knitting: July 2005 Archives

It's hot and muggy, I'm comfortably seated in my office watching the minutes tick by as the clock counts down to quitting time, and thinking about all those piccies from Bruce's grandmother's photo album that my BIL Rick has bought along as he stays with us for the week. There's some really cute photos of Bruce from babyhood through teenage years that I've just got to scan and put some of these up on this blog. It's interesting to notice some of the family resemblances - Bruce's hair has exactly the same wave pattern that his father had.

I've been trying to get going on Baby Hall's car blanket and had to rip back a few rows but I'm back on track. Was going to work on it during my ride to work but I was just a bit too sleepy, having drunk two glasses of very good wine last night and having to get up just before midnight to drag Bruce up to the bedroom (put him and Rick in the same room and they'll talk for hours and hours).

Now I'm thinking about what to make for my SockaPal. I've been looking at my samples from Blackberry Ridge Yarns. They also sell sock patterns and kits, so I know they use their own yarn. But what I can't figure out is which weight do they use - fingering or sport weight. There are some colors that I really like and would work just right with my SockaPal's color preferences, plus be warm enough for the area where she lives in. So, folks, got experience with their yarn products? Which line would you recommend?

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