Hello loves!
Can I just say that there is nothing like coming home after a long week (very long), to the most delicious cup of tea and knitting? See this tea above, well it was a souvenir from the sister from London. Why oh why does all my favorite teas come from overseas? Anyhoo...it is now the weekend and there is no whining allowed on my weekends. Except when the topic is weather related. ;)
Yarn~ Fondant Fibre Superwash Polwarth in the color Harmony.
Guess who finished her May socks? Can I just mention what a treat this pattern was to knit? Woodland Walk Socks is a pattern from Olivia of This Handmade Life. It is one of those patterns that where you are excited to finish each leaf and before you know it, you have a finished sock. I love those kinds of patterns.
Now, I am not sure about you but one of the best things about finishing up a pair of socks is that it provides me with mini skeins. One of these will be saved for my "taking forever" blanket and the others I will swap with others. If you are interested in a mini skein swap, there is a thread in the My Sister's Knitter Raverly group where you can get your swap on. It tends to be quite during the warmer months, but if you post that you are wanting to swap, you will no doubt get a taker.
Okay so I mentioned the souvenirs that my sister brought me back from London. Tea and an adorable tea strainer. Seriously does it get better than that? Of course yarn would have been brilliant, but if you can believe it the sister did not visit any yarn stores. I did advise her that she may have to turn in her crocheter badge. ;) Then again I am that person that dreams of going on an across the U.S. yarn crawl, one where I visit each state for the sole purpose of visiting the yarn stores there. Heh.
I am going to leave you with a sweet song and wish you the very best day today!
XO,
Andi
Andi you May socks are lovely. I really love the shade of green.
And your sister is a charm, isn't she? What a perfect cup of tea she had in mind for you! I have no idea how you make those darling little skeins ... so much talent.
Have a really grand week ahead filled with hours of enjoyable knitting and delicious cups of tea.
Posted by: Diane | 05/27/2018 at 08:44 AM
Love your socks! Wish I could learn how to knit them. I love anything with leaves on it!! And that tea strainer - ADORABLE!
Linda in VA
Posted by: Linda | 05/27/2018 at 09:59 AM
I love that tea ball! It screams jolly Old England doesn't it? I don't get many places but I understand the search for yarn stores in new cities. Sadly the few stores I would go to on day car trips have closed. Always in the lookout for a new one:)
Posted by: Meghan | 05/27/2018 at 12:07 PM
I love having mini-skeins, too. They are so much for for hats and cowls -- and someday I will make one of those "forever" blankets, I am sure.
It is 97 degrees in Madison. Hotter than Miami, which is rare.
If you do that yarn crawl across the country, I want to go, too!
Posted by: Caffeine Girl | 05/27/2018 at 02:39 PM
If you come to Philadelphia, I will take you to no less than 11 (yes, ELEVEN!!!) yarn stores.
You might have to bring TWO credit cards (and a heap of cash), because you will want to buy ALL.THE.YARNS!
Posted by: Dee | 05/27/2018 at 05:45 PM
Lovely song this. Yes I had to go online to get myself a lovely rose tea, so enjoyable. Love those socks Andi ☺ That tea strainer is so cute, I have one shaped like a sloth animal lol
Posted by: Wendy | 05/27/2018 at 07:03 PM
The English Rose tea looks good. After the tea box I had gotten on Amazon, I've fallen in love w/Earl Grey and I'm still drinkin' my green teas.
Posted by: Stefanie | 05/27/2018 at 08:20 PM
An across America Crawl would be so fabulous, but take oh so long.
Love those socks, the pattern is beautiful and you did a great job. And yes, adding more scraps and minis to your stash is always a perk. Have a great week Andi!
Posted by: Lisa | 05/28/2018 at 06:43 AM
The May socks are so lovely. For some reason that green reminds me of green frosting. The Rose Tea sounds heavenly too. Have a good week.
Posted by: Jane | 05/28/2018 at 05:08 PM
I too like teas from all over the world. We lived in Zimbabwe not far from a tea plantation that belonged to a British company. Tea in Zimbabwe was brewed with hot milk in a few houses we visited. It tasted delicious, sadly I can't now take so much milk. Love the looks of your tea and tea strainer. Happy week!!
Posted by: Angela | 05/28/2018 at 07:55 PM
oooh,t aht English Rose tea looks so delicious, and I love this week's song! Your new socks are awesome, that contrast toe!
Posted by: Julie | 05/29/2018 at 09:42 AM
Sign me up for the Great American Yarn Crawl! That sounds awesome.
Posted by: Annie | 05/29/2018 at 06:09 PM
Your sister knows you well, love all the tea stuff!
Posted by: Karen | 05/30/2018 at 01:39 PM
This post was minttea (minty get it?!?) refreshing! The color is so calming it's lovely. What a great color for socks. I recently had a hot earl grey in the style of Asian Boba tea, but I had it without the boba, because they are filling for me sometimes. Anyhow, It's all I can think about today. hehe.
Posted by: ellen | 05/31/2018 at 11:13 AM