Another Project Spectrum FO

Lyssa is having a caption contest – caption the picture she took of a Japanese subway ad and you could win some random goodies from Japan.

I’m a little in shock about how warm it’s been. It’s nice, but weird, if that makes any sense. Put it this way – my SIL laid down the law to my brother today: No turning on the air conditioning in March or April because hello! this is Minnesota. 🙂

Reading Update
Silenced by Syrah by Michelle Scott. The Nikki Sands mysteries aren’t particularly well written, but I keep reading them anyway… Nikki works and lives on a vineyard in the Napa Valley and has a slightly complicated love life.
Stately Pursuits by Katie Fforde. This rather predictable romance was a quick and pleasant read. Broken-hearted Hetty takes care of her uncle’s dilapitated country house while her uncle recuperates from an operation. The novel features plenty of cozy British village life. This was one of my alternates for the TBR Challenge.
Out of the Deep I Cry, To Darkness and To Death, and All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming. The most recent three Reverend Clare Fergusson and Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne novels were as well-written and suspenseful as the first two, and the sexual tension remained thick enough to cut. *fans self* I hope Ms. Spencer-Fleming is writing the next book… *taps toe impatiently*

Knitting Update
The Mata Hari Meilenweits are done! Although I usually love knitting with Meilenweit, I think this was a very old skein (of course, I have no idea when or where I purchased it…). The yarn was thinner than usual for Meilenweit and it was kind of hairy – strange white hairs sticking out of the yarn. Not the most pleasant stuff to work with, but the socks are fine – and very Project Spectrum, no?

*yawn* “More socks?” -M

I modified the pattern to be slightly less lacy (and therefore warmer). My pattern notes are cryptic, but I did cast on 72 stitches. The pattern row was *yo, k2tog, k7*, moving over one stitch with each pattern row. I think I knit five plain rows between every pattern row. Fortunately, the hairiness doesn’t show up in the pictures!

In that first picture, May was on her way to the window to conduct important Mayhem business.

*chitter chitter chitter* “Birds!! Birds!!” -M

“I could’ve had that one!” -M

49 thoughts on “Another Project Spectrum FO”

  1. She’s got her priorities right! Birds before socks 😉 no matter how lovely!

    About the AC, I made them wait till June one year 😉

  2. It’s so warm that turning on the CA that early is a consideration? Yikes.

    As soon as I start sweating, I turn the CA on. I HATE being hot. Lovely that the house we just bought doesn’t have air conditioning, eh? 😉

  3. Its been in the high 80’s here for the last few days and I had to turn my air conditioning on last night because it was 92 in the house. In March. Feh!
    Great socks.. I’d probably knit them just because of the cool name.

  4. I turned on the AC Saturday (straight from the heat!) because it was 85 in the house. And you can’t open the windows because it’s Pollen Season, everything outside is coated with a thick layer of oak pollen and everyone is snarfing with allergies. Got to love South Carolina.

  5. I know what you mean about the weather. It’s unsettling… always waiting for it to end and go back to cold.

    The sock turned out great! I love the spiral lace pattern.

  6. Birds take priority over everything.

    It’s been in the 80s here all weekend. I absolutely refuse to turn on the air conditioning in March. Lucky for us all, it’s still cool at night.

  7. You can send some of your warm weather our way! Actually, it’s not too bad here.

    I love the color and pattern of your hairy socks.

    Don’t you love the little chitter noise kitties make at birds?

  8. We finally turned the AC on here when it hit 87 in the house. HOT! May is so cute and she looks so grown up now! **misses the sound of kitty chirping**

    Beautiful socks! Can’t see the hairiness, at least, not in pictures :o)

  9. Yeah the weather is odd here too. We went from fabulous spring sunshine two weeks ago to sleet last week and we are back to sunshine this week but with a chill northerly wind. Teying to decide what to wear is a nightmare – thank goodness for woolly layers 🙂

  10. Chris- I love the socks, and the lack of laciness is all good.
    I don’t do lace on my socks. Do you wear yours all the time, or just special occasions?

    Like for bird hunting, for example?

  11. Great socks! And May, that’s just what you’re supposed to do…chitter at birds. I know how disappointing it is that you can’t get to them, but that’s okay…keep trying!
    (((hugs)))

  12. Oooh sunshine is good news! Hope Peevish has brought it with her from Oz 🙂 When does she arrive?

    Lovely socksies! Perfect PS colours.

    Aww, May if it is any consolation, I have put food on the bird table outside so the pusses have some reality TV to watch too 🙂

  13. Bird chittering is the best. Our dog got groomed this weekend (cut down to what is called a teddy bear cut) and one of our cats saw him sleeping in the kitchen and put her back up at him…I’m guessing she didn’t approve?

  14. I turned the furnace off. I know it’s crazy – but not as crazy as turning the A/C on. (although it was wicked humid)

    Great socks – will you be harloting next week?

  15. socks look great… aren’t you glad you persevered? i’m not sure i’m a fan of meilenweit though… not very tightly spun.

  16. Funny how little those socks look next to whichever kitty that is! There is a lot of bird barking going on here as well. We opened the porch up for Tig and he is definately the “Kitty King of the World.”

  17. may’s adorable. do your kitties make the little cackling sound when they are bird watching? both of mine do and it cracks me up every time.

    love the socks. i have a skein of that yarn and have wondered about it. i like the way it came out and that you’ve been pleased with it in the past. hopefully, just that one skein was a doozy.

  18. Wow — I haven’t even turned on the AC yet here in San Antonio!

    Neither of my current kitties chirp at birdies, although they watch them really closely. Charlotte was a great one for talking to the birds.

  19. Both the temperature and the humidity were on the fast-track yesterday for a bit, weren’t they? Craziness. Back a little closer to reality tomorrow (maybe earlier for you).
    ; )

  20. Haha, with May puffing her fur out like that in the window shot, I almost mistook her for Chaos for a minute!

    Love the socks, it’s a very simple pattern that suits the yarn nicely.

  21. You’re supposed to turn on the AC in response to the *temperature*. Not the date or the time of year. If it’s too hot, fire up the AC. Too cold? Heat.

    Where would you all be without me?

    Ah, chittering at the birds. Sheba used to do that. Hez just stares adoringly at them.

  22. Ah yes – bird season. Our windows are open, and we’re all a bit nuts for the birds and squirrels. Even the dogs.
    Your blue socks look lovely! Congrats an a PS FO – I have yet to finish one!

  23. I’ve been tempted to turn on the A/C. But the breeze has been so nice it wasn’t really necessary. Weird though! These are great socks! I just noticed that when I view the bigger image, the favicon is a teeny version of the picture, way cool! 🙂

  24. Yowsa! AC this time of year? Yikes! I’m still wearing my scarf because I’m cold! And, with the short hair, I’ve been wearing a cap to bed many nights. LOVE your sock stretcher thingies with their little kitty heads peaking out of the socks. And nice socks too!

  25. It was 88 here and I had to turn on the AC – our windows don’t open. I bet May would love to visit here, though. We have lots of windows and every one of them looks out on birds and squirrels.

  26. The socks look great! Mayhem watching the birds is so cute – Terry will watch out the window and run from the living room to the dining room to get a better view of the birds or any other animals outside!

  27. Love those blue socks. I like the pattern, too, not too lacey.

    Yesterday my son was complaining that my cat was chittering at him, or so he thought. (He calls it barking.) He turned around and there was a pigeon behind him. Ha!

  28. Way too warm here also, 80. Sheesh! Also, I’m too warm initially. Heh!

    Love the socks. The random mottling is an elegant counterpoint to the orderly eyelets. What would you compare its yarn to?

  29. Great socks! My husband complains about my turning the heat up when it’s cold, but whenever he gets just the least bit hot, the AC goes on and freezes me out.

  30. Your socks are looking fabulous! – and thanks for all the book titles. I put some on reserve at the library from the last bunch you told me about 🙂

  31. My knitting often has little white hairs sticking out of it. If my experience is any guide, I suspect Perry may have gotten a hold of your yarn before you cast on.

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