I’ve been a fan of Liesl’s blog, Buckaloo View, for a while (back when it was called Liesl Made). She sews, she knits, she raises chickens. It’s a lovely little view into a rural life that I find interesting, especially her forays into natural dyeing, using plants from her garden. So I was pretty excited to get my hands on this sportweight yarn:

It’s dyed with marigolds from her garden. Isn’t that awesome?  Swoon.

It’s not quite available for sale just yet- I think Liesl is testing out some bases and working out the details, but I’m so interested to see where she goes with it.  As you guys all know, I’ve been thinking about  my quest for a better sock toe,  so I decided to knit another pair of socks. I’m loving this sock so far. The pattern is an easy two-round repeat, and since I just came off a pair of simple stockinette socks, I wanted something with a little more visual interest this time around.  When I get to the toe area, I’ll be trying some of the suggestions that you guys left in the comments on the striped sock post and on twitter, in my quest for the toe pocket that suits my wide toes.

Boy, can you ever see the lighting differences from the outdoor, winter-grey-sky shots of the yarn in skeins, to the bright indoor shot of the knit-in-progress! 

Also, it is practically medicinal to be knitting with such a sunshiney, bright, happy colour like this in January; when the depths of winter have really sunk in and it feels like we might be wearing scarves and long underwear forever. I thumb my nose at you winter! I am knitting bright yellow socks.