Ply and Burl

The last few weeks have been hectic, with a visit to UC San Diego, discussions with U Mich and Cornell, and lots of thinking about my future. Not to mention the giant backlog of website work that’s been plaguing me for months.

Remarkably, in the middle of the tumult, I’ve managed to produce an FO! One of my oldest friends is having her first baby, most likely later this month, which has resulted in my first ever urge to knit a baby anything. Though the idea of having my own bundle of poopy diapers sends a cringe washing over me, I’ve found myself unabashedly enthusiastic for my friend’s impending motherhood. It’s coming out on my needles: behold, my first ever baby hat, in Rowan Cashsoft:

I’m mid-matching-bootie as we speak. Baby bootie, that is.

I’ve also been contentedly plugging away at my first Pomatomus socks. There is something hypnotizing about this pattern. I love love love it. This might sound fruity, but I think Cookie has tapped into a deep human aesthetic with this repeating curve pattern. Seriously, pomatomus = deeply tapping.

Enough philosophy. Here’s the pic:

The yarn is from my wonderful summer secret pal, Wendy. It’s Meilenweit MegaBoots Stretch and it’s sooooooper cool. Very stretchy, gorgeous colors.