May 9, 2007

Baby socks done!

Fraternal socks again....and this time I thought I'd CO in the same place in the yarn repeats so I'd have at least almost matching socks. Oh well...great conversation starters!

And I CO the next sock! This is an adult sock....for who I haven't decided yet.

I'm using this yarn I dyed up in February.

I'm working on a hat for Michelle "upstairs." I was gifted with four skeins of LB Homespun and am using one for the next hat. Again, it's a "I'm making it up as I go along" hat. I am making a 6 x 17 inch rectangle. I'll seam it up, pick up sts along one end of the tube, and finish off the top. I like the way the garter st stretches to fit without there being a definitive cuff. And garter sts is about the only thing I'm willing to do for any length of time with Homespun. I dislike working with yarn, but do like the look of the finished item.

Dances with Wool explains the "natural" way wool was combed and carded before these tools were created. Just one of those little bits of information to throw into a conversation that will end it quickly! Unless you're around other fiber workers!

Knitting at Noon has the pattern for that mitered blanket that so many people seem to be making. Another good use for small amounts of yarns!

Everwhelming Liz has issued a Sock-In-a-Day Challenge. You can pick "your" day over a two week period and have 18 hours to make the sock. If you can't dedicate a day to it, then you can dedicate 18 hours to make the sock. No miniature or baby socks, though. Once you finish and turn in the pic of your sock, you'll be entered into a drawing for two tiny socks like these made from your choice of her left over sock yarn! Sounds like fun! I may have to just go sign up. I should be ready to work on the second sock of the ones I just cast on in that time period! EDIT: I just signed up for it. Come join, too!

For those cat lovers The Daily Kitten will give you a good dose of cute. I entered a picture of one of my cats when he was little!

That, should you want to know, is a knitting loom. (Knifty Knitters in the craft stores.) I got them back when I despaired of every learning to knit. They do make neat hats and with all the different sizes, one can make just about anything with them: sweaters, socks, bags, shawls, afghans, toys, scarves....

My daughter's been asking me to make her a shrug.... I'm thinking something simple The more I look at them, it's just a long rectangle folded in half lengthwise and sleeves seamed..... I guess I'll make one for my grand daughter first to get a feel for it. My daughter wants it snug...nothing hanging loose at all.... Anyone have any experiences to share about making shrugs?