Leaves

Here they are, the Embossed Leaves Socks. I still like them despite all their variegated-ness. The modifications I made are mentioned in this post. Going back to read the modifications that I made after I finished the second sock, I realized I forgot to cast on with Clover 3 like I did for the first one but it still fits.

All you read here most of the time is the nice and calm of the knits, what you don't see is the behind-the-scene craziness of my household especially on weekends. The exact opposite of what Maryann describes in her May 6 post. Screaming children with grandma joining in the fun and when mummy can't take it anymore, mummy screams too. A good thing I observe nowadays is that my two girls can play together for a longer time before they start to tear at each other's hair. Let's hope this positive trend will continue.

So it is no wonder my green project is a complete disaster. Anything that is not plain and mindless gets messed up here. I'm trying to see if I can come up with a solution or an alternative. I'll tell more about it in my next post. Thank you so much for your lovely compliments on Something Red which really help me going with my knits in times of such mishaps.

Comments

[Agnes]

Perhaps you'll miss this craziness when the girls start to behave like teenagers ... you know, having their own way of thinking, living in their own world, not willing to share with parents. And according to what I read and know, that would happen without any warning if you are not paying attention. Take care. :)

[Christelle]

Wow ! Congratulation they're terrific ;)

[Angela]

Maybe plain yarn would be better, but they still look great nonetheless!

[Gina]

They look great. I think there's much "ignore the man behind the curtain" stuff that we leave off of our blogs for fear that readers would think us completely and utterly insane.

[Marine]

I think that they are very, very nice !

[erin]

Lots of behind the scenes craziness in my house too - and not just on weekends :) The good news is that they outgrow a lot of these phases and improve, with age!

[Jennifer]

Lovely socks!

Behind the scenes craziness is life with small children. :)

[joy]

The Koigu colors are really pretty. How about another pair with your lilac LLs?

[mimi]

It's very normal to have noise at home with little ones. Believe me, you'll miss this precious stage! Time really goes by so fast..;)

[diana]

Lovely, lovely new socks. I do like them in the variegated yarn.

[Jeanne]

Things are alike the world over, aren't they!

[The Chickengoddess]

Those are really pretty. What color Koigu did you use? This is the first pair in this pattern I really like. You did a great job.