quick summer knits

Summer is not the time to be knitting a wool sweater, even if by the time it’s done, the weather has cooled down. Now is the time for small projectsI probably could have knit a pair with one ball of yarn, but I didn’t want to risk it, so the toe, heel and ribbing are in a solid.Like socksAlthough these fit me very well they are going to be gifted.Yes, there are people in my life who are knit-worthy.

Meanwhile Sherman Oaks Stitch and bitch is having a KAL – otherwise known as a Knit-a-long.Everyone brought leftover sock yarn,  we swapped, we shared, we made piles of yarn.My pile is on the bottom right, I even started knitting at the meeting.What are we making? Wonderful colorful fingerless mitts, using the pattern Zazie from Knitty.My trip to DC means two long stretches of 5 hours where all I have to do is listen to an audible book and knit.Finished and blocked.There is no right hand or left hand, they can be worn on either hand. I love them, problem is, I had a specific friend in mind for these and she doesn’t go for bright psychedelic colors.I should break out of my routine and do what Maria did, make them in shades of black, grey and white.