Since it wasn’t exactly raining today, more like drizzle or mist hung in the air, and the weatherman started the day by telling us that today was our window of better weather; I did what any stir crazy animal would do.  I headed outside to see what I could get done in the window.  Planting except for containers that could be filled with soil premixed a few days ago and kept dry in the barn, was out of the question.  I planted the containers.  Then, I walked to the mailbox.  The cows were lying down.  So much for the weatherman.  I’ll bet on the cows. 

Gray days are extraordinarily beautiful  The light is magic. 

I turned on the burner under the dye pot and set about dyeing three different red colorways (two in the merino / silk lace weight and one in the 100% silk)  and eight skeins of the Verdigris in the lace weight silk.  Not bad for a window kind of day. 

It’s already June 7th and I’ve just begun my Trekking socks.  I like this yarn.  Alot!  I wanted a simple pattern that gave texture to the striped yarn without giving too much confusion to the pattern.  Wendy had posted a simple 6 stitch, 4 row repeat that she used on the top of a sock.  I used a 3/3 rib to carry the 3 knit stitches into the pattern  of the sock.

So far, so good. I’m rethinking my use of the 4 dps.  For a trekking project, especially one with yo’s strategically placed at the beginning and ends of the needles, it would probably make more sense to use two circs or a magic loop.  I’ll switch between them and see what I like for a walk around project. 

I’ve got everything ready to go for the Wings of the Swan shawl. 

I really liked using the old Bryspun circs for the silk, but as you may remember, it /they broke.  A couple of them broke.  And, as much as I like the points, the new circs have a different join, one that is not supposed to break.

BUT, it has a small lip that catches fine yarn.  I think you can see it in the picture.  So, it may be back to my Addi Turbos, the bamboo was a bit too sticky for the silk. 

Finally, I charted the written pattern onto a graphed index card. 

If I could just wrangle up a little more time…..