Whisper Lace Socks

Back in the real world, there has been knitting going on. And some of it I can even talk about! (The secret project is nearly done. All will be revealed in September. Yes, really)

On the weekend, I did finish the sock project for March.I'm still on the pair-of-socks-a-month kick. According to my Ravelry stash page, I'm down to less than five years worth of socks! Maybe I should do something about that. What if all the sheep run out?

Anyway, this month's sock project was the Whisper Lace Socks.

It's a great pattern! Looks complicated, but it actually goes pretty quickly.

Specs:
Pattern: Whisper Lace Socks by Rachel Hawksley
Yarn: Lang JaWoll Superwash Solid. Evelyn from the comments sent this to me ages ago, and it's been aging gracefully in the stash ever since. Now I'm sorry I didn't try it earlier! It's a lovely yarn to work with, and I love the reinforcing thread that comes with it. This would be very handy for David's socks, I think!
Needles: 2.25mm Crystal Palace DPNS
Mods:None! I even stuck with the round toe! Actually now, that I think about it, I did reduce the toe by a few rows, because it seemed to be really long. But that's the only change.

So now that I'm done with the March socks, it's time to reach into the Personal Sock Club for my next package. For the past week, Emily has been nagging me to finish the socks so that she could pick my next parcel. (BTW, she turned sixteen last week. AM I the only one getting used to that idea?!?)
Finally, the day came.

This is obviously a big event.

So what did I get, What did I get??

Mama Blue Sea Merino in Mermaid! Nice choice, Em.
The pattern I chose for this yarn is Cookie A's Marilinda. Nice choices all round.

And I did break my 3 project rule and start something new. I don't think it counts though, because it's going to be a very long-term side project.

It will, maybe, one day, be a sock yarn blankie. I thought it would be a good way to use up my sock yarn leftovers. I'm having some second thoughts though. Those little squares don't use up very much yarn. I'm thinking that it's probably going to need something like 200 squares. Like I said, long term project. Especially if I only manage to add new yarn to the pool once a month!
Although, after five years, when I've used up the sock stash, it'll be pretty impressive, won't it? I'm trying to stick to semi solids and solids, with only occasional variegated yarns, and no self striping. So far there's Smooshy, Fleece Artist, Lang JaWoll and Cascade Heritage in there, and the variegateds are all Koigu. (Seriously, I can't resist the Koigu!) And it's reasonably obvious to me now that I have an obsession with shades of pink.
Don't expect updates on this one very often!