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I just finished this pair with some yarn I picked up at Purl's Yarn Emporium last year. (I can't tell you how proud I am to be finishing projects with yarn I bought just last year. We haven't washed these yet, but I'm excited to see how they turn out after they're washed. The socks curl up a little when Alex isn't wearing them, but they stretch out with the negative ease so that didn't affect the fit.

In November and December, I committed my knitting to this AMAZING test knit for Park Williams celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I decided to make the full-length version instead of the cropped version, and I couldn't find the yarn at any of my LYSs, so I had to order it online. I called LYSs that were a little bit out of the way, and luckily Sun Dragon Art & Fiber in Brevard, North Carolina, had what I needed. Alex and I drove the 45 minutes there on a Sunday and made it a day, eating at Rocky's Grill & Soda Shop and walking around downtown.

Every December, Sami and I (practically birthday twins, just a day apart) go to Black Mountain Yarn Shop to buy yarn for a birthday sweater. this was a great knit to bring to stitch night since you don't have to think too much about it as you're knitting the body. I did a little knit-on-knit the other day, layering my Dotted Rays shawl by Stephen West over my Arbor Vitae to go to Black Mountain Yarn Shop for their anniversary party. Stephen is so awesome, and everyone there was happy and chatting about yarn/their projects.