Cascading Leaves Socks

Here's my latest sock project:

The pattern is called "Cascading Leaves" and is by Jeannie Townsend. (link is to her Yahoo Group, which you must belong to if you want her patterns)

I love this pattern! It is SO easy to knit. I wish I'd carried the leaf pattern down the top of the foot though - it would not have been such a tight fit. I'm getting an incredible 9-10 stitches per inch for gauge - I could have used size 2 needles instead of size 1.5 needles. I'm loosening up my tension a bit for the rest of the sock foot, and will relax a little on the 2nd sock! I will definitely knit this pattern again - its a fun one to knit!

Here's a glimpse of what's going on in my garden this spring -

Isn't the clematis beautiful? It was just planted last year and I'm glad to see it bursting forth!

Not a great shot of this - one of my favorite tangerine orange irises. These iris are huge - almost as big as a grapefruit. And they are really an electric orange color.

This is Arizona - the open blooms are huge and bright orangy-pink. All of my roses are going crazy with blooms this year.

I don't have to see my oncologist until the end of September, which will be the 1 year checkup. At that time, I'll go off the thyroid medicine and have a body scan in November. YAY!

Comments

[Vicky]

I love the iris! Go out and gaze on it again for me, will ya???
[I tried to grow them here...seems the slugs love them too]

[Teri]

Hi Jeri,
You are really coming along with the sock making! Like me, your quilting is taking a back seat to knitting right now!
I'm so glad to know that you are feeling better. I know that youwill continue to improve.

[Claudia W.]

I love those socks! The pattern is great and your colors are so perfect for that pattern!
I wish I had a garden like that! OH! I wish I had a garden! But for my laziness and major problems with alleriges I just have to keep wishing. I can't even mow my lawn anymore!
YAY! on the oncologist and meds news. That is absolutely wonderful. Congratulations!