Saturday Sky, Scarf, & Even More Socks

Yesterday we had a gorgeous day here in St. Louis. I took my kids & my knitting to the playground. (I've got to do that while I still have the chance -- my 13 year old started complaining about being bored & wanting to go home within about 20 minutes, which is a BIG change from how he used to be with playgrounds. Kids grow up so fast!)



The scarf is my very own design, destined to be a present for someone who I hope doesn't read my blog. It's done in Lisa Souza's Violet's Pink Ribbon yarn, on size 7 needles. After it's done, I'll work on writing up the pattern for it.





I also worked on my newest socks while I was there. I'm a bit afraid of running out of yarn, so I am going to go ahead & finish one to be sure I don't need to try to get one more skein. The yarn is from the Loopy Ewe. I used size 0 needles for the ribbing on the cuff, & size 2's for the rest, with 72 stitches.


There's also a sock on the needles for my daughter. I picked up a single skein of Lorna's Laces that was on sale due to it's being a lone, unmatched skein. I'm hoping two small child-sized socks can be made from one skein. These are on size 1's, & I used size 0 for the cuff on these as well, with 56 stitches around. I'm doing this set one at a time, since it's my first smaller one & I need to be sure I'm getting the size done correctly.