Peony Socks!!

Finally, the Peony socks are done!! I love the color, Peony. These socks were started back in Octoberfest! Probably a bit too ambitious for my second pair of socks so they floated around in UFO land. Finally done!! Yarn: ShiBui Knits Sock, 100% superwash merino wool, color peony (got on a trip to Knit-Purl in Portland, OR last year)

Pattern: More Fun than Cables Sock Pattern - enjoyed the pattern, but again, probably shouldn't have picked for my second pair of socks...I lost steam...a few times.

But here's my favorite part of the pattern...

Now I get to start my first pair of Monkey socks!!

Look what came in the mail yesterday! I have to be honest, I wasn't going to tell you all about this next purchase. It happened last week (remember, it was a bad week). But, then Jen at Woolgirl went a did a really nice thing, so I couldn't resist. First, here's the cutest packaging!

Zen Yarn Garden, fingering weight, 75% superwash merino, 25% nylon, colors Steel Magnolias (top) and Full Bloom (bottom)

Spunky Eclectic, Beefy Sock, 100% superwash merino, color Mahogany
So when I placed my order, there was a mix-up with the order (computer glitch, which they now fixed). Essentially, a yarn I ordered wasn't really in stock. So, Jen let me know and said she would get it to me in the next few weeks when it came in (great, no problem...you've seen my stash!). But then, for my inconvenience, Woolgirl wanted me to pick out a complimentary skein on them! Talk about customer service! I told her it wasn't a big deal, but she insisted! How cool! I was hooked with my first order, but now there's no getting rid of me!!! If only I had time to knit with all this yummy stuff!!! Here's my complimentary skein....

Spunky Eclectic, Speedster Sport-DK, 100% Superwash Merino, color Cold Night (dad will love these socks!)

Rowan and I are off to Boston Thursday for Memorial Day weekend!!! It'll be our first time there!! Can't wait!! Happy Knitting! xoxox Irishgirlieknits