Sockus Maximus

We're rampaging around Italy like our barbarian ancestors, eating, checking out the nekid' statuary and eating deadly amounts of gelato. There has been a fair amount of car time, and that has allowed for some sock knitting. In between gaping at this.



and this.....



I have been knitting these. The Yarn is made by "A Swell Yarn Shop" and is called Duet, because there's one mini skein of a matching color for heels, toes or whatever strikes your fancy.



I am trying to finish this pair before Father's day. I should be able to do this. They aren't a perfect match. They're more like fraternal twins, which is nice. It's the first plain pair of socks I've ever knit. The knitting is pretty boring, but it's fast, and it allows for the ogling of more nekid' statues.

One of the real highlights of our trip has been a stay at an agritourismo called Il Cortile, in Cicciano. You can Google them to find the website. The courtyard was vast,



and the rooms were furnished with family antiques. There were several acres of gardens, which we had all to ourselves. Every night we ate a four or five course meal prepared by the family. There was even some homemade booze. This is a glass of a limoncello like liquor made from what looks like a giant lemon.


It was excellent. It think you could have guessed that by the fact that I took the trouble to photograph it like it was a holy relic. I would have photographed the burnt orange ice cream with candied orange zest......but I ate it too fast.

When my parents met up with us in Rome, they came bearing gifts. This was probably because they'd heard we're barbarians. There was a sea colored skein of Malabrigo Sock.



There was another skein of Madeline Tosh sock yarn in a variegated shade of grey called "Tern".



There was even a copy of Cookie A.'s new book "Sock Innovation".



The gifts were very very good, and so we let them join the rampage.