Vacation Socks

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I CO on my vacation project last night...just to get it started! :) Plain vanilla socks made from a special (to me anyway) sock yarn, Deathly Hallows from Cosmic Fibers who does themed yarns. This one is based on the cover art of the British edition of the last Harry Potter book, Deathly Hallows.I personally think it's closer to the US version of the cover art, but who am I to question an artist?The recipient of the latest sweater woke up in a good mood so I was able to get pictures of her in it.

As you can see, it fits perfectly which means after our vacation it'll be too small! It does look good, doesn't it?

Today will be very busy with packing, running errands and such. Youngest Daughter took the night off tonight (she usually works from 11 pm - 7 am) so we can take off as early in the morning as we'd like. When my kids were little we always left around 2 am so they would sleep most of the way there and we'd arrive in time to go into the park for our first day at the Happiest Place on Earth. We're not headed for the park tomorrow but plan to stop at a beach for a good portion of the day, arriving in the hotel in the late afternoon for a quiet evening and plenty of rest for the next day!

See ya next week!

Rant: I hear it alot again... Everyone raving about the great customer service at KnitPicks for all the broken Options needles. I mean, don't get me wrong, I think it's great that KP will send out replacement needles lickety-split, but why do people keep buying needles that break all the time? And furthermore, why do people keep recommending them with statements like: "I thinkyou'll love your Options and when they break they replace them immediately." Not "if" they break, but "when" they break. Brittany will replace their wooden sock needles, too, but I quit using them as they break all the time. Doesn't make sense to keep using something that one knows won't make it through the project....

Finito!

Pattern: Toddler Pullover
Yarn: Caron Wintuk
Needles: Us 4 & 5
Modifications: Collar instead of ribbed neckline. Additional length in body with crocheted edging. Seams done with crochet chain on the outside to add accents. Sleeve cuffs garter stitch instead of ribbing.
CO: Aug 27; BO: Aug 31
Ravelry.

Youngest Granddaughter wasn't home to try it on, but I'm guessing if it does fit, it won't for long, even though the measurements are right on. The chest measurement is about 3 inches bigger than her chest. If not, it'll go in a box off to Youngest Grandson.

I used a seaming technique I think I read about somewhere, but maybe I dreamed it and unvented it. I sewed the seams with a very, very loose whip stitch and then crocheted the loose sts shut like one would crochet up a dropped stitch. Because of the multicolors of the sweater, I used black as an accent, but if one used it on a one color item, the seams would be slightly visible, and again, it would look like an accent.

One and a Half Sleeves

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One sleeve is done and the other about half done. There isn't much to say about it all...just even knitting with increases and decreases.....

I Dyed!

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I recently bought two hanks of sock yarn for dyeing. Yesterday seemed like a good day to get my hands multicolored! The top hank is a light brown Moda Dea skein I had that needed to be a different color. I used Salmon to get a nice brick red.

The middle skein is kelly green. Love the way it turned out. And the bottom one is half purple and have blue. I'm hoping they'll be relatively even stripes. If they aren't the colors are close enough in intensity it won't make any difference. I had about a dozen step by step pictures of the dyeing process that my computer ate when I tried to down load them... :::heavy sigh:::
The front of the sweater is done. Today I CO the sleeves. Am trying to decide if I want to do them both at the same time.... The top of the sweater was done that way and it sure does help to keep them even.

Pretty, pretty, gorgeous sweater!

Back Done!

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Little sweaters are almost as small a project as socks! I finished up the back on YGD sweater yesterday, CO on the front and am about half way through the turquoise section on it. I added a little length in the torso as I don't like short sweaters, especially on little ones. Kidneys should be covered in the winter!

1st to Die by James Patterson

rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reading it didn't do it for me, but listening to it is fantastic! Or maybe I had faces (from the TV show) to put on the characters... Anyway, it was a very good listen and found it hard to turn it off when my attention was needed elsewhere. It's not Alex Cross, but definitely a close second for good characters.


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It's not a sock!

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I gave in to the overwhelming urge to use a ww yarn and start a sweater. I'm making it big enough for Youngest Granddaughter, but am keeping in mind she probably won't wear it. So, no girly colors and it can be passed on to Youngest Grandson if need be. I'm using Craftown's Toddler Pullover pattern. This is made from some of the yarn my mother sent me, Caron Wintuk. Very small needles, sizes 4 and 5. It's making a nice dense fabric which I'm sure will soften some when washed. I have half an inch to go before I start the sleeve shaping.

Tee Hee!