Project Name: Conwy
Designer: Nancy Bush
Pattern Source: Knitting on the Road
Yarn: Koigu
Yarn Source: Elizabeth Lemler - Project Spectrum Swap
Date Started: 6/22/06
Date Completed: 8/19/06

Comments: I got this beautiful yarn from Elizabeth in the PS Swap. Even though June was almost over, I decided to cast on anyway, and also make them part of the Summer of Socks Knit Along. This is a great pattern, with shaping in the back of the leg to make the calf tapered. I made them a little shorter than the pattern called for because I don't like socks that go to the middle of the calf.

Project Name: Cable Beanie Hat
Designer: 
Pattern Source: Handout from Bundles of Love
Yarn: Stahl Morea
Yarn Source: Free Kit from Yarn Garage at Yarnover 2006
Date Started: 8/21/06
Date Completed: 8/27/06

Comments: I knit up this kit for Project Spectrum August - neutrals. I made the first hat on size 3 needles and knit one fewer repeat before starting the decreases than the pattern called for. I made the second hat with the called for size 4 needles. My stitch gauge seems about the same, but the row gauge was different, so I knit two fewer repeats of the cables. I also left off the last 4 rows so the top wouldn't be so pointy. I got both hats from one skein of yarn with a small ball left over. I really like this wool/microfiber blend yarn.

Project Name: Jaywalker Socks
Designer: Grumperina
Pattern Source: Magknits
Yarn: Socks That Rock - Romancing the Stone
Yarn Source: Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Date Started: 7/20/06
Date Completed: 8/30/06

Comments: I knit these socks as part of the Summer of Socks Knit along and the Project Spectrum July - Purple month. These aren't quite as close fitting as the first pair I made from Tess' Designer yarns, but they do fit pretty well. As usual, I made the legs a little bit shorter than the pattern called for. I like how the colors mostly matched up, even though I didn't try to make it happen.