Knitting & Crochet Blog Week hosted by Eskimimi Day 2:

Many moons ago, I was contemplating my first pair of fancy socks. I decided to go with the most popular pair on ravelry, the Monkey socks. The color was never a question. The flying monkeys in the Wizard of Oz are blue, so clearly, I must have blue flying monkey socks. I cast off on Turtle and her Mr.’s wedding day and wore them with my boots to the reception. I still think of that day fondly each time I wear them.


What flying monkey project does the future hold?
There’s some Plucky Knitter Oz Primo Fingering in my stash.

This yarn will be socks.

First, I check out the current Hunter Hammersen KAL —Linaria Bipartita Socks are on the horizon for April and we have ’til the end of May to finish. That’s doable. There are no bright green socks on the pattern page – I enjoy doing something a little different…….but I don’t think I love this pattern in green?

I flip over to see what socks other knitters have done with Oz on ravelry. Ran across a pair of Pergolas by modeste with leaves on them that I like. Why can’t I wrap my mind around knitting green socks that don’t have leaves on them? That’s an awfully weird rut to be in.

If you know anything about me, you know I’ve always got a Plan B. When I just cannot make a knitting decision, I follow the inspiration. Dizzy Lettuce Claire de Lune in the color Lichen and the Night of the Living Sock pattern both scream one of my friend’s names; I think I’ll just pair them up and hope the screaming stops.

This year, for Knit and Crochet blog week, we are to pick a house that we identify with. The descriptions for each house are listed on Eskimimi’s site.
At first, I thought I might belong to the House of Bee: Bees are busy and industrious, but can flit from one interesting project to the next as bright and shiny things capture their interest.


I am attracted to new shiny projects, but, I tend to be nearly monogamous on projects and I do so love to learn new things, so I really think I must be a Monkey.

The House of Monkey: Intelligent and with a fun loving side, Monkeys like to be challenged with every project presenting them with something new and interesting.
 

hmmm. Maybe a flying monkey?

As you know, I’m knitting the Leafy socks. I wanted to do extra leg repeats, so I ordered a second hank of Shady Verdant from Hazel Knits. A dye mistress called me to discuss where I’d bought the yarn (Gauge Knits in Austin) so she could try to match the base and let me know when it was going in the mail. The hank that showed up with a nice note from Wendee was almost an exact match for what I had, except that it was a tad prettier.

As it turns out, the first hank had plenty left for a second sock, so now I have another yummy hank of Shady Verdant in the stash. Winning!