Last week I sent the Colorado HRS a check for $134.75 from the Lulu sales of the booklets Stranded Color Knitting and Wild About Color Knitting Patterns. That amount was for the sales from December. The next time they send me a check (in May) it will be for much more. I will have the ruffled colorwork sock pattern available for purchase or download by tomorrow. I knit the sock up in another color combo because I like to show different options. It was also helpful because I found a mistake in the chart.

Speaking of pattern mistakes, there is a second mistake in the Maarja's sock from Folk Knitting in Estonia. The first row of the heel it says K2 green when it is supposed to be K2TOG green. I decided to rip out the sock because it just wasn't working for me, no matter what modifications I tried. Ugly, ugly, ugly.

I'm usually so far behind whatever is going on in the world of knitters it is pathetic. I do, however, have photos of my front door and the view outside it from back in July.

Here's my lovely view. It is hard to see but there is a huge steep arroyo/ditch between us and the other house. The coyotes like to hang out in there.




Here's the front door itself. DH likes to make Adirondack chairs as you can see.




I am going to offer the ruffled floral sock pattern for sale next week to benefit rabbit rescue. I need to knit up another prototype this weekend just to make sure the pattern works first. And I should finish the Nancy Bush socks - currently I think they're ugly but perhaps the fancy toe will redeem them.

I've been meaning to post a photo of my usual knitting spot complete with Ott lite. I keep my current knitting project in a basket nearby.



I really like the view from my knitting spot. I see squirrels and cottontail rabbits and occasionally red-tail hawks and coyotes. Once I looked up and was surprised to see three horses in our yard. Fortunately their owners were quick to lead them back home.