Geodesic cardi, new yarn, and a tease

I'm knitting the Geodesic cardigan (Rav KAL link), and it is very slow going. We started the KAL on June 1, and I just started the waist decreases. (BTW, if you're reading this and want to join the KAL-please do!)

I cannot for the life of me get a decent picture of the yarn. It is a much deeper, more vibrant purple than what the picture shows. Grrr. It's tempted yarn, so you know that it's right purdy.

I won some yarn for my Labyrinth socks from the May 2010 Wendyknits KAL. It is Lisa Souza Handtwist Petite sock yarn. I'll be honest-I'm not in love with the color. However, it was free, and I'll hang on to it for a bit to see if a suitable pattern comes up for it.

I also received my 2nd shipment of the Tempted @ 3am sock club, but I won't post a pic for another week or so. I don't want to ruin anyone's surprise.

I like to post teasers when I knit stuff for friends who read my blog. I'm not sure if she'll be able to read it because she's somewhat distracted by a newborn, but I'll throw the tease out anyway.

If you know what it is, don't tell!

Guess what! I started a new pair of socks.

I want to make my mom a pair of socks for her birthday, and the Seaweed socks seem to fit the bill. They're the free pattern for this month's KAL, and I have some pretty maroon yarn that fits the bill. Here are the catches:

1) Mom's birthday is a week from Monday (Aug 10). This means I have to have them done by next Saturday.

2) The maroon yarn is Madelinetosh.

I'm going to try to do it. Chances are decent that I'll be finishing them in the car on the way to her house (its a 2.5 hour drive). I went to a minor league baseball game tonight, so here is my progress to date:

Fingers crossed that I finish them.

The socks are done!

I am finished! Well, except for the blocking. I have to wait for my sock blockers to come in the mail (I'm hoping they'll be here Monday). This is the first pair of socks from the Ravelry Socks from the Toe-Up knit a long (KAL). The socks are a tad bit looser than what I like, so I am giving them to my best friend. Here are the details:

Needles: Size 3 dpns

Pattern: Wendy's Lacy Rib Socks (rav link) from her Socks from the Toe-Up book

Yarn: Madelinetosh Tosh Sock, colorway Pool (not happy with the yarn btw)

Toe: Judy's Magic Cast-on, CO 20 sts and did 3 increase rows before increasing as indicated in the pattern.

Heel: Slip-stitch heel

Started: June 4, 2009

Finished: June 27, 2009 (I was distracted by other projects)

Project notes: Pattern very easy to memorize; is very stretchy! Go down a needle size or 2. I made the small size, but they fit my bff's medium sized feet.