You.re doing the bees. :-) I'm slowly moving ahead. More orange than red now.

I've totally given up on the socks I was knitting. I obviously couldn't follow the pattern correctly.
I found another pattern I might give a go.I think I might just stick to the slipper /socks I make for wearing inside. It's like a baby bootee pattern - really straight forward.

That's so great to hear!😊 An interest that takes you out of the hum drum of the day, is a rest. I wondered what you were going to do with them when you went away.I hope you find food for them. My bees are pretty uninteresting at the moment. Too many red ones. I just want those pretty flowers with all the colours.

Hi Kathleen, I hada weird weekend. Spent most of Friday in bed, not feeling well, then spent Saturday very busy, feeling fine.
I really like the sound of your moth seminar, must have been great to meet with like minded people.
This sock of mine is like a chinese puzzle. I can't see how it's going to turn into a sock  - the strangest pattern I've ever followed. Lol.

I haven't got as far as turning the heel yet, but I remember it was the trickiest part.
I agree it is relaxing. I also find hand sewing relaxing. I cannot use a machine - it stresses me out. My friend Sue says  - you should use your machine it's so much quicker. But I have trouble setting it up, trouble adjusting tension etc, and I just like doing it all by hand even though my stitches are terrible. I make pillowslips out of old ripped sheets, and cushion covers and things. It's my downtime.Enjoy your cooler days. :-)

Anyone who can beat bottom dwellers, can handle anything!! Lol

Lol. I' ve done 8cms of the top. The retro pattern from a knitting book inherited from my Mum was published the year I wad born (1946), and is in moss stitch which is slowing me down. Also I have tendinitis in my right shoulder, so can't knit for long periods - I've had that since Xmas when I overdid things a bit.
Waiting for bees now, I've forgotten how it works.

I hope you are keeping cool, we are keeping warm. :-)

I have decided to go above ground when this coral is finished. I'm going to try bees. It's many years since I did them.

😅 Now you have inspired me to make some warm socks.