Keep Calm and Knit Socks

Hello Friends!  I am happy to report that I survived the April/May juggernaut of

---Children's End-of-School Activities---

 

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have guessed my secret.  You have seen me do it a lot recently.  Big reveal:

The Secret to Saving Sanity = Socks

Remember this equation!  You might need it someday!  They don't teach it in school!

S+S+S = S

(Secret Saving Sanity = Socks) (in case it wasn't clear)

It all started....way back in February.... in this bin:

Remember that?  That was my Bin of Unfinished Socks.  The sock graveyard.  The bin under the tv cabinet.  The Home for Unloved Socks.  The place where half-knitted socks go to die.

It was a very dark place.  A place not usually featured on blogs.  But after the Ravellenic Games ignited my finishing mojo, I decided to visit this place that I had feared for so long.

And what I found was a place that was full of potential.  FO potential.  Black Gold.  Texas Tea.

 

Then.  The stars aligned.  Sock knitting met up with track meets, orchestra concerts, and carpool waiting.  There was a very long bus ride with 6th graders.  Did I mention that they were singing girl scout camp songs in the seat directly behind me for 2 hours?  Sock knitting, sock knitting, sock knitting.  Basketball games, choir and band concerts, and did I mention the bus ride with 4th graders that lasted until 9:30 at night?  Sock knitting, sock knitting, sock knitting in the dark.

 

 

To summarize:  one heck of a lot of sock knitting.

 

And I would like to present you with the result:

Ta da!

In case you need nitty gritty details, I have been a good girl and Ravelled all of them!  Here you go (from left to right):
 

1.  Regia Extra Twist Merino Color

2.  Sophie's Toes Merino Superwash in Miss Molly

3.  Leading Men Fiber Art Spotlight in No Good Deed

4.  Sophie's Toes MCN in Snowy Owl

5.  Sophie's Toes Merino Superwash in Sunflower Fields

6.  Sophie's Toes Merino/Nylon (discontinued) in Back to School

7.  Unknown sock yarn from so long ago I lost the ball band, sorry!

8.  Regia Design Line Kaffe Fassett in Fog

That's it for now!  Happy summer!  Keep on knitting! xo