Knit Cottage: Socktoberfest is Almost Over!

It feels like a long time since I last updated - months instead of weeks. I've been getting in as much knitting as possible in October. I am not quite finished with my sister's socks, but I have started on my brother's socks. Knitting with the size 0 metal needles was starting to hurt one of my hands, or more specifically, my left index finger. Not only was I forming a callous on it, but somehow I managed to break through the first layer of skin while not paying attention to what I was doing. Oops! Switching to my (new) bamboo size 2's helped alot!

Unfortunately, I have not been getting a lot of writing in this week. Grrr. I wanted to be finished with the first novel edits before I started the second novel in November. It also looks like I'll be working a lot this week (yay!) and might not have the time. I am really glad that the first of November starts on Sunday this year. I would like to stay up and start writing at midnight, but I don't know if I'll be able to focus on writing at that hour. My favorite time to write is late morning/early afternoon. That was when I seemed to get the bulk of my novel written last year.

I did get to go to YarnCon this year due to fortunate work scheduling falling perfectly into place (in my favor). My sister and I had a lot of fun. We drove to the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse and managed to find a parking spot on the next block. Due my sister's GPS being set to "shortest distance," however it took us twice as long to get there. We did have plenty of time to first peruse and then buy!

As I said, I found some inexpensive bamboo circulars (size 2) that I am now using on my brother's socks. I wish I had gotten more! I also bought some mermaid-y colored yarns from the destash table and some gorgeous hand-painted sock yarn. I love the new sock bags I bought. One has a cute lamb, the other, coffee cups and beans inside. I was also able to get in some knitting, while we ate lunch. I'm now three rows from completing my Oliver Twist scarf, and when I buy another ball of yarn (since I ran out that day) I will finish it and probably make a mug/cup cozy to go with it.