For the past couple of weeks, I have had a few projects in the works that were sort of black holes of knitting efforts.  I knit and knit and knit and knit, and there didn’t seem to be any less yarn, and I was still nowhere close to done.  Then finally, I broke away from the event horizon (or whatever), and things started to get done.  Specifically…

My Sock Experiment #3 is done!  This yarn knits up hella long!  I originally got the other pink yarn for the toes and heels because I was afraid I was going to end up with dinky little short socks, which I am not really a fan of.  As you can see, that was not a worry I needed to have.  I think this was a successful experiment – these socks are the best-fitting of any I have knitted so far.  I have one more skein of Biscotte yarn – this one in a candy-corn Halloween colorway from last year’s mystery sock club – that will be for the next pair I do.

So what’s next?  I am a bit over halfway done with a sweater – it is Oddrun by Elsebeth Lavold.  So far, I’m pretty happy with it.  There will be pics as I progress.  For the little project, I’m giving socks a rest for a minute.  I just started a Dragonfly shawl.  The pattern was introduced in a MKAL Jimmy Beans ran this spring.  True to form, I lurked for a bit until I decided I liked, then bought in.  Couldn’t start until just now because there were other things that needed to happen first.  However, it’s coming along nicely now that I am started…

Its a really unique creation that alternated faux plaid pattern with horizontal braid cables.  As always, more pics as I progress!  So that’s what I’m up to these days.  How about you?