Friday Fluff

 

I have half a finish to show off today. One of my handspun socks is finished and the second one has begun. As I cast on the second sock I was admiring the colors and wondered about the origin of this particular yarn so I went investigating. 

It seems I dyed this yarn myself which is hard to believe. I usually crank out clown barf but apparently I restrained myself this time around. I had spun the white Corriedale as is and then dyed it which also helps to keep those colors from turning muddy. Well done, me. 

Speaking of color, I'm feeling a little bit better about this lavender/gray Cormo I've got on the Ladybug. I just wish the orange had a bit more of a presence. 

I've been watching the Vuelta in the morning but the stages are shorter than the TdF so I don't get much done. I did get two drop spindles of that BFL finished. 

And...the scariest thing I did all week was to get that lace border started on the Pi Shawl. It took me two tries to figure it out. It helped to put that pattern into a language I could understand and see while I'm working on it. From this point on I think we're good to go but it's going to take forever. 500 plus stitches and you only lose 4 with each lace pattern repeat. Yikes.