Visible progress.

I finished the cable panel and the left front of the Gathered Pullover from the Winter '07/'08 Interweave.

Gathered Pullover by Hana Jason. Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, color 20. US 8 Addi circulars, various lengths. The first is the better picture of the cables (taken without flash) but the second is a far better representation of the color. Our apartment gets zero direct sunlight (every window we have faces north) so I must make do with the dining room light and various lamps.

The other trouble with only north-facing windows is that we get no heat from the sun. Nice in the summer, not so nice in the winter. Our electric bill was out of sight last month, so we've knocked down the heat to a chilly 65 degrees during the day when no one is home. Except right now, I'm home, and I'm freezing my tuchus off. We had a tease this weekend (62 degrees outside! In January!) and then we had a whole bunch of snow dumped on us again yesterday. Right after I washed my car on Sunday. Totally figures. I am so sick of winter, I cannot even find the words to tell you about it.

At least I have a whack of clean socks. I went to get dressed yesterday and GASP! no socks in the drawer. No handknitted ones, anyway. So I went through the hamper and made a pile.

That's a lot of socks.

Then I washed them in my usual manner — Woolite, a little fabric softener and a cycle with the washer lid left open so it wouldn't agitate. Then a spin to get the excess water out and lay flat to dry.

Most of the socks dried overnight. So now I have warm toes.

It is taking all my willpower not to cast on for knee socks with my Noro Kureyon Sock.