Cross another one...

off the WIP list!

Presenting, better late than never....

Cedar Creek Socks
STR Lightweight in Gypsum
US 1.5 circulars, done magic loop
Started: April 4, 2008 -Sock 1 finished July 08
Finished: Sock 2--March 3, 2009

I started knitting them as part of a KAL.....but that KAL has been done for a while LOL..

See here, eleventy-billion gusset stitches. You see the pattern has you pick up one stitch for every 2 rows on the heel flap. Well it was too holey for me and I didn't like it. Thus, I picked up every one...sigh..no wonder by the end my hands ached!!

Also note the eye of partridge heel. I think I knit sock 2's heel with too small of a needle...I still prefer good old slipped stitch heels though.

Although knit almost 6 mos apart, they look pretty good. I love the colors together, not so much the pooling, but I can live with it :) I got the pattern when I was in the very first Rockin' Sock Club, it was the very first shipment. I was fairly new to sock knitting and was too scared to try it.

As you can see, not scared anymore!

Cedar Creek Socks-------DONE!

Almost FO's!

Yes, so close I can taste the finish line! Both of these projects were started last April and both were put away for different reasons.

Now I am really trying to finish some WIP's up, my goal for this year. I could have 2 taken care of this month if I can finish these Cedar Creek Socks!!


Very close and not eleventy billion gusset stitches this time too!


Ohhh look whose having a bath!!

He says he likes it and isn't even shedding any excess dye!! He's blocking now and has grown a bit, which is exactly what I needed him to do (heh...men don't usually listen to me well either ! Maybe he's the exception ;)

And before you think I'm just being all goody-goody...I cast on a new dishcloth..you know for mindless knitting!

Multidirectional-diagonal Dishcloth

I'm pretty excited!!! Off to finish my CC's!

Hello YPF! Part Deux-The FO files

Yeah!!! An FO! I am so happy! It is a great pattern and easy to do IMHO. I had a few problems with forgetting the some last decreases in a few of the repeats of sock 1, but by sock 2 I was cruisin'.


Monkey Socks from Knitty.com
Hello Yarn Fat Sock in Sandcastles
US 2 Brittany DPN's
The only mods to the pattern were using sportweight yarn and I knit 4 plain stockinette rows before the toe decreases as they weren't quite long enough and I didn't want to start another pattern repeat.

I just love this yarn, it survived quite a bit of frogging on sock 1, as I said above the missed decreases. Not hardly splitty at all. So soft and look at the colors, hardly any pooling and pretty well distributed. Now don't get me wrong I do love the looks of pooling yarns, but sometimes it's nice to have it all mixed in so to speak.

A close up of the pattern repeats.



In profile!



Ahhhh...Stockinette.......

These count for my Socktopia "It's Not Easy Being Green" and Sock a Month KAL March entries. Also the Green Sock KAL

Onward to more socks, sweaters, etc.!

A very knitting weekend!

Friday was mandatory training day at work. So all morning I sat in a very warm, old army theater and listened to all the speakers, all the while keeping a secret....

I knit all of the cuff of Sock 2 of my Jingle Bell Rock Thuja's. Sock 1 has been done since December, so I thought it was high time it got it's mate. This was a perfect easy pattern to knit with in the semi-darkness. Hoping to finish this during lunchtimes this week at work!

Due to a 3 day holiday, I stayed home and knit as much as possible. Yeah, still had the household stuff to do, but I didn't venture out at all!

More progress on my Karen's Sugar-Free Socks. They do go a bit slower knitting both at once, but I am getting there! Only 1 and 1/2 more repeats for the leg then on to the rest. Using Cascade 220 superwash. I learned an important lesson....wind your yarn buns (yes, that's what I call those rounded puffy skeins of yarn!) When knitting with 2 skeins, it is a bit easier to keep untangled if the working yarn isn't a huge bun! I was hoping to get these done for February, but seriously, I need a warm vest, hat, and scarf/neckwarmer! So we shall see!

Onto my Boogie Vest Front. I am at the neckline separation! Finally, A light at the end of a tunnel! So far plenty of yarn! I haven't been able to cable without a needle due to the bulkiness of the LP, yes folks LP Bulky in Deep Charcoal. There is no way to not use one on this knit. But that's ok! So hopefully by Wed. the front/back will be blocking and ready for seaming just in time! Hehe, Sapphire was my friend most of this weekend while I was knitting. She's catching up some winks now!


So goals for this week: Finish Boogie Vest
Finish a pair of socks ?? which ones
Hat
Scarf
Secret Knitting...

Stay tuned and see what I do get done! ;)

BTW-had to use blogger for pics. Flickr's getting a massage. Will update later, sure was weird to use blogger again!

Blue Monday Socks!

Phew! Just in the nick of time as usual for me! ;) My January entry for the Socktopia KAL! Also counts for SAM 2!



Widdershins (the plain version) pattern from Knitty, Toe up with heel flap.
Lorna's Laces Sportweight in Denim. I must say, 1 skein would have been enough. I have enough leftover for another pair. I almost made these knee highs..but nah, too hot down here for much knee high usage, plus I would not have finished them in time...knee highs...well 1 pair coming in the future anyway, just cause I wanna! ;)

Started around January 20th
Finished January 31
US 3's for sock body, US 2's for cuff ribbing
EZ Sewn cast off

Once I finished with the toes, I moved them on the 2 circulars and away I went. Had a few times I used the wrong needle, thus the need for dpn's to help correct. The heel flap was done in reverse, very interesting!! I got lots more practice with wraps and turns! I tried them on numerous times and had to decrease the stitches around the ankle 2 times. I didn't want a repeat of the Anastasia socks (they'll be revisited at a later date!)


See! Don't they look great on my skinny ankles!! Wished other parts were skinny like these baby's!

I like the 2 circ/2 sock method a lot! These sure went a bit faster. Howevah, when doing patterns, lace, etc...might make me a bit nervous if there is R and L patterning...but still may try! :)

Oh and a shout out to pal Trillian42 for helping me understand 2 socks on 2 circular needles better! Also to Cristi for helping me with some math issues!! Thanks ladies! :)

PS. Many have asked about the broom vac. So far so good! It'll be good for those small jobs. You sweep, then varoom all the sweepage stuff up or just turn it on and sweep, then empty! It just beats bringing out the animal ;)

Two toes and FO's!

Hi! Should I have named it FO's and 2 toes....or...well nevermind, I can't be too witty this early! LOL! Below is a pair of toes that will become my 2nd ever plain stockinette socks. The first being my first pair about 1 year ago. Little did I know then that I'd learn a few ways to knit them, let alone *cough* love collecting yarn to produce them!

Lorna's Laces Denim in Sportweight, but let me tell you, it feels smaller than sportweight I've used in the past. No matter, I'm actually getting gauge and I love the Magic Cast on! Luckily, I happened to have 4 circs of the same size so I can do them both at once. I have 1 40" circ of this size and wanted to tackle 2 at once on 2 circs, but I think a 40" and a 24" wouldn't be enough. Am I right? Or could I have done 1 side with the 40" circ and the other sides with 2 24's..hehe then it would be 2 socks on 3 circs...hmmm. But, let me tell you, the circs on the left toe, Inox express, I love them! So light and the points are perfect for picking up any size yarn! Anyhow, they are for my Socktopia Challenge for Blue Monday...more on that when they are done...before the 31st...

One more shot of the Red Scarf in the wild!

MIL's Cascade Fixation ankle socks.

Less then 1 ball! Size 3 dpns for ribbing, size 4 circs for the rest. I knit so tight, that doing the ankle and foot part was just not stretchy enough. MIL's feet need to breath, so being a bit holey is ok. Same with mine.

Oh, didn't you see these in the WIP pile..you didn't...well...um..this is only 1 out of 2 pairs I didn't show. Finished sock 1 on Christmas, sock 2 on Saturday. Pattern courtesy of Cristi! It's pretty much like the way I've been making them, just a different heel and toe. I didn't do the S1, K1 heel as Mom has no feeling in her feet and I thought the ribbed part of it would aggravate it so I went plain. You know me, I can never have more than one way to do some things. ;)

Oh...what's this you say....Could it be a Noni??????

Yeehaw!!! I listened to a few comments and decided just do it!! So I did it! The directions on the tube ends are kind of confusing, but I made it. Oh, but those ends you see in the pile above...geesh! I had even learned to knit some of them in while doing the body. Thanks Aija for that! I'll be felting it soon and will let you know more on the size stats, etc.