Small Projects
If there is one thing the skirt did for me, it was make me want to work on smaller projects for a while. I've been working on a few small items at a time, including the Baudelaire socks. I finished one, and I am pretty happy with it though I probably could have made it even smaller - I guess I like tight-fitting socks.
It fits, but it doesn't have to stretch much to get on. I also added some increases in the cabling area on the leg to accomodate how quickly my calves widen, but again, it probably wasn't necessary since it doesn't really have to stretch much. I am torn between making the second one just like I did this one, or re-knitting this one in the medium size. So instead, I cast on with what was left of the seventh skein of Koigu and made the Dream Swatch headband.
I modified the pattern a fair amount - I cast on eight stitches and did increases up the sides until I had 18 stitches, then I decreased back down, so there's less bulk at the base of my neck. I also measured my head and the yarn and knit so that it was exactly the right size to fit around my head fully stretched, then seamed the cast on and cast off edges together so it's actually a headband. I don't want to block it too much because I don't want to ruin the stretch, so I'll probably just put it on after my shower and faux-block it that way.
I'm also working on Blossom for my boss's new daughter, and I made a Sock Monkey Hat that everyone at work now wants. When those are done, I have to pick which of my to-knit projects will be next. Possibly Sizzle, so I have it before it's too cold, or Christmas stockings, so I have a chance in hell of finishing them this year before I do any Christmas knitting.