Thanks everyone – yesterday was a much better day than Wednesday! And the heat broke a few days ago – yesterday was a picture perfect day here: upper 70s, negligible humidity, cool breezes, blue skies, and sunshine. Ahhhh… In fact, the members of my family who are goin’ up nord to da cabin this weekend will be taking their woolly socks and sweaters, as temperatures are supposed to drop down to the 30s overnight!Oh dear – the Neatnik continues to demand more Chaos pictures!!
Remember this sock, knit from Regia Bamboo?
I was knitting the Sockamania May sock way back when and discovered that the ankle was too tight. Last Sunday I decided to rip out that sock and do something else with the yarn. Surprisingly, the baby cables from Sensational Knitted Socks didn’t look too bad – I think this pair of socks will be a holiday present.
*sniff sniff sniff* “No fresh nip in this bag. Darn it.” -Chaos
“Haven’t I seen this yarn before?” -Mayhem
“Y’know, I think you’re right, Mayhem. I think we saw it as a different sock a few months ago.” -Chaos
“Well, it’s no stripey sock, that’s for sure.” -Mayhem
“Neener neener neener, Mom – I see you trying to take our picture!” -Chaos
I’m sorry…I can’t think or read beyond the line ‘the heat broke’…sigh.
I know, isn’t it wonderful?! It was 12C overnight here, and just perfect!!! Now if we could just get some rain.
Have fun up nord!
🙂
ohh those cables look good!
Not nice to rub it in while the rest of us are still roasting over here!
I want it to be cold. 🙁
It went from being like, almost 100 yesterday to being 75 today. WOOOOOOT!
Heat’s gone from Chicago, too! Fifties tonight. Ideal for further cat conversation of stripes v. cables.
Yay for cooler weather! That Regia looks great in the cable pattern, and you should get some sort of endurance award for doing another pattern with teensy cables after the Serpentines!
They seem to find your new socks rather boring. I, on the other hand, like the cables – of course!
Neatnik says, “Thank you, Chris!”
Your new socks look great! I can’t believe you are working on another mini cable pattern. I am still working away at my Serpentines, the Spirals are almost done.
The only way we’ve seen upper 70s is at night. I want some cold weather. I like the baby cables socks!
I like the mini cables – but what is with the “cattitude”?
The little cables look great in the Regia Bamboo. How do you like knitting with it though? I knit my Dad a pair with it and they are some GREAT feeling socks, but I thought I’d go blind knitting with that yarn. There’s just something about it that makes my eyes go wonky!
Love that last picture of Chaos!
Thank you for the link to my “temporary new home” on the net! I think, btw, that the kitties will love your new Posy Sock Sack (arriving in September!) and just maybe they’ll find a bit more “homegrown nip” inside, if they’re good kitties!
*wink*
YOUR HEAT BROKE? I surely hope ours will as they predict – it was 101 actual degrees yesterday (not “heat index)
(((hugs)))
See if someone had asked to bet me that I would read the word Neener today, I would have absolutely taken the bet. Good thing I didn’t …or that the Neener Bettor doesn’t exist.
Let’s take a moment of silence for the lack of existence of the Neener Bettor. Go ahead if you’d like to say a few words Chris, please do
Chris- Bah Humbug to the one who mentions “Holiday Knitting”.
I guess it is that time of year soon, isn’t it?
The baby cables is perfect for that yarn, and even though it isn’t stripey, I think it looks very pretty.
Glad you are having good weather! Enjoy the weekend!
Cute tongue picture of Chaos 😉 You’re making me miss Minnesota summers now!! *sigh* It is so hot here by 10 am we are crawling home for the air conditioning…
Hee hee! Chaos is such a nip head. (Or maybe that’s just false representation by the only blogger in the household with opposable thumbs?)
I wish it would cool down here, I love the baby cable.
Huh – rerun socks! Just like TV in the summer – but then you wouldn’t know, because you don’t watch tv!!
oh yeah! I am totally digging the break in the heat!! Planning a great weekend of yard work sans heatstroke. 🙂
LOLing at May’s “Well, it’s no stripey sock, that’s for sure.”
And see I thought it was nearly impossible to tell what cats are thinking.
A/C off – windows open –
AHHHHH…I can feel fall coming!
There is a really pretty mini-cable patterned sock over at Wendy Knits and Loopy Ewe as well.. in case you need further temptation to knit more socks.
Those are such cute pictures of Mayhem with the stripey socks! She looked good on them, no wonder she was so attached.
When is Jim Butcher going to come out with his next book? I’m all caught up.
those cables are just too cute. great socks Chris!
The 30s?! See, that’s why I can’t live by you. It hardly ever gets in the 30s here, even in the dead of winter. I start shivering below 60.
GORGEOUS yarn! The kitties are great, too (what can you expect? they’re kitties)
Love the baby cable socks, the colorway reminds me of happy confetti… like from a New Year’s Eve celebration. Too cute with the tongue shot.
The last photo looks like they are both licking their lips after having eaten the sock – have you checked that it is still there?
Upper 70s? Really? I’m so envious . . . yesterday morning at 6am it was already in the mid-80s here!!
love those baby cable socks! and the photo of May hoarding her striped socks a couple posts ago is absolutely priceless!
I am so, so excited about this change in the weather. I wore jeans today…thrilling!!!!
Love the cables!
whereas here on the other side of the planet it was minus 2 last night and we want some warmth.
I’m loving the Regia bamboo yarn. Next time my LYS has a sale I just may stock up on several balls.
I love those little cables. They look great in that yarn.
I love the little cables too, but really I just love the kitties!
Oh- I love the baby cables! *must*resist*the*urge* to buy socks with baby colors.
*sigh*