Finally, the lovely warm weather has arrived in Vancouver - and not too soon either. This last weekend I was out and about all weekend - serving meatballs and mashed potatoes at the European Festival in Burnaby (a suburb of Vancouver) on Saturday - the proceeds go to the Swedish School that my daughter attends - and running a 5K charity race for local Science Fair kids on Sunday. I'm nowhere near fit enough for a 5K, as proven by my collapsing on the sofa yesterday afternoon for a lovely long nap followed by knitting.
Today, I'm still sore, so I think I'll have to take it easy this evening and do some more knitting - yipee!
I still haven't had a chance to write up the sock pattern, although I have made a start at it. Sorry to those of you who have requested it, I will get to it, I promise.
I've made lots of progress on the purple cardigan, though - thanks to my sore limbs and muscles.
I highly recommend this pattern - it's variable enough to continue to be fun, without teasing the brain too much.
I've also started a new sock experiment. I love the diamond effect on the cardigan, so I thought I'd apply it to a sock pattern. I started with a multi-coloured yarn, and didn't like the effect - frogged that one. So, here's my second attempt in a solid colour:
Comments (11)
Like that sock - great shade of blue!
Posted by becky c. | May 28, 2007 6:34 PM
Posted on May 28, 2007 18:34
Wow! You really have made a LOT of progress on the cadigan. The texture of the different patterns is lovely. And lavendar -- one of my favorite colors too. I really couldn't see much on the sock pattern but looked closely at the cardigan pattern and I think I see where you are going. It should be lovely if it works out.
Posted by Kathleen | May 28, 2007 6:44 PM
Posted on May 28, 2007 18:44
The cardigan is lovely. I bet that diamond pattern will be perfect for socks.
Posted by twig | May 28, 2007 6:51 PM
Posted on May 28, 2007 18:51
The cardigan is such a lovely color. I'm not a fan of purple but this looks more blue to me.
Posted by tiennie | May 28, 2007 11:04 PM
Posted on May 28, 2007 23:04
The cardigan is such a lovely color. I'm not a fan of purple but this looks more blue to me.
Posted by tiennie | May 28, 2007 11:04 PM
Posted on May 28, 2007 23:04
Woah - running a 5k, that's awesome! Just the mere thought of it exhausts me big time, so I certainly admire you for going through with it!
Your cardi looks so good already, what a fantastic colour! And those socks - such a great idea to use the Diamond pattern, I think it's going to be perfect for socks!
Posted by Dipsy D. | May 29, 2007 1:36 AM
Posted on May 29, 2007 01:36
The cardigan is beautiful - great color. Congrats on running the 5K - impressive!
Posted by Jeanne | May 29, 2007 4:27 AM
Posted on May 29, 2007 04:27
Oooh, your sock looks great. The diamond pattern great.
Posted by kim | May 29, 2007 5:13 AM
Posted on May 29, 2007 05:13
You are making great progress on that sweater!
Posted by Debby | May 30, 2007 1:08 PM
Posted on May 30, 2007 13:08
What a pretty color, it looks like a nice periwinkle to me! I love the subtle patterning on the body!
Posted by keri | May 31, 2007 4:57 PM
Posted on May 31, 2007 16:57
wow, a 5k!! that's awesome. the purple cardigan is coming along quite nicely!
Posted by rhoda | May 31, 2007 10:20 PM
Posted on May 31, 2007 22:20