I have so many irons in the knitting fire. But that did not stop me from starting this...

This is the Friday Harbor sock from Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road in Mountain Colors, red tail hawk color. I love this yarn so much. Why don't I marry it? Maybe I will. I've been a little obsessive about this sock this weekend. This is the sock that I tried a couple of months ago but could not figure out. I threw my hands up in disgust at it, as a matter of fact. The thing that was giving me trouble was this stitch....P2sso. pass 2 slipped stitches over. The first failed attempt had me passing only 1 stitch over, so obviously, I had extra stitches at the end of the row. Now I get it! (slaps forehead) It's really pretty, in my "Gestault" style to borrow a phrase from Stonering.

I am also currently swatching for the Becky wannabe phildar sweater. All together now....."What!!?? Sandy is swatching???" Yes, I am swatching. Unbelievable, but true. The falaise yarn is quite, well, funky. It is stretchy, which I did not expect. It is a very different experience knitting with stretch. Do I pull it? Do I let it slack? No, I suspect I have to use it "perfectly". Whatever that it. Hence, swatching. Better known as experimenting.

I am listening to a wonderful singer named Michael Buble. Savvy longtime Sandysknitting readers will remember me mentioning him in the past. (All 2 of you!) I feel compelled to mention him again. Please, if you like big band/jazz music, smooth voiced handsome singers, please go to this website and listen to his songs...especially Come fly with me. <swoon> http://michaelbuble.com/home.php I was born too late to swoon over Frank Sinatra, although I do swoon to his younger self. Go swoon yourself.