Return after a short hiatus

Well, I wanted to update this every day or every other day, and after only a few entries I failed at that. But, on the upside it was because a lot of things were happening, so this entry should be a fun read.

First things first: last Monday, (April 18th), I got engaged! Hooray! such exciting news! Look at my ring :D

The lighting is kind of funny on my hand because I took the picture with my phone, but I think it gets the point across. 

After the engagement, I've been so happy/excited, it's been hard to focus on anything....especially my homework. But, fear not! Today my group turned in our final draft to our advisor, which I'm relieved and happy about. Hopefully we'll get a good grade on it!

Now, for the crafting update, the main point of this blog in the first place.
Sock 1 of my lacy socks is complete!

First completed lace sock

It fits perfectly and it looks just like the picture that came with the pattern. I'm glad it worked out so well since I measured my foot with a regular ruler and then just hoped for the best when I knit the sock up. The lace is really pretty up close too:

close-up of the lace

I'm hoping to finish these socks within the next week or so. I'm almost finished the heel flap of the second sock already, so hopefully I can stay motivated through the rest of this project.

In anticipation of my next project I headed over to A.C. Moore since I had a gift card. I picked up some crochet thread and the right size hook to make some lace fingerless tea time gloves for a friend of the family.

With this week's 50% off coupon and my gift card I got my supplies for free! I really hope these come out well, since they are going to be a gift. But, if they don't I can always pick up some more thread and try again. 

That's all for now. Hopefully I'll have some more sock progress to report over the next couple of days, since I'm hoping to get motivated to knit a lot this week. 

As for bread baking, I made a double batch of dough for easter and made 7 loaves of bread on Sunday. I still have some dough that I made last week, so I can make a couple loaves to last the rest of this week. I'm hoping that the loaves will come out tasting like sour dough since it's had some time to age. Sadly, I didn't get a chance to take a picture of my massive batch of dough...(it was huge! ~10 quarts when it rose!)