FO: Honeymoon Socks

I still have a whole host of projects on the blocking/finishing pile, but here is the first completely finished object since the wedding... I started these socks on the plane at the start of the honeymoon and finished them off just after we got back.

Pattern: Smoking Hot Socks by Monika Steinbauer.

Yarn: Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball from Natural Stitches, Pittsburgh.

Mods: 64 stitches wide instead of 60. I didn't do the mitred squares as when I tried them they were just a smidge too small. Instead, I continues the slip stitch pattern up the front of the leg, adding the occasional short row pair accross the front two needles to make up for differences in row gauge.

Project: online at Ravelry.

Yummy Yarn

It's coming up for a year since I first discovered Eskimimi's blog, it's still fabulous and... as of today Eskimimi has launched her own hand-dyed yarn - it's awesome. She blogs about it here, and the shop is hosted by Etsy, here.

I've just bought this lovely yarn:

(image grabbed from Eskimimi's shop on Etsy)

Which is inspired by blue hydrangeas, the same flowers as in my wedding bouquet:

(photo by Tall Order Photography, flowers by Wedding Flowers by Catherine)

Love them both!

Wedding Crafting

I meant to take pictures of the many things we made but I mostly didn't get chance. Still, here are a couple:

Table plan:



Place card:


I was surprised at how well the crafting all worked out. Some was a bit last minute but it all looked lovely once it was done.

Friday Fill-In

This week's Friday Fill In:

1. I feel tired, fed up and altogether ready for a weekend.

2. Being with Hobnob is always fun.

3. Right now, I can hear these things: mice clicking, keyboards tapping, doors creaking, doors shutting, footsteps past my door.

4. I can't believe how gorgeous I look in a wedding dress (they must have some magic powers I'd never realised before) and I'm glad of that, and also that I managed to think of something other than a grump about my PdD :)

5. The last time I felt like I was being productive at work/study was when I was not here. *sigh - I don't want to be not here but I do want to feel useful*

6. We don't get Monday off for this Labour day weekend (or indeed any Labour day weekend, this being the UK).

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to just being at home, tomorrow my plans include watching the weekend fly by too quickly and Sunday, I want to find that I do get some time for me and for house organising despite the Guideyness!