I finished my June Personal Sock Club socks. Actually, I finished them before I started David's Urbanista, then promptly forgot all about them!

They're nice and squishy!

Specs:
Pattern: BFF socks by CookieA (Rav link)
Yarn: Mountain Colors Bearfoot in "Wildflower" from The Loopy Ewe
Needles: 2mm.
Mods: None!

I love this yarn! I did use it one other time, a few years ago, but I didn't hand wash the socks, so they felted. This time I'll be more careful. The wool/mohair/nylon combination is soft without being scratchy, and nice and warm!

So I got to start some new socks. On new needles - at knitting camp, Kylie had a new set of needles, Kollage Square DPNS. Square needles! She told me she'd got them on a recent trip to London, so when my sister-in-law asked if there was anything I wanted while she was in London, I placed an order, and got a set of my own.

So armed with this month's selection (The Plucky Knitter MCN Fingering - yum!), and the new needles, I began a new pair of socks.

The pattern I had chosen was "A Step Above", a pair of entrelac socks. I've never done entrelac before, but they were coming along wonderfully.

Then I decided (possibly for the first time ever) that this pattern would be better in a yarn with more variegation. So I pulled out my new CookieA book and picked a new pattern - Rick.

So far, so good.

Today's bear is a happy little guy.

In fact, his name is Happy Harry. Look at that face!

Very cute, but it was a total pain in the butt to make!

What a great knit Urbanista turned out to be! I cast on last Friday, June 18. I finished it on Saturday, June 19!

Doesn't it look great?! I didn't do much else on the Friday, so it wasn't super speedy, but it wasn't a long, drawn out project, either. And sometimes a two day project is exactly what I need.

In the end we went with the stockinette side out, it just looks neater, I think.

Specs:
Pattern: Urbanista from Knitty, Summer 2009, by Woolly Wormhead
Needles: 3.75mm Knitpicks Options
Yarn: Spotlight Basics 8ply Pure Wool
Mods: Apart from turning it inside out, none!

David's worn it every day this week, so I think this is a success!

Because he is the most appreciative recipient of my knitwear, I started a scarf for him this week, too.

It's just the Yarn Harlot's "One Row Handspun Scarf" in some Dream In Color Classy from The Loopy Ewe.

Two weeks ago, I finally caught a Wollmeise update, which contained Pfefferminz Prinz in the 100% Merino Superwash base. I have been trying to score this colourway for what seems like forever. I'd even come across updates in progress which didn't have this colour so I didn't buy anything. At All. Anyway, my beloved Pfefferminz Prinz showed up this week, and I'm not disappointed, it's gorgeous!

Marina asked to see the PP next to the Needlefood sock club shipment when it arrived. It hadn't occurred to me how to similar the colours were until Marina asked, but she's right!

The Needlefood yarn is lighter in colour, but definitely in the same colour family and they're both beautiful!

Today's bear is a little one, and is actually the first bear I ever made.

The ears are a little big, giving her a bit of a mouse-y appearance, but I'm still proud of her. It's a very easy pattern, there's no paw pads or anything, making it an ideal first bear. I still have the pattern somewhere, maybe I should give it another go!