Here is the sock I have been working on for the past week and a half. It is to be a pair of socks for my husband's birthday.
It's not very far along, is it?
Well, it has been much further along twice now. First, it was coming out too small. I started, thinking that I'd check the gauge in awhile, then forgot to do that until I was nearly at the heel.
I started over. This time, too big. I didn't get so far along this time before checking, but although gauge was fine, they still seemed too big. I gave up on the secret part of secret project, and just tried them on my husband. Too big indeed. At least now I can work on them in the evenings too, and they should at least come out the right size this time!
And here's a nearly finished project, a knit poodle, just awaiting more stuffing so I can sew on the legs.
I've decided to use that fleece I was given as a source of stuffing rather than for eventual theoretical spinning attempts, and so am cutting away the nasty bits that just wouldn't come clean the first four times, washing again, and then carding (to greater success than last time, which I will attribute to thinking as though I was brushing hair while doing so).
Here's a bowl of some of the resulting fluff, which was enough for the body. I'll card some more for the legs this week.
What a lovely gift to your mother. She looks great in it. The poodle is very cute, even without it's legs.
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