Gratuitous sock pictures. And a cute dog.

Although I spent the majority of the weekend under blankets with a hot water bottle on my chest, we did head over to Berkeley to celebrate a friend's birthday with some fun at the park, Thai food, chocolate cake and scrabble.

Dave the Mountain dog was along, sporting some knitwear here, looking a bit like he should have rasta dreads:


Picture taken whilst swinging of the birthday girl:
and gorgeous Berkeley oaks:
~Knitting Update~

Blueberry scarf, destined to be a late birthday gift. Which is okay, the recipient already got an early birthday gift. Saviche, prepare to be inundated with blue wool :)
Monkey socks! Well, really, all but the toe of the first monkey sock. I appear to have an unending attention span for sock photography. The yummy yarn is DIC Smooshy, purchased from the online shop Sonny and Shear. I think Kristina put it best when she introduced me to Sonny and Shear, saying "They have all the good stuff!" Great yarn, hilarious ads, and a couldn't- be-nicer owner. This site has been my biggest temptation during this time of yarn dieting. That and the Noro Silk Garden close out at WEBS a few weeks back.



I love that the pattern on this sock continues down the foot. I can get a bit bored knitting stockinette in the round for five inches on teeny needles. This pattern breaks the monotony, and is pretty, too!

Rainforest Socks

Kinda blurry pictures (blame the lack of light and day light savings)....

Cookie A's Monkey Socks in Dream in Color's Smooshy, happy forest colorway. I love these socks. They are making me feel like a real knitter, not just a novice with gaping holes at the gusset joins! The yarn is ultra delicious, and the pattern is fun and easy. Cookie A is a genius!