What I did this long weekend...Part 1

To be honest, a significant portion of it was spent on the couch, as I tried to will myself back to a state of health, or at least a state that involved a fully functional voice. Something worked, because today was the first day that I left the office with fewer charts awaiting dictation than when I got there. The big excitement was that I finished Sock B - a day shy of one month from when I cast on. As you can see, there is still someweaving in of ends to do, but it's off the needles. My first pair of socks. Yay me! This is how much yarn is left over. That's a cork to use as a size reference. In our house, it's easier to find corks quarters. Here's the Knapsack, together with the pattern. It's going to be interesting to see how the Kureyon will look when felted. - in some spots, the 2 yarns didn't quite match up, so that in those areas there are 2 different colours knit together. Somerset finds it quite comfy. Where's that Kitty Pi? I also started on a pair of Fetching fingerless gloves (haven't taken any photos yet - will upload tomorrow). And I finally learned another cast on method. Up until now, I had been using the long tail method, which can be a royal pain in the keester if you are casting on more than 30 or 40 stitches, because invariably you end up having not enough yarn to cast on or you have a ton of excess yarn that attracts the attention of nearby cats when it dangles from your knitting...Up until Saturday, I knew that there were other cast on methods, but hadn't looked into them, and didn't realize that they could be so much less hassle than the long tail. It's like I have a new secret power!