Victorian Lace

These Victorian Lace socks are for the Six Sox KAL. I'm knitting them in Regia Bamboo Colour which, is probably not the best yarn to use, the bamboo content is 46% so not a lot of give. The melon pattern requires two loops from the left to be slipped over the two loops on the right. I nearly perforated my left index finger until I remembered to knit the previous row looser.

The needles are 2mm and I'm getting 10.5 stitches to the inch. 80 stitches in total. Again these socks will be for Alice.

I received another parcel in the post yesterday, my new camera, a really dinky Digital IXUS. Haven't had chance to use it much yet but I've taken some nice photos of Edward for his new passport – his last one disintegrated in his back pocket as he's been carrying it around for ID. He's nearly 20 and I don't think he looks young for his age but he still gets IDed everywhere. At least it occasionally prevents him from buying a pack of cigarettes. I wish the laws had been as stringent before he started smoking.

It's almost noon and there's still no sign of Alice and Ed getting out of bed. I feel quite disheartened.