My Local Yarn Shop has launched a fun initiative: a self-imposed sock club. The idea is to use yarns in your stash (or, perhaps buy a skein or two for planning purposes) and get some socks knit. You pick 12 skeins, put them in 12 project bags along with 12 patterns, and each month, you pick a new project bag and get knitting. This is the start to my self-imposed sock club membership. I've picked a number of my skeins—some are full skeins, some a partial, and some are REALLY partial to become Frankenstein left-over socks—and I've matched them up with patterns.

The narrative follows Selene, a cosmic weaver who possesses the Ember Loom, which threads probabilities rather than fabric. Witnessing the damaged Wager-Veil, a barrier between the possible and the realized, she gradually unravels it rather than destroying it. By threading ember strands through the Prime Seal, she illuminates the veil and reveals previously hidden possibilities. Encountering obstacles like the Skein of Sorrow and Knot of Pride, Selene cleverly navigates them, ultimately transforming the veil into chance rather than chaos. In the end, the veil disperses, leaving behind the potential for new choices. Selene’s work symbolizes the importance of embracing possibilities without the fear of failure.

Northwest Lower Peninsula Manistee: Pier fishing was slow. Anglers fishing straight out and south caught a limited number of Chinook salmon, coho salmon, and steelhead in 150 to 200 feet of water at various depths. Fish were caught from 20 to over 100 feet down on plugs and spoons. Little Traverse Bay: Anglers fishing the Bear River reported slow fishing for Chinook salmon, coho salmon, and steelhead. Anglers had success using spawn and skein in the Bobber Hole early in the morning. Those casting from piers reported occasional bites using spoons.