Bonita is a peach. No, not like a Georgia peach, more like a steel peach you’d want around if the zombie apocalypse happened because she’d be willing to let you wash all the cups while she sat on a roof with a shotgun. Now, my aversion to skin cancer runs deep (my genes are stacked against me), so I really value that in a zombie apocalypse preparedness team member. I digress. Bonita got me hooked on the Walking Dead, so I decided she needed some Night of the Living Socks. (we actually discussed who was going to wash the cups in the event of a zombie outbreak and I wrote our plan in my organizer. That’s how we roll.)

Prior to making these socks, I talked to Bonita about how many runs I should put in these socks. I said “We don’t want to have too many runs because that could compromise the structural integrity of the socks.” She said something to the effect of there being few things as important to her as sock integrity.


In other news, did you know lichens sometimes grow in gravestones? and once upon a time, Bonita had a job carving gravestones. Winning!


To see what other folks have finished, check out Tami’s Amis, Wisdom begins in Wonder, and Natural Suburbia.

I’ve restarted the second muppet sock 7 times. Now that I’ve figured out where in the color repeats to cast on, I need to cut off the yarn I’ve knit with over and over because it is stretched all to Hades. So, the second Muppet sock looks like this for now. It’s in time out.


and I’m working on this pretty mitt.

It’s a test knit for Hunter Hammersen in Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20 – Dragonfruit and it is getting rave reviews from the people that are seeing it in the works.

Speaking of Hunter Hammersen, I’m going to be casting on socks for the July KAL before too long. They are really pretty, so join the group on ravelry if you like. It’s a super fun group and you might win a prize!

To see what others are working on, check out:
Tami’s Amis
Small Things (I’m listening to “The Amen Solution” and so far, his brain healthy diet is making a lot of sense.)
Frontier Dreams

The “I wish Daryl was here.” socks are finished.


Pattern: Night of the Living Dead Socks (wasn’t crazy about the pattern write-up, but the idea was super fun and I figured it out – this is NOT a great pattern for your first pair of socks).


For a change of pace, let’s talk about the Claire de Lune yarn.
Clair de Lune means moonlight in French.

and is the name of the third movement in a piano suite by Claude Debussy.
and a song written by Gabriel Fauré.

set to the words of the poem by Paul-Marie Verlaine.
who was born in Metz.

which has absolutely nothing to do with Kevin Bacon.

To see what other folks have finished, check out Tami’s Amis, Wisdom begins in Wonder, and Natural Suburbia.