The jacket with the fastening which I won’t mention is coming along well. Just one sleeve left to knit, and then the you-know-what to sew in. But I need to block it first, and can’t do that at the moment as my normal blocking space is being used. I need to get a portable blocking space sorted asap!
So meanwhile I’ve gone back to my Sockapalooza saviour socks! After the first two patterns I tried were frogged, I was feeling a bit disheartened about them, but then Tracy on the Angel Yarns forum posted a link to a splendid sock pattern.
It’s this one, a simple, six row repeat but very pretty and almost cabled, though I can also see the “wings” that give the pattern its name. And I changed my mind (again!) and am using Rowan 4ply Soft instead of Opal. 
I think my pal will approve!
I met Diane for coffee yesterday morning which was lovely, and popped to Stash Yarns afterwards, of course (!), where I bought a skein of Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Dyed Cotton, which feels like cotton wool. It’s to knit a secret present, so I’m afraid til it’s handed over that this is the only photo I will be posting:
Purple cotton wool bobbles! Intriguing, eh?
That Blue Sky Cotton looks luscious! Can’t wait to see what it will grow up to be, you tease!
The eagle’s flight socks are lovely, nice pattern, nice color.
Love the socks, love the bobbles.
Sneekret knitting makes for boring blogging though – so you’d better start something else
maybe something silky?
love the socks.. that pattern is stunning.. it’s definitely on my list of to-do’s!!
and sneekret knitting..? what ya up to buns??
I know I know nerrrr nerrrr!!!
the sock is ace ca I have some please mum
Portable blocking space – have you tried the foam interlockable playmats from Early Learning Centre? One pack makes a 4-feet square, two packs and you could block a tablecloth (or some really enormous socks!)
Those bobbles look vaguely familiar to me, I think I may have knitted something with similar bobbles…but since yours are secret bobbles I’ll not say…