Pattern: Toes and heels from this pattern, cuff ribbing from Sensational Knitted Socks p. 37 Garter Rib

Yarn: Regia

Needles: Size 1 addi turbos

Gauge: 9 sts to the inch

Knit: 6/21 – 7/22/06

Another picture of a happy guy with his new socks. Despite the fact that the weather was in the 80s yesterday, HWJF just *had* to wear his new wool socks to work! Now that’s a satisfied customer!! I on the other hand am… well… freekin’ glad they are D-O-N-E. I once read about how colors have vibrations and that people are attracted to certain colors because they vibrate well for them and their aura (and now, of course, I can’t find anything about this phenomenon so I probably sound a bit deranged). Well let me just tell you, this color of Regia did NOT vibrate well with me. By the time the first sock was done I was totally sick of looking at it. I had to start something that was completely the opposite just so I could spell my extreme dislike for these colors. Hence the purple cable socks I posted previously. They were like a refuge from the green and brown hell on size 1 needles I was living. But I love my guy and he loves his socks so the suffering was worth it. Here’s a better pic of the socks themselves:

I’ve started two new pairs in colors I am much happier about which I will show you all soon!

I finished these up on the way back from our trip to Long Island on Saturday. We went to visit my grandfather and HWJF got to meet the family for the first time. It was a nice day and since I hadn’t seen any of my extended family since Christmas, it was well over due. The funniest part of the day was driving there. I was totally confused during the whole trip. Instead of names like TappanZee and Whitestone we were faced with Verrezano and Goethels. I’ve never lived “south” of anything before so it was a very new experience for me. The best part was the fact that instead of taking 3 hours it only took an hour and a half. Definitely a bit of a change.

On the way home we saw this boat:

It apparently had docked in NYC because it had tipped over on its side while out a sea. I didn’t find that out until I watched the news Sunday morning.

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing and making another pizza:

The main discovery here? It’s WAY easier to roll out pizza dough when you have a rolling pin!

Edit: Oh yeah. Almost forgot. I got promoted to Senior Librarian as of today too.

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