FO: Noro Kureyon Socks

I’ve just finished the Noro Kureyon socks in the blue-gray-green-turquoise colorway.  I love the colors, but I can’t honestly say that I love the yarn. The thin-thick slubs make working on tiny needles difficult. I think the texture is much nicer on worsted weight yarn. The fact that it’s not machine washable is also a drawback. On the plus side, the colors are compelling.  I have another ball in a different colorway that I will probably not make into socks.  I had a lot of the first skein left over, so I figure a full ball will make something bigger than socks, for instance a scarf or something lacy.

Just ignore the dead cat in the picture. Really, just move on.

On a downer note, one of my goldfish died yesterday, a victim of Sudden Fish Death Syndrome.  Tuesday night he was fine, and Wednesday morning he just died. He was the chocolate oranda that I bought a few weeks ago along with a red cap oranda and a red and white oranda.  Now I’m back down to five fish.  This time I think I’ll just leave it at five for a while to see what happens.  It’s heartbreaking to have them die after caring for them so much.

To finish off on a less sorry note, yesterday was the 55th Birthday of Yours Truly. I celebrated with family, including my wife-in-law Cindy. Cindy is the wife of my ex, Chuck, and stepmother to my two grown sons. She and I have exactly the same birth date and we usually celebrate it together.