Many, many thanks to the Procrastinatrix, who turns out to live three blocks from me and to have had the audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows just lying around!! I spent the weekend enthralled, listening to 21 hours of Harry Potter and knitting. No spoilers in the comments, please! I really appreciate that I was able to listen to the book without having encountered a single spoiler, and I hope that others are able to do so as well.
But now I must blearily return to reality… I’m further behind in bloglines than ever, so please let me know if you have a contest you’d like me to mention!
I finished the Sockamania Spiralling Socks, which took me exactly one week to complete.
“Hold that thought, Mom. I’ll be back!” -Mayhem
While we wait… The Trekking Pro Natura (wool/bamboo) was ok to knit, but I’m really curious about how these socks feel after they’re washed. Will the bamboo get softer?
“Ok, I’m back! Did you miss me?” -Mayhem
But of course…
“I think these are ok, but I still like those stripey socks more because they’re stripey! When are you going to show them the stripey socks, Mom?” -Mayhem
Shhhhhhhh, Mayhem…..
Wow, more stripey than these? Glad to hear you enjoyed a good weekend with your book! Mark really enjoyed reading it straight through without spoilers too.
Very nice!I’m almost done with mine too. I don’t know anything about the Pro Natura, sorry.
I think Mayhem needs some stripey socks of her own.. or just a striped mouse at the very least.
21 hours? How much do you have left? I found myself crying only once as I read this one. Won’t tell you why – no spoilers!
Must be like people with curly hair wanting straight hair: a solid kitty wants stripey socks.
Oooo, more stripey to come!? You know, I have a pair of Trekking socks (100% wool though), and although I love the colours, I can’t wear them because I find them too “prickly” on my wee little feets.
The socks look great!
More socks? Aren’t we neglecting some other things?
You have wool with bamboo in it?
Or am I completely missing something?
Chris- I admit I had issues with the use of Bamboo in knitting yarn- I kept thinking of all those starving Panda Bears.
**sniff**
I have two balls of ProNatura in my stash, but have yet to knit with it. I too would like to know how they feel after washing. Congrats on finishing the spiralling socks!
HP7 was great! I couldn’t put it down. I read it in two days. LOL
Your socks look great! That was fast!
Sounds like a wonderful way to spend the weekend. I really like the socks!
21 hours of knitting??? Man, I’m jealous.
Socks look great!
Lovely socks! May always looks so intrigued with the new yarn/knitwear.
How cook is that to live so close to another knitblogger?! I have some reservations regarding the book. Mostly that I wish it were a bit longer and way more detailed. Sounds like a perfect weekend. The spiral socks look wonderful.
I have the first Harry Potter audiobook on its way to me right now. I think I’m the only one in the universe who hasn’t read any of the books yet!
Nice socks!
The socks look great, I love the colors.
Nice socks! Glad you got to enjoy your book without spoilers – I don’t understand some peoples’ need to spoil the ending of the book for others. Not very nice, to say the least.
did you get to give it a second go-round listen? like i said, i missed much detail in my rush to find out what happened the first read-through. very very glad i read it a second time.
I’ll be interested to hear what you think of the socks post-wash. The panda wool seemed soft from the get-go. The panda cotton not so much, though I expect that is mostly due to the cotton and not the bamboo.
Great socks! I really like the colors with the spiral stitch pattern. I think Trek may be onto something about Mayhem being solid colored so she likes striped socks.
I finished Book 7 Friday night. I hadn’t seen a spoiler, but I was afraid I was going to.
Nice socks! WOW, what luck getting #7 on audio…did you finish it or are you still listening??
Finally finished HP7 yesterday afternoon at the cabin, as predicted.
Will need some more digesting before I have anything to say…
More stripey socks???
I just finished a pair of out Fortissima Socka and the socks didn’t get too much softer. Pretty much the same as regular (read: Trekking, Opal, Regia) get softer.
I got to see the Biteberry yarn in action with Anne last night. That’s pretty stuff.
Not really a contest, but I am running a birthday card exchange on my blog if you wouldn’t mind mentioning it. Thanks!
Julie is not the only person in the universe who hasn’t read HP – any of them. I’m right there with ya!
And…since when is MAYHEM a spoiler???
Or is THAT what she is? Stripey Socks?
(((hugs)))
Glad you enjoyed it. I’m looking forward to listening to HP7 while doing mindless work this week–I want to see if I pick up on different things than I got out of reading it, um, four times.
wait a second you did that leg detachment trick again didn’t you?
Great socks! 🙂 hp is hynotising
Ooooh, is May dropping spoilers? Sounds like she knows something we don’t. (Of course, she’s a cat. She knows lots of things we don’t.)
Thanks for not spoiling the book! I’m still 6-and-7-less. Sooooooon. But not now.
I love these socks! Too cute.
Very pretty – and yes, I think the bamboo will soften after washed. At least others do. Re-entry is hard isn’t it? I’m doing the same today!!
Nice socks! They should soften up after washing, that’s one of the lovely qualities of pure bamboo yarn so I assume it would have a similar effect in a blend. I am seriously thinking about buying the audiobook for HP – only thing holding me back is the price tag. I haven’t even started reading it, mostly because I can’t knit and read at the same time!
Sounds like a great weekend Chris! What’d you think of the book? I really enjoyed it 🙂 Having never listened to the audio copies, I think I’m gonna put a moratorium on TV this fall and get in a bit of knitting / Harry Potter time each evening. Should do wonders for my knitting productivity!
And I like the socks 🙂 I have some bamboo blend yarn that I think I’m gonna dye up and knit with, since I’m curious to see what it’s like!
Happy to do it, ma’am. I thought about you all weekend, wondering where you were in the book! I definitely suggest listening to it twice through, as someone else said, there was much I missed on the first go round. and there’s plenty of time left on the rental. 🙂
I made some socks with Crystal Palace’s Panda cotton and they are soooo soft. I bet the trekking softens nicely once washed. Let’s see the stripey socks.
The socks are purty. Are you finished with HP yet? Which one is your favorite so far?
Those aren’t the stripey ones? They’re cute!
Boy, remind me not to tell Mayhem secrets. 😉
21 hours? But you got it! Awesome.
Stripes? Did someone say Stripes???!
What pretty socks!!
no spoilers I promise! but I finished HP7 and a week or so later loaned it to my sister. It took her a couple days to start reading it but she called when she finished and we had us a good chat about it.
it’s such a good book (even if it is the last stinkin’ one!)
Nice socks! I’ve been curious about the bamboo yarn and how well it would wear. Harry Potter and knitting sounds like a fun weekend.
So what did you think about Harry really being a girl? I thought that was a wicked plot twist! 😉
Nice socks! I’ve washed my Pro Natura socks, but haven’t worn them yet, so I can’t tell you if they softened a lot or not.
Cute socks! Did they soften? I’ll bet that they may soften with wear?
I may have to get that same sock yarn to make a pair of socks for myself, that color looks exactly like a skein of Noro I have at home. Mmmmm…
yay for HP!!
Who’s Harry Potter? 😉 Haven’t read any of the HP books, but I think I saw the first film when it came on the telly.
I made hubby some Jaywalkers from Pro Natura, and they’ve softened up beautifully in the wash (no fabric conditioner). My Regia bamboo ones are like butter too, only not as greasy! 😀
I only had one tiny spoiler for HP. I’m glad it wasn’t more! Glad you found a copy to borrow and had a weekend to enjoy it!
Your socks look great. I must make some more, too!