I’m getting to the point in my stash where I don’t have a lot of one type of yarn to do a project. So to use up my odd balls I’ve decided to crochet up a lot of my stash into granny squares.

To keep some semblance of gauge I’m crocheting all the squares using an H hook. However, I lost an H hook while Abbey and I were hanging out at Wired, a local coffee shop. Instead of replacing it with another metal hook I got a fancy one from Taos Sunflower, my LYS.

I’ve used bamboo knitting needles for awhile and suspected a wooden crochet needle would be just as heavenly to work with. This hook is palmwood and is a joy to work with.

Since finishing my Knucks I decided to start knitting some socks. The Ogee wrap is an intense project for me and requires lots of concentration. I wanted some easy knitting. Socks to the rescue! And what luck-Taos Sunflower was having a sale on sock yarn. Did I get some? Oh yeah baby!

Trekking and Regia are the brands I used to make my last two pairs of socks. I love variegated yarn, especially how the socks match yet are slightly different from each other. I think I’ll start with the yellow/orange yarn. There’s visions of minimal lace or cable work dancing in my head for these socks but I don’t know if I’ll do anything complex. The point is to have a simple, relaxing project right?

Speaking of lace I was talking to Martie at TS and she showed me her wedding shawl. Wow. Tiny little stiches, yet so very pretty. I have friends who are getting married and once they set a date I plan to make them a granny square afghan in their favorite colors as a present.