October is for mystery

For the first time since joining Ravelry a couple of years ago, I'm biting the bullet and have joined Socktoberfest '09! I'm pretty excited about it so far. The clues will be given to us in five parts; cuff, leg, heel, instep or foot, and toe, which will be given to us each Thursday. At the end of five weeks, I should have a pair of very pretty, yummy socks out of Malabrigo! So far, I've done the cuff to one sock and will do the other one today. I'm doing both of them at the same time so as to avoid second sock syndrome. I've never really experienced that before, or at least I don't think so. I have put away a pair of in progress socks before when a new project took precedence, but not because I was dreading that second sock. Just in case though, I'm just sayin'.

I'm still not real sure on the colorway I chose... Velvet Grapes seems rather dark for what appears is going to be some sort of a lace pattern, but I'm going to go ahead with it since I've already invested in the Malabrigo for them. If I am in love with them at the end, I can always do another pair in a different color.

If you are interested in joining, it's not too late. The first clue just came out this past Thursday and you have until this Thursday before the next one comes out. On Ravelry, head over to the group called Through the Loops, and you can see others pics in the spoiler thread. Over the top pretty in my opinion!

Joining the Socktoberfest naturally called for a trip to the LYS yesterday. I walked out with two skeins of Malabrigo Sock, the Velvet Grapes colorway and another called Solis (blues/greens). I also picked up two balls of Zauberball in a blue variegated. The tag is all in German which I've forgotten from my high school days, so I will just have to take a pic at some point to show you the colors. I bought the Zauberball to knit Scooter a pair of socks for either his birthday or Christmas, whichever one hits when I finish them. I started a pair for him from a Jawoll Sport and wasn't happy with them at all, so those got frogged. Maybe it was the color, just not sure. The Zauberball just seems like it will be much nicer.

We had such a fantastic weekend, but then, Scooter and I both love the sights, smells, and sounds of Fall, as well as spending time together. It's such a cozy time of year!! Oh, one last thing before I bid you a wonderful start to your week....if you happen to also be a knitting podcast junkie like I am, there is a new one called Muststashyo! and I really enjoyed listening to it last night. You can download it from iTunes. I love all the podcasts and more seem to be arriving on the scene almost daily. I applaud anyone who has the moxie to produce one!

Enjoy your start to a new week!!! :=)