I started these socks last…April? According to Rav, it was April. I started them while I was in the middle of my physical therapy sessions for my busted ankle; for some reason, I stuck them in a basket and forgot about them for six months. I came across them over the break and realized that i was only half a sock away from being done with them, so I sucked it up and finished them off. They don't even look like they are from the same skein. The dyeing was very uneven, apparently, but you know what? I don't care. I like them this way. The heels and toes are yarn that I dyed myself in an attempt to match the yarn – it's not even close, but I think it works anyway. I am just glad that they are done and ready to be worn.

I'm really torn over what I want to do knitting wise this year. Socks, of course, are always on my list, and I want to finish the Forest Path Stole, but other than that…hrmph. Stranded knitting? Sweaters? More lace? My stash is fleshed out well enough that I can pretty much knit whatever I would like and not set foot in a yarn store for the entire year, if I so chose. I'm hoping that I gain more inspiration in the weeks to come, because right now, not much is tugging at me. I think we all go through phases like that, though. Phases where something you love dearly just isn't twanging your strings.

Lucky for me, I have other things to keep me busy!

Or at least, I WOULD if my sewing machine wasn't acting up. I need to drop it off for a tune up (and possibly a time out), but I think that once we have that straightened out, I'll be doing a lot more sewing.