Hello All,
Gosh it is cold here! BUT, any snow that was in the forecast has disappeared off the radar, so that is a good thing. And, even though it is bitter cold, we have been having blue skies and sunny days which lifts the spirits so much.
Once again it is mid-week - Wednesday - and time to link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers to talk making and reading. I'm excited to let you know that (FINALLY) the first sock is finished!! Woo-Hoo
Sorry for the crappy picture. The cuff and toe are actually purple; the upper leg and lower foot are a pale bluish-grey and the middle section is more of a mulberry color. Gotta love these mid-winter shots! I finished this sock yesterday afternoon and have not yet cast on for its mate, but hopefully today. I don't want to linger too long on that lest I end up with second sock syndrome.
There were no books finished this past week. I was catching up on reading some "New Yorker" magazines that Colin had passed on to us and I'm focusing on "The Secret History" to finish that up (now I've only got around 100 pages left!!). Donna Tartt's writing is just so good, but what despicable characters! And what a nasty story! Though I'm enjoying the writing, I will be happy to move on to something else...perhaps a bit light hearted. I think our group discussion of The Secret History should be a good one though and I'm looking forward to that at the end of March.
Time for me to get going. My stomach is growling and I could use another cup of HOT coffee. Have a great Wednesday!
It is bitterly cold here as well... Frankie was not interesting in dawdling at all on our morning walk! Yay for a finished sock! I hope sock #2 is soon done!
ReplyDeleteSo cold here, too and I am SO over it!
ReplyDeleteI think your photo is nice, what a great sock!! it is freezing cold here...brr.
ReplyDeleteI'm waiting for it to warm all the way up to today's high of 26 so I can face going to the grocery store. That is a lovely sock and it would be even better (or at least more useful) with a second one! But I know you will knit it soon enough. Stay warm!
ReplyDeleteGood job on the sock. I like the colors, especially the purple toe and cuff. :-) It's still SO cold here. I'm trying to patiently wait for Friday when it warms up. I like staying home so it's really no hardship.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
Frigid here, too, and we're supposed to get snow tomorrow. I'm more than ready for it to be done. I think we're supposed to get above freezing this weekend, though. You'd better hurry up and knit the second sock to that pair so you can warm up your feet!
ReplyDeleteIt's bitter cold here too - and we were supposed to get more snow which they called off. I am NOT complaining! I'm staying inside where it's nice and warm - I've got lots to keep me busy!
ReplyDeleteFun sock!
ReplyDeleteCool for us but nothing compared to your cold! Rain is moving in any minute now. Lena and I are tucked safely in bed.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the sock finish! I took Mr. Chill out on the deck to get a photo of his big finish on Monday and was sorry I did. Brrr....I brought him back in pretty quickly and ended up taking that photo on the dining room table.
ReplyDeleteWe were up north babysitting over night and came home today to snow on the ground. What a surprise. It wasn't the storm they predicted last week but it was something. We might get a little more tomorrow.
I hope you found that second cup of coffee and a bit of breakfast too. The dark winter days don't make for good photography but whoo hoo for finishing a sock. Stay warm.
ReplyDeleteI guess we got your snow. UGH. I'm completely over this winter.
ReplyDeleteNice finish on the sock. Will we ever be warm again (or even see temps above 20)?