So long and thanks for all the yarn

With apologies to Douglas Adams for paraphrasing the title but it's the first thing I think about when I reflect on spending time at the Yarn House. I'm not sure how much more time I'll have to post before the move next week. Or even how much more knitting I'll get done! Here is just a few of the things done with my Yarn House yarn. I'll be able to post a lot more as my stash gets converted to finished objects. Thanks to all for the help with choosing yarns, colors, projects and providing much needed friendship to me and my children.

Scream if you want to go faster

Some of you know of my daughter's fascination with the swift and yarn winder. She would have me wind all the yarn of the world into balls and likes seeing the swift go around. I finally had some more yarn to be wound up yesterday and we sat down to do it after dinner. It was sock yarn, some laceweight cashmere/silk and Sam's Rowanspun Aran. We wound 1560 meters of yarn before my arms gave out! All the while she's urging me to make the swift go faster and faster. The things we do for our children...

Too Hot!

It's too hot to knit. Even cotton yarn. Can't wait until the weather breaks.

Snapdragon

Having started this at the last knit & relax, I'm pleased with its progress. Aran weight does move fast and most of the rounds are one color. I'm about halfway to the underarm shaping and hoping to finish this before the move.

Lickety Split

I suppose it would have happened sooner or later but it seems that I have been more monogamous to this iddy biddy pair of socks than I have ever been to any other. I don't know why but they just seem to have brought out the best in me. I started the first sock Friday night and finished it around 7pm on Saturday. That is the fastest I think I've ever knit anything. I then had a little break because the intarsia of the zodiac symbol took a lot out of me. It was long, it was tedious but I suppose it was worth it. I cast on the second sock today. I hope to have the pair for the end of the week *fingers crossed*. I may however have jinxed myself now.

Carol, you asked what yarn I used. It is Regia sock yarn in black and rainbow (for the toes, heels and intarsia). It's actually funny how comfortable this sock is and kind of appealing because of the seperate big toe.

The Blanket

Here are all the finished squares so far. I've got another on the needles to add. I think they look great! I might add a few more and then start sewing up. Any suggestions on the lay-out? Should I log-cabin around the outside? Thanks to everyone for contributing. I'll remember you whenever I use this!

New Knitty

This always means the possibility of a new project and though most of the patterns for the new knitty did not inspire me to much elation I did find one that was so irresistable that I just had to do it. Lickety Split has caught my attention, based on Japanese Tabi socks I could not resist the seperate toe casings. I tell you I have never worked so fast on a project, I am about 3/4 of the way through.

But hold on to your hats there may be a snag. Yep you guessed it the dreaded second sock syndrome. We shall see if this rears its ugly little head.