my queue since I discovered Casapinka last year.  I bought the Malabrigo Mechita specifically for this pattern last July, and it's been wound, taunting me, begging to be knit from the table in my craft room for the last few months. I haven't made much progress, but it's nice to have an easy project on hand to take a break from complicated socks and tiny needles. I have several other WIPs that would have probably achieved the same goal, but when you're in a cast on mood, it's really hard to do anything but cast on.


On Monday, I did cast on Raspberry Cordial, the last pair of Socks of Green Gables. I'm using Hedgehog Fibres Sock, which is a new yarn for me. It feels more like a single than the tightly plied sock yarns I've recently come to favor,  but it's very soft and the color is absolutely stunning.  Every row I get through,  I keep thinking "man, these are going to be gorgeous." The only mod I've made so far is knitting the yo's through the back loop for the first few pattern repeats,  so the lace isn't particularly lacy. While knitting my Green Gables socks, I learned that I don't particularly like lacy toes, so I think this is a solid solution that doesn't compromise the pattern. 

I'm hoping to make some progress this weekend and get these finished before the end of the month/KAL. Hopefully I'll be sharing the FO soon!

Until next time,
Xo uhlissa 

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