Saturday Stash

Gee, I wish it really were still Saturday.  I could do with a rerun of yesterday...it was a really beautiful spring day here.  A nice walk in the sunshine and a rare treat of a chai at our local watering hole.  It gave me strength to wrestle with a naughty computer the rest of the afternoon.  Using up the stash wasn't a high priority this week but I managed to finish a couple of things.

First, and most important, I have the pattern up as a Ravelry download.  Yes!!  I was having serious issues with uploading a pdf file but if you get frustrated fiddling with a computer, just walk away and have a cup of tea and then return to the fray:  the impossible usually seems to have resolved itself.  Yes, I do credit computers with having tantrums!  So, if you go to the Lismore Cable Socks,  you will find the pattern.  The photo is of the finished cotton anklet in the same pattern.  It's really my test knit but it does give another version of the sock, too.  I'm so grateful to Catherine for introducing me to this cable design and giving me the inspiration.  Thank you!

And since feet are always on my mind - and I can see that it might appear that way to the casual observer - here is another offering.  These are my Lads & Lasses Boots made from this pattern by Frankie Brown.  They are supereasy to make and quite a satisfying  little knit.  They just seem to pop off the needles.  And, best of all, they use up (almost) those extra bits of yarn left over from knitting a grown-up pair of socks.  I always have it left over anyway.  I think it's a clever use of remnants - perfect for stash-busting. 

That is all for today.  I'm glad the sky is a bit dull now - it won't tempt me to leave the desk.  I have a newsletter to get ready for proofing.  Then an annual meeting to finish organizing.   Life's just  a bowl of cherries - as long as you can find a few minutes to knit!