Too looooooong

Hah! I didn't get a picture of it, but it was kinda funny seeing my daughter's boyfriend try on the first camo sock last night. It kinda looked like the Grinch's socks, way too long and it flopped around on the end of his foot. It was originally knitted to 13", when his foot is only 11" in length.

Have to say here, it wasn't my fault: my informant gave me bad information! ;)

Clowns me no likey

But to help benefit Biscuit Acres Dog Park at their Pancake for Pooches breakfast today, I posed with a clown. He actually touched me and everything. That half-sick look on my face isn't faked, I really didn't like this.

It was a suggestion from my hubby that I have my picture taken with the clown and then we send it to our friend who delights in finding me clown paraphernalia for all occasions and gifting it to me.

Yeah, the things I do to help out the puppies.

Must knit faster

Size 13 Sock #1

Today marks the day that means I'm officially behind on my Christmas knitting. I should have been done with sock #1 for Dillon, allowing me the balance of October to finish size 13 sock #2, thus allowing all of November for Roger's socks.

Must knit faster.

It's coming along

I picked up the button band stitches and it worked great. Then I decided to go ahead and felt the piece a bit. It felted too much, but I think it's still okay. It needs to be as impervious to the wind as possible, so perhaps this is for the best.



I'll trim the fuzzies from the steek when it's completely dry.

Cutting complete

Well, I did it. I'm pretty sure everything is moving along properly. The next steps will be most interesting.

Working up the nerve to steek

The piece is ready. The stabilizing lines have been installed. Sharp scissors are standing by. A few fortifying drinks have been consumed. So why has the steek not been cut yet?

I'm a tad bit nervous.


drawn white lines show where stabilizing stitches were sewn

KnitPicks bonanza and more

I took today off work to spend a little quality time with 80's music videos on tv, a napping kitty on the blanket next to me, and my knitting. I knitted a swatch for the neck gaiter and proceeded to cast on with size 7 circs for magic loop.

It's going to be such a soft squishy piece.

Then came my order from KnitPicks! I didn't expect it today, while I was home, but it arrived a day early. Look at all this loot!


(top-bottom) Simply Cotton Worsted in Duchess Heather, the picture is more blueberryish when the real color has more plum in it; Stroll Tonal Fingering in Blue Violet, which also should be more purpley; and Cattail Heather Shadow, the only one of the bunch to photograph properly, lol. Also splurged on a set of harmony wooden dpns in size 1.

Last are the pics I promised you of the yarn for my son's socks, as part of his Christmas.


Scrumptious yarn from Fearless Fibers, in superwash sportweight merino wool, Marrakesh colorway. I'm going to use Anne Hanson's sock pattern called Roger, because my son's name is Roger. How cool is that?! :)