Let me show you socks.

Heavy Sock Knitting has resumed Chez Spilly and here are the most recent products of my labour:

The first Kuzunoha Monkey:


The first Pomatomus (aka Fish Sock):


now to stave off any and all New Projects til they are paired with their yet-to-be-knit mates. this may require more than a little willpower on my part.

one exception, however, has been allowed to squeeze through the cracks. this is a pair of Oilily-inspired stash-busting Piggy Mittens for my enthusiastic three year old cousin. unlike my previous Piggy Mittens these ones will actually be documented before they go to their new home.

what i should be doing, above everything else, is polishing off the patterns for my Naive Socks (This Must Be The Socks) and my Sea Mineral Mittens, as i hope to have both patterns ready for public consumption by the end of next week! look out!

ETA: my apologies to those who are still waiting for Ravelry invites, but if you're already a member and would like to queue up my soon-to-be-released patterns, feel free to do so! Here are their links:

Naive Socks (This Must Be The Socks)
Sea Mineral Mittens

One fish, two fish, green fish, blue fish.

the ladies of Friends Knit Together and i are currently taking on a mini-knitalong for Pomatomus. what it is, more or less, is a fun way for us to finally force us to sit down and outsmart the pattern.



it's working! twisted rib gets me every time. i just love those perfect little rows that curve to form perfect little fish scales. the pattern is really easy to memorize too, which is especially nice. logic is terribly refreshing!