Busymum and the International Socks of Doom

I am a bad blogger - it's been over a week since I posted anything and I think that's the longest I've ever gone without actually planning to take a break so apologies for my unexplained absence.



Cameron's new ventures have gone into overdrive which means that for the time being his schedule is kind of crazy and for me that means a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, not to mention waiting around.  I'm happy to do it, of course.  It's wonderful that he's so active and engaged in projects but the busyness has well and truly interrupted my flow.

One of the things I love most about my having taken up knitting is that there are so many opportunities to fit it into everyday life.  Right now my knitting of choice is socks, I find them to be a really portable project and most of all I love that I can transform what could be boring waiting around time into something really creative and efficient.
Pool-side, park-side, on trains, on buses, in cars, waiting rooms, reception areas and cafes I sit and I wait, and I knit socks. 



I have been enjoying a free sock pattern I found on Ravelry called International Sock of Doom.  The socks are ribbed but the Rib of Doom is a slight variation on usual ribbing (which I find rather monotonous) and so it's enough to keep me interested but not so challenging that I lose my place when someone starts a conversation mid-needle! 
I also love that the pattern uses DK yarn so the socks knit up quite quickly (I'm falling a little bit in love with merino!).
If our schedule continues this way then every gift I give this year and every blog post I write may end up being socks.

Any how, I don't have much else interesting to say but I wanted to pop in and say Hello. 
I plan to find something new to write about within the next week because life socks without you!