2010 - FO No 7

I have finished my second pair of socks for 2010!  These are for my sister's workmate who wanted to try a pair of handknit socks since my sister told him how great they were.  These are a men's medium which are huge socks and knit in DK yarn too.  The pattern was super easy to remember and I just knit them on 3 dpns instead of 4 which made it a lot easier to knit.
Pattern:  Bulky Boot Socks from The Little Book of Sox
Started: 13th February and finished 20th March 2010
Yarn:  Heirloom 8 ply wool, about 3 balls, denim blue color
Now off to start another pair of socks as I bought 3 balls of Moda Vera sock yarn yesterday from Spotlight as they seem to be getting rid of their sock yarn for $5.00 a ball.  You cannot go past $5 handknit socks can you and the yarn does knit up very nicely.  I just need to decide on a pattern.  I still havent found the cable blue sock pattern as yet so they are on hold until I do.
Happy Knitting!

Socks and A Sunnyboy!

Now dont be shocked, yes I do actually knit something other than kids knits. This is the progress of my Uptown Boot sock which is quite an easy pattern and looks great too. I think I am addicted to it. The green Cascade sock yarn is quite lovely to knit with, and yes those dpns I bought are truly wonderful, so light and easy to use and no slipping off of stitches either. I am so glad that I bought them, a great investment.

Next to my sock is a sunnyboy pouch which Buttontree Lane sells on her etsy store. I have ordered 2 more as Christmas pressies for my sister and my mum. The sock can actually fit in that bag too, it justs looks smaller because the sock is in front. It is actually quite big and roomy. She has a lot of other fabrics too which are fantastic so if you feel like spoiling just pop on over and see her shop. I think she is refilling her store next week. Hopefully my sock should be finished today or tomorrow. All this wet weather has made me feel like sitting and knitting and not ironing, which is the household chore I dislike the most, perhaps because it piles up so quickly around here. Must do some later on, after a bit more sock knitting I think.

I have also been reading - The Memory Keeper's Daughter was an intriguing book and a bit sad too, but I could see both sides of the character's lives. I devoured that book in 2 days so it was great.

- Stephanie Pearl McPhee Casts Off, a great read so far and funny. I didnt like her Knitting Rules book for some reason and didnt even finish reading it. This one is much better like her earlier one that I read.

Next up I am reading the second book to Fablehaven. My son read it in 2 days. We read the first one which was fantastic, a bit like Spiderwick Chronicles I think. If you have children around the 10 year old age and up I definately advise they read that book if they like fantasy stories. Isabelle is waiting until she can read a bit better, perhaps when she is 8 to read those books so she will understand the words a bit better. So far she has read 11 books of her fairy series, and there are 63 books. They are supposed to be for 8 and over but she loves reading them. If she doesnt know a word she asks me what it is and then later on tells me what has been happening in the books which is great. I love that my children have a desire to read novels like I do. I am going to order the new Harry Potter book, Beedle the Bard, and the new Eldest book too for Lachlan for Christmas.

Thank you all too for the lovely wonderful things you said about the wrap cardigan. I am hoping to get to the post office today so that I can mail it off. Have a wonderful weekend.

FO No. 24

Pattern: Gentleman's Fancy Socks from Knitting Vintage Socks by Nancy Bush
Yarn: Pansy by Katt - I used 1 skein and a little tiny bit of the other skein for the casting off of the toe on the second sock.
I finished knitting these last night, and photographed them just so you could all see that I do still knit adult items. I even cast on for another pair out of some more yarn that Katt dyed for me, but I will wait until I have some progress on those. I am so glad that these are now finished!

Monday Morning

Look what the postman delivered this morning. My purchases from Kate arrived today. I love the bag. It is just the right size and so cute. Kate you did a fantastic job, and I just love it. Did I say that already, well enough of repeating myself this morning. I can see this bag getting lots of use. See the little hairclip with the pretty button attached, Isabelle has already seen it and I am just waiting for her to ask if she can wear it in her hair. I also bought a little book from her too. The book is in Japanese, and no I dont know how to read a single word of Japanese, so hopefully by looking at the diagrams I can work out how to make some of the toys in it. Shouldn't be too hard should it!

Also, I finished my sock. I have not cast on the other one as yet. Saturday was my dad's birthday and I thought I would be able to knit on the first sock and then start the second sock. Oh no, not that night. At 1:00 in the afternoon I had a pain in my right side, like a stabbing pain. I did not know what it was but 5:00 and it was still there, so a little visit to the doctor and an injection for pain, which did not work, just let me tell you that. At 9:30pm that night the pain just vanished. I was so thankful as it was really starting to worry me. The doctor did think it could have been appendicitis, and that is one of my childhood fears so it did not help me feel any better. In the end it must have been intestinal colic, as he first thought it was. Thank goodness. I really dont want anybody cutting me up on the operating table. So I did not get to finish the sock that night, or have cake either, not that my waistline needs any extra calories. Sunday morning I finished off the toe and here it is. I used the yarn (Stormy Seas colorway) that Katt dyed for me and it is so nice and comfy to wear. Hopefully today I will cast on for the other one, but I am still trying to finish up the knitting bag. I did quite a bit on it last night, so hopefully today the binding will be all done and I can show you all tomorrow.