Notice I said “finished”, not “done” as in baked in the oven. Actually, they could stand some heat. They are a little big. So I put them on and washed the dishes and gave them a good scrubbing. The cuffs are the right size so I had to be careful. Here they are pre-wash.
Can you see the difference in the thumbs? The left thumb (bottom) was knit with the main color in my left hand and the right with contrasting color in my right hand. Also, the left cuff is two rows shorter than the right. I’m glad they are finished. Now I can go back to my black socks. When they are finished, I’m starting on these.
Red Bird Kit
It’s mosaic which I haven’t done in a long long time. Somewhere in this house, I have the Barbara Walker book. It must be forty years old. Am I that old? It works with one color at a time and every pattern round is worked twice. The yarn is wool, silk, poly amide and cashmere and it’s machine washable. That’s why I like Red Bird. They always send great yarn and interesting patterns.
King of all he surveys
An ironing lesson
For the second day, the creek iced over. It was so cold, I didn’t even go out to walk the dog. I did get a lot of sewing done and the finished the baby socks.
Olive pinned. Maude sewed. Zippo ironed.
And the Sacred Wiener Dog supervised.
I always use a circular needle for entrelac. The added flexibility really helps. I may change to bigger needles. I got bored with it and tried out some sock yarn. It doesn’t do anything for me either.
But, it makes for a good sample.
I hope this isn’t too gross for anybody. Well, actually, I don’t really care. This is my blog. It’s not red, swollen or weeping so I’m just going to keep an eye on it. She is much more active today so I think she will be all right. 
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 