So yesterday I was gushing about how great Ravelry is for finding things. I did have a point to that, but I completely forgot at the time. But I’ve remembered, and it is so cool, it gets its own post.

I found a sock pattern (currently only comes as part of a kit) called the Boudica socks pattern. Very, very nice socks, and what looks like lovely yarn. The website is here, sadly they have frames so I can’t link right to the page, but it is the first kit listed. Beautiful socks (the designer also did the Icarus shawl and other lovelies).
They hit me even more though, because I just finished the last of four books written by Manda Scott (link is to first book, Dreaming the Eagle) about the life of the Boudica. It was a great series, completely gripping. And, I managed to find 3 of the 4 books used.

And a few random knitting-related links for you:
There’s a blog contest over here, you could win a pattern for a tank top plus the yarn! If you head over, say I sent you.

Part of the contest is to list your summer knitting goals. I’ve been meaning to do that, I actually have a scribbly Post-it somewhere with my original thoughts for knits this summer. But here are my current summer goals:

1. Finish $1.50 Cardi (current state: 1 sleeve, most of back done)
2. Finish Capecho (current state: needs seaming, collar, and any mods to fit)
3. Finish Monkey socks (current state: nearing the toe on sock #1)
4. Start and Finish the Vinnland socks (stash yarn)
5. Start new sweater/large project (when 1 and 2 are complete). I’m leaning towards Orangina or Butterfly right now.
6. Get rid of the yarn I don’t want. There’s only a couple things right now, but I may re-evaluate and get rid of more.
(7. sneaky sewing goal: no more fabric until I have used at least half of what I have)
8. Stop buying yarn. I bought my last yarn until September today, from Affiknity, who is destashing. Now I have yarn for Butterfly!

If I keep to these goals, I get to buy myself the Boudica sock kit in September.