I'm Getting There - Slowly But Surely......

But please - don't get Shirley involved with this AGAIN!! LOL I am whittling down the stack of unfinished projects. I have finished one pair of legwarmers for Leslie's mom & I'm about 1/3 of the way done on the other pair. The TTL Mystery Sock KAL will have to be frogged, however - I did not make the heel flap long enough for Hannah's foot. But that has been put on the back burner until I get more stuff done. Michael's afghan will be done this weekend, I hope. I'm tired of making squares, actually - just gonna sew up what I have done, crochet a border on it and call it a day. It's plenty big enough, I believe. Here's a pic of it laid out on the conference table to arrange the squares. I had to take the pic so I'd remember what went where!!


It's really kinda neat, because all I did was knit those diagonal garter stitch dishcloths every which way I could think of, in the primary colors his bedroom is done in. I need to get it done before he's too big to enjoy it! I started in August, now he's 3 months old already!! It's done in I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby. 100% acrylic wash & wear - a new mom's best friend!

So - I went to see New Moon. With Hannah, Corbin & their mom. Of course, Hannah loved it but I had really wanted to see *2012*. So I guess me & Corbin will go see that one together. New Moon was okay - I'm just not a big Twilight fan, ya know?? I like Anne Rice's vampires! Anyway - Hannah was thrilled, naturally. Which is good. I'm thinking about making her a scarf like the one Bella wears in the 1st movie while they are playing the ball game. Maybe.

What else? Hmmmmm - can't think of anything right now. So - I'll just leave it at that. Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone!! Don't eat too much!

Peace on Turkey Day!!

The end of summer??? So soon??? Waaahhhhh........

Yes, kids - I think Fall is on her way. The weather is SO beautiful - in the 70's, breezy, pleanty of sunshine too, but not so hot - just perfect. Makes me think of colder weather being just around the corner - wpn't seem so silly then that I'm knitting all these sox, will it?? LOL

Yup - just about 1/2 done with my SEVENTH pair. Did I say SEVEN??? Yes, I did - making a pair of thick camo-colored sox for Greg to use when he goes hunting. You won't see 'em much, under the Carhartts, but I think they are so awesome!! I used this yarn from Hobby Lobby, called I Love This Yarn. It's worsted weight, and I used size 6 DPN's. The colorway is Green Camo Stripe & I used Bobby Zeigler's Thuja pattern to make a nice, calf-hugging sock. Take a look:



I love the way the colors striped on the sock - I'll have to remember to start the 2nd one in the same place as this one, so they look the same. After this, tho - I'm gonna dye my sock blank. I've decided. The other sox can wait - because I'll need a pair if it's going to be cooler outside! Toe sox, too - make like the Japanese tabi sox, with the big toe seperate so I can wear my flip-flops with 'em. What is a sock flat, you say?? Well, it's a flat piece of knitting, usually done by machine in undyed sock yarn. You use dyes to paint, dip, splash or pour any design or color that you want onto the flat knitting. Let it dry, then unravel one end & start knitting your sox!! Now, be aware that the design or pattern on the flat will look NOTHING like your actual sock once it's knitted, but that's half the fun, I think. Seeing how the colors are going to end up when it's all said & done.

There'll be photos of the whole process, good ones, I promise. The company that makes the dye I'm gonna use wants pics of start to finish, because they may use them on their website. So - that'll be my next project that involves sox. Okay - better get back to work now!!


Peace!!