More sock stuff

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Inaugration socks. Started watching as soon as anything was on MSNBC this morning, cast on 72 stitches on 2.25 needles and got 22 rows of 2x2 ribbing done before the swearing in ceremony. They will be forever know as the Inaugration socks. Blues followed by greens, have enuff of both colours to finish the pair.
Second pix is the mostly odds and sods of leftover sock yarn, only colour from a new skein will be the biggest ball of green.
The two pair for almost local girls, first pair for Maela 10 and second for Everlee 6.
Yesterday made a medium sized pot of lentil soup, enuff for last nights supper and today (just in case anything exciting happened at inauguration). Everything went smoothly and it was a class act al the way. Welcome Joe and Kamala.

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  1. Janet McKeeJanuary 20, 2021 at 6:36 PM

    Yes, Welcome President Joe and Vice President Kamala. Hooray.

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  2. MaureenTakomaJanuary 21, 2021 at 3:43 PM

    I was also working on a sock during the inauguration festivities but didn't quite finish it before the end of the night. Hope you got to see the "parade" across America and concert at the Lincoln Memorial as well as the swearing in. They were wonderful. Hope your hands are holding up after all that knitting on small needles.

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  3. JulieJanuary 21, 2021 at 8:44 PM

    Beautiful start to the Inauguration Socks! So glad that you watched the ceremony. I was in tears a couple of times. Stay well and safe!

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