These last two weekends have been FULL of fiber fun, so full, in fact, that I’ve been totally remiss in writing about them!

Over the MLK holiday, I met up with a dozen or so of my sock machine friends at the Apple Leef Farm for a crank-in. It was a blast! We had folks from the general Dallas area, and also friends from various points in Arkansas and also Barb Wilde, of Rosewood Yarns fame, from Boerne, Texas.

The fun actually started on Friday, but Shelly — my car pool buddy — and I did not arrive until Saturday (you know, that I-have-to-work-for-a-living thing). I managed to crank out two pairs of socks and a couple of “test” versions of some wrist/hand warmers (pictures to follow). Shelly came close to mastering heels & toes and has subsequently knit an entire pair of socks! There was lots of fixing and adjusting of machines to the point that Tammy came with problems and went home with a pair of ribbed socks. We also discovered we had a “natural” — Faye, who had never cranked a machine before, but who knit a beautiful pair of socks right away!

My photos are in my Flickr album, but they aren’t the best. Janis took some really great pictures, so take a look at them here. Shelly also has pictures in her Flickr album which you can find here.

Okay – back to cranking and closing toes!