A sock, a sweater, and a soup

Yes, friends, that is a 13-year-old sock project, and yes, I have finished the gusset decreases on the second sock. I actually managed to figure out where I was in the pattern (and figure out how the heck I did the first sock) fairly easily, and my only complaint with these is that the needles are shorter than I'm used to using, so that slows me down a little. The needles are a vintage set, though, and I'm not 100% convinced that I have a set that matches them exactly, so I'm not really comfortable swapping the needles out. Once I've finished this sock, the set will be retired in favor of my usual seven-inch DPNs. 

I've also reached the point in my sweater where I'm starting to get nervous about having enough yarn. I'm currently on my fifth of seven skeins, and of course this yarn is discontinued. The body is currently measuring about 12.5 inches, and I think my current skein will get me to at least 17 inches, which would leave two full skeins for the yoke. Fingers crossed! I'm really enjoying knitting this, and I'm excited to add it to my wardrobe. I don't know what it is about the lighting in my office, but the green isn't really photographing well here, it's much warmer in real life.

On Saturday I spent the entire day making soup! I started in the morning putting a pound of white beans in the crock pot, and then when those had about an hour and a half left to cook, I prepped a whole bunch of shallots, potatoes, and asparagus. It definitely used up all my spell slots for the day, and left a lot of cleaning up to do, but the end result is about 18 cups of creamy, delicious soup. Getting it all run through my blender was a bit of an ordeal, but I managed, and the end result is worth it!

 

I had hoped to make a loaf of sourdough this weekend—I'm so close to having figured out the perfect technique for my GF flour blend!—but it turns out I'm out of all my GF flours, which makes sense, given that I've had Vitacost open on my computer since the last time I made bread. So further experiments in breadmaking will have to wait a couple weeks, alas.