Year of Projects 2: Little Child's Sock 02

Folk Knitting in Estonia: Aino's Gloves • Anu's Christmas Gloves • Anu's Mittens • Anu's Stockings • Avo's Mittens • Ellen's Stockings • Helgi's Mittens • Hilja's Mittens • Ilmar's Socks • Juta's Stockings • Kalev's Mittens • Kristi's Mittens • Laila's Socks • Landra's Gloves • Liidia's Gloves • Liivi's Stockings • Maarja's Socks • Maimu's Mittens • Marko's Mittens • Meida's Mittens • Merike's Gloves • Rita's Stockings • Sander's Mittens • Tiit's Socks • Ulla's Gloves • Virve's Stockings

Knitting Vintage Socks: Gentleman's Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern (1887) • Gentleman's Sock in Railway Stitch (1889) • Gentleman's Socks with Lozenge Pattern (1895) • Bed Sock in Lemon Pattern Fancy Knit Stripe (1896) • Cycling or Golf Stockings with Fancy Cuff in Trellis Pattern (1897) • Heelless Sleeping Socks (1897) • Child's French Sock in Citron Pattern and Diaper Knitting (1898) • Child's First Sock in Shell Pattern (1899) • Gentleman's Half Hose in Ringwood Pattern (1899) • Gentleman's Sock for Evening Wear (1900) • Evening Stockings for a Young Lady (1900) • Fancy Silk Sock for a Child of 5 or 6 Years (1900) • Gentleman's Fancy Sock (1901) • Gentleman's Plain Winter Sock with Dutch Heel (1901) • Child's Sock in Miranda Pattern (1904) • Baby's Bootikin (1905) • Little Child's Sock (1907) • Infant's Fancy Silk Sock (1909) • Ladies Useful Stockings (1913) • Ladies Silk Stockings with Clocks (1914)

Here in Canada it's the Victoria Day long weekend, named for Queen Victoria and intended to mark her birthday on May 24th often with fireworks. It's also known as the May 2-4 long weekend by those who celebrate by opening their cottages for the summer season and drinking cases (2-4s) of beer at the dock and around the campfire. For gardeners it's the first weekend considered safe to transplant annual bedding plants that aren't frost-hardy. That's how I observe the holiday :)

I did make a start on my Little Child's Sock, knitting the ribbed cuff and the patterned band, but I'll confess I'm dragging my feet a bit, mostly because I'd like to get the "Tshark Socks" off the needles first. Any charcoal grey yarn leftover there would fit in nicely with the scraps making up this sock! In the meantime my first bit of sock one is in the garden posing with the hanging baskets.

I've also been suffering from a terrible case of start-itis. Or perhaps starting-and-not-finishing-itis. Seems like I'm using the upcoming craft sale as an excuse to try out every cute little tchotchke pattern that catches my eye. Maybe I can find some time tomorrow to finish a few things? Or at least show enough self-control not to start anything new?!