Has it been a week since I posted already?! The last week disappeared in a blur of Finishing Important Secret Stuff for the magazine, without even a cupcake to tide me over. 
So it was nice to cast on something completely different to have a break from knitting to a deadline for a while.
I’ve started knitting Kai’s Lotus Lace Socks using the Wild Fire Fibres BFL sock yarn.
The lace pattern is really enjoyable to knit. Not too tedious and not too complicated so that I’m dropping stitches all over the place. I confess that I didn’t read the ribbing directions properly which is why I’ve ended up with a k1, p1 rib. Ribbing is the boring part of knitting a sock, so by the time I’d realised my mistake, I was almost done, so not about to frog it! The yarn is dreamy to work with. It’s striping slightly, but not enough to obscure the lace, which is good. Think I might potter about a bit today and knit some more. 
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May 5th, 2008 at 10:52 am
It looks lovely!
*feels all proud*
May 5th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
looking lovely. great pattern, great yarn.
May 6th, 2008 at 10:31 am
“a mouse to keep his best hat in” - that made my day
Totally made me giggle!
my yarn suits that pattern really well, even if I do say so myself *blush* 
I feel all proud too
I’ve bought Kai’s pattern too and was thinking of doing it in something similar to Blueberry Muffin (I’ve got to complete my stashalong first though).
Thanks for the advice about my cards. I’ve put them to £3, as I think that’s cheap enough for a small gift but a little more than previously.
Vik xx
May 8th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
http://www.tsocktsarina.com/
thought of you when I saw this.
Wonderful challenge for a sockie and sure to be a conversation piece.
May 10th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
The pattern is beautiful and the difficulty level is just right for a relaxed yet interesting knit. None of this knit, check chart, knit one stitch, check chart again, count, check chart, cuss, knit back 5 stitches, count again type of business. And the yarn looks lovely. Not that I need more sock yarn, but this stuff does look… desirable.