Progress on my side quest...or two...lol

Last Friday, after work, I went to my mom's place for the day.  We made a large batch of coleslaw to share, that keeps in the fridge for up to six weeks.  We also made red cabbage and beet sauerkraut (seen below).  This sauerkraut is relatively easy and only take 5-7 days to ferment.  So, by Wednesday I checked the ph levels and it was ready to stop the process and refrigerate.  Good thing I left all that space at the top of the jars....the ferment almost reached the top...

After we finished all the food prep, we sat down and I picked up my yarn and needles to start making those socks that I posted about in the last post.  At my mom's place I managed to get started, though there were a few failed attempts, it seems to be going more smoothly now.  Here is what I did at my mom's place.

Then fast forward to Sunday, when I decided I have been going non-stop all week, during my vacations, that I needed a break.  I sat down and worked on the socks again.  I am not new to knitting, though it takes me a bit longer then most, as I rarely do it.  By the end of the day, I managed to get to the body of the sock about 2" before the heal.  It's looking pretty good!  I am liking the pattern that is forming by the variegated yarn.  I haven't had any time this week to even touch the socks.

To keep this post quilt related, while I was at my mom's place, I checked out what she had on her design wall.  She is really making some headway on her second blue string quilt.  This one is a lap size quilt for her den.  She is using all the strings from the first blue string quilt and she cut up some more.  This pattern is called a coin quilt.

At this point, she needed to make one more vertical row to finish the centre.  The first six rows are all sewn together.  The next two are ready to be sewn to the first part and then she only has to attach her border.  Looking good so far!!

Take care everyone.