What makes today an especially great day off (other than being pleasantly unexpected) is that I was up and showered at alert by 8 am. Usually on a day off I sleep until 10 or later and lounge around in my pjs all day. I kicked off the day by playing some DDR and drinking coffee from a ceramic mug (it makes a difference!). Then I destashed two grocery bags full of yarn (Sally Ann time!) and organized the rest of the stash. There's been a lot of sheet set/drapery/duvet cover purchases in the household over the past few months, so I organized my yarn into all these clear plastic bags with proper zippers. I am super pleased!
Aaaand, I finished the Jaywalkers! Technically I finished them yesterday afternoon at work, but today I wove away the ends and blocked one of them, which means they're almost gift-ready!
The first picture shows the colour a little more accurately. For some reason the camera refuses to pick up how the lightest green is almost yellow and springy, and how the darkest one is a dark spruce-blue. Ah well. Here, too is a pic of a pre-block Jaywalker.
It bears saying that I've never blocked socks before, partly because I couldn't find a sock blocker anywhere in Montreal, and partly because they look fine once they're stretched out on the foot. While I stand by the latter, because I'm gifting these, I really want them to look just as pretty sitting in the box as they do on the feet, hence the blocking. Ironically, my dad offered just last night to make me a sock blocker from 1/2" thick plastic if I made a cardboard mock-up (he owns a machine shop). So I made the mock-up this aft... and couldn't wait until tomorrow night! So I wrapped the cardboard in plastic wrap. XD
Up next... I want to make some Mad Colour Weave Socks in solid coral pink! After the quick, simple and masculine (camouflage green) Jaywalkers, I'm eager to start something engaging and girly! Expect updates on Ravelry first. ^^
