Smocking on the Move!

I'm not even going to talk about the socks. Let's just say they now look the same as in the last post. This yarn is on a time-out and is going back into the stash until I can decide what to do with it. I might just try and trade/swap it for something solid or semi-solid. Any interested parties?

Knitting was pretty productive this weekend. I got the back of smocking done about halfway through the armhole shaping. It's a really quick knit, and I'm liking the results so far. It's a very drapey fabric, so I think it will make a good layering sweater for fall. The color is very pretty too. A nice, neutral olive type green (which I have yet to capture in photos accurately. If I had to pick, the bottom picture is more representative of the color.)


The back should be finished tonight, then on to the front and second sleeve! I should have this one done before fall!

I'm in such a sock battle right now. I so want a sock to knit, but I'm just having a hard time deciding what pattern and what yarn. I think the CTH did me in. So, for right now, I'm just going to start in on some mittens and hats from some handspun that a friend sent me. I agreed to knit up some items for her to sell in her shop out of her handspun. I figure mittens and hats will be pretty quick, and I love helping her out. Her yarn is really nice. She spun up a worsted weight in all kinds of nice neutrals that I can mix and match. The weather was pretty icky this weekend, so I didn't want to post a sub-par picture. So, I guess I'm on sock hiatus right now until a pattern, yarn and I can come to an agreement!