Socks. Socks are the best for summer knitting. Small. Lightweight -even when using wool. Extremely portable for those impromptu visits to the beach.

Was I cleverly knitting a sock today?
No.
No, I was working on a sweater in Malabrigo. (A sample of one of my patterns in Heidi’s book - how’s that for a teaser???)

At times I questioned my own sanity as I wondered if the wool would felt just from the humidity. But, I couldn’t put it down. I couldn’t stop.
Then, I picked up my Rogue in Cascade 220. Wool again.

It isn’t as though I don’t have socks I can knit. I finished the first of my Wick socks.

And could have easily cast on for the second one. That would have been logical. Soy yarn and a sock. Perfect scorching hot weather knitting.
But, no. I craved wool.
And this is why I love ravelry.com. Here is a place where people understand my insanity. Seriously. You need to check out this website. I am not sure that I am capable of describing how incredible this site is. It’s been called the MySpace for fiber addicts. Now, the whole MySpace thing has kinda passed by me (I was knitting), but I now have a bit of an understanding of how people can spend hours on the computer. The day I got my invite (it is still in Beta testing so you need to request an invite to join. Soon they will open it to all. In the meantime... register for an invite.... now!), I spent so much time on the computer that my back seized up. Really. Not kidding. Major back problems.
But. No regrets. I love ravelry.com