In Extremis

 

I had to take Jack to the doctor yesterday. No problem, I thought, I'll knit in the car instead of knitting at home. But when I opened my knitting bag, I discovered that I'd left the fourth needle at home! Oh my hat, as my friend Fran would say. I managed to keep knitting by pulling the needle out of one lot of stitches and then replacing it when I got to those stitches. Repeatedly. It was laborious and inefficient, but hey, I got up to thumb level and occupied 90 minutes. And managed to finish the gloves by the end of the day. 

Several

 

I've finished knitting the green socks, though I still have to sew non slip fabric on the soles. I started another pair of entrelac mittens while I was preparing the yarn for the brown gloves. Jack, my husband, took the order for the brown gloves. I wasn't home when a man came to cut up a tree branch that had fallen, but apparently he was fascinated by my spinning wheel and asked for a pair of fingerless gloves. Since it's an order, I want to knit them before the entrelac mittens, which are for my market stall. Mind you, the market is on Saturday and I would like to have a couple of pairs to offer, so I'm knitting earnestly! 

Non Slip

 

The man who ordered socks asked me to put something non slip on the bottom. Can do. I found a spot in the Winter sunshine this morning to sew on a rubbery fabric that should do the trick. I've nearly finished knitting the green socks. They are for his wife, so will need rubbery patches too. 

Handspun

 

My spinning is pretty consistent, helped by the commercial preparation of the fleece, but I'm not a machine. I think I must have spun the brown wool a little thicker than usual, so I ran out before I got to the toes of the second sock. I undid the toe of the first sock and knitted them both in green. I used wool spun for the next pair of socks, but they're a smaller size, so I'm sure there will be enough. I did consider adding some green to the top of the socks so that it looks less like I ran out of wool, but I'll knit the green pair first. 

WIP

 

I'm working on the brown socks. I don't think I'll get them finished today. I've spun the wool for the next pair of socks, but still have to dye it. I've sold all the fingerless gloves and need to make more for the market, so I'm trying to keep at it. 

Denim

 

I've finished knitting the blue socks. They're for an order. I spent much of yesterday spinning the wool for the next pair. I dyed it this morning. It'll soon dry in the winter sunshine.

Replacement

 

I knitted another pair of celtic knot gloves to replace the pair I sold at the market. This pair won't get to the next market though because they've already been claimed. 

I'm working on the blue socks now. The colour is denim, now that it's dry. I like how the unevenly dyed wool is knitting up: