3 WIPs

It feels like summer is going by so fast, already. I was hoping we'd get out of the city for a couple of days but I waited until the last minute to look into semi-luxury camping and everything is pretty much booked (or way out of our budget). We'll do some day trips to some of the national parks that are closer and hopefully I can get to do some canoeing. At the very least, we will get to walk some nature trails.

 I've gotten to do some knitting, more than just a row here, a row there and that makes me pretty happy. The insomnia that has enabled the knitting hasn't made me happy. I fall asleep fine, but then I wake up at some ungodly hour (one night it was 2:30am) and can't fall back asleep.  It's not every night but averaging 3 nights a week.  It's awful. On the other hand, I've read some really good books (I've "discovered" Joe Hill-Stephen King's son-I burned through N0S4A2) and I'm almost finished watching season 2 of Pushing Daisies. 

I'm now working on 3 socks-the Celtic sock, made with Cascade Heritage Silk Paints (though honestly, I haven't picked it up in awhile);  Vanilla Latte knit with SweetGeorgia Tough Love sock yarn in Stormchaser and Silky Drops that I'm knitting with Couleur Mouton Kargil in Girolle (this yarn is absolutely lovely to knit with, omg so nice)  

Vanilla Latte

 Three WIP

Working the heel flap!

 Turning the heel of Vanilla Latte (I'm always so pleased after successfully finishing a heel)
 

 Not only must you see that I've turned the heel, I've also successfully picked up stitches!

 

Silky Drops sock...I wasn't crazy about the pattern as I was knitting it, it took a few rows before I liked it. In the picture I saw the yarn used is solid, obviously not hand dyed, so the pattern looks different, crisper. I love love love this yarn, everything about it is perfect-the feel, the colour.

Oooh, another heel done! More stitches picked up! woo!

The leg on this sock is not very long so it's a quicker knit in that respect, I suspect I'll have some decent yardage left over. What do people do with leftover sock yarn? Maybe I'll gather up all my leftover yarn and do some kind of frankensock.
Anywhoo, the gusset decreases have been decreased, and now it's just lots and lots of knitting in the round to cover my humongous feet.