Yeah I knit. See:
The first Opal Rainforest sock in Fish is now complete. I grafted the toe on the train this morning. I also got the skein ready for the second sock. For a change, I made a readable/findable mental note as to where in the color repeats I started this sock in so I could come darn close to duplicating it for the second. I’m ready to cast on for its mate tonight. Having made these cuffs shorter than normal, I think I’ll have enough yarn to eek out two pairs of monkey socks. I think this colorway is okay for Alexander as well. Hmm.. maybe we have our family Rhinebeck socks. We all wore matching socks last year, though they weren’t wearing shoes and I spent most of my time retreiving socks from the sidewalks, under the stroller, etc. Still wish I had a nickle for every kind soul who stopped me to let me know that Alex had lost one of his socks. I finally gave up and tucked those socks in my pocket. This year: shoes (aka Sock Protectors).
Did I knit last night? Nope. Spin perhaps? Nyet. Any guesses? DIng ding. Yup I played with the beads some more. An addict is born. I was giddy when I saw my order placed yesterday shipped yesterday. Woo. I do hope it will be here before the weekend. I found I had enough seed beads to work a cuff bracelet that I found in a Winter 2005 magazine I had in stash. I managed to get halfway done with it last night and should easily finish it tonight. More beads! More beads! More beads!!!!!!
It really is only a matter of time before the beads and knitting collide into one project. Elaine showed me some beautiful beaded knitting she’s doing with pearl cotton and seed beads. I’m visualizing pearls on socks, at the intersections of a diamond pattern. I might opt for the crochet hook and string bead on as necessary approach rather than days of threading seed beads. That, naturally, is subject to change if the right pattern comes along. I do have a load of that crochet cotton thread in a variety of colors thanks to previous flirtations with both thread crochet and tatting. See, if it involves thread/yarn/cord, I did/do it. Stash good.
Wanna bead! Must work 
Craft on!
