Another Year past! (again)

well, guess time has flown by again

so here are some socks I've finished

Professor Plum

Yarnbender

I have been busy this past year but I'll leave that story for another day.

Happy Knitting!

More ice...

...is coming

Since I last blogged:

I finished a felted bag 

I finished a piece of needlepoint 

I haven't decide if I'll frame it or how I'll have it finished.

I started two pairs of socks, a cowl, and a headband. 

We've had more cold weather followed by warm and again cold. The last time with terrible ice. And since it looked deceivingly wet (not icy), I went out and slipped and fell. Luckily nothing was broken just a sprain of my left wrist. It sure puts a crimp in my knitting time! So no knitting has been done for 6 days!! and none expected to be done for a while.  :( 

Now to the weather.  We are expecting freezing rain late this afternoon into the evening.  It's looking like I won't be going out tomorrow, lol.
The good news is it will start warming up and be in the 60s by Sunday.

WIP Wednesday

A new project started (lol)

Fred & George socks from the "Unofficial Harry Potter Knits" magazine.
I love how it is working up so far.

An update on the variegated fingerless mitts

I'm not sure how long I'll make the cuff but I probably won't make them the 7" that the pattern suggests.

Cable Block #2

I feel I'm behind with my goal of finishing two blocks per month.  lol.

I also start another pair of mitts "Owlie Mitts" Yes they will have little owls on them.  But there is only two rounds done so I didn't take a picture of them yet.

It's starting out to be a fingerless mitt year, lol.

FO Friday

Finished the Boot Candy Boot Cuffs

Worked on US 11 dpns and Araucania Colliumo Solid.
Pattern by Sara Gresbach

I'm not crazy about bulky yarn but this yarn is so soft and I enjoyed working with it.
Now back to working the fingerless mitts.

FO Friday

I finished this cable square a couple of weeks ago but didn't have a chance to post it.

one down... many more to go

And here is the finished felted bag

Total finished for January - 2

WIP Wednesday

new wip

mystery fingerless mitts

clue 1

 

January beginnings

a cable block (will become part of a blanket)

a fingerless mitt

 

felted bag

I think this year will be the year of fingerless mitts, lol.  I have quite a few planned.  And I will be knitting socks (of course!)

New Month

New Challenges Projects

But first.... a report on Six Sock September
Sadly I did not meet the challenge.  I had too many other things going on.  But!  I did get 2 complete socks done and no, they are not from the same pair.

First sock done, Winter Fir (I guess I forgot to take a picture :sheepish grin:  I'll get one taken tomorrow)

Second sock done and mate is done through clue 3, SKA Sep/Oct Mystery Sock

Third sock, Weeping Angel (still lovin' this sock!!)

I also finished the test mittens and they were put in the mail last week.

And now for the new...

Yep, it is another pair of fingerless mitts!

There is a new mystery sock for the Solid Sock group.  I did print off Clue 1 but haven't decided if I'll start it yet.
I do have a few sock mates to work on. hehehe

AND tournament 6 of  Nerd Wars starts today! I did look at the challenges but haven't figured out yet what knitting to do for them.

Happy knitting y'all!

Finished socks

I never did post the orange socks I finished.  So here they are...

Rebel Pilot Socks, rav page here

And I finally finished the mate to the Patchwork Weasley socks

Rav page here

You know I have more socks on the needles (yes, that is a given, haha)  but I also have a test knit on the needles, a fingerless mitt, and a sweater vest? (not sure what to call it because it is a sweater without sleeves and buttons but not a pullover). 
And I have a couple of needlepoint projects in the works.

Happy knitting!!

Drive by blogging

Just a quickie blog post to show I am still knitting.  And yes, I am still knitting socks, lol.

Progress on the "Katniss" socks.  I hope to have them finished in a day or two so I can post them for Nerd Wars.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Still have 5

Five minus one

equals Four!   yay!!

Plus one

back to Five!  o'well... I still have five pairs of socks in various stages on the needles.  Good thing I like knitting socks, huh?!

Purple socks:
Putting Holes in Happiness, Cascade Heritage Sock Yarn Italian Plum, US 1 dpns

Orange socks:
Katniss, Crystal Palace Mini Solid, Orange, US 1 dpns

WIP Wednesday

again with the socks!

too much purple?!

WIP Wednesday

Not much knitting going on... but I did finish Clue 2 (on one sock)

... and clue 3 has been printed off

WIP Wednesday

A new month, a new mystery...

Clue #1

Solid Sock August Mystery Sock, designer Jeannie Cartmel, in Brown Sheep Wildfoote, color Vinca Minor (purple). 

Clue #2 printed off and ready to start.

WIP Wednesday

Something new...

 I'm test knitting a shawl pattern.  So far I'm lovin' it!!!!  

But my camera doesn't take true color pictures.  The true color of the yarn is turquoise.  It is Crystal Palace Panda Silk.  Love it!  The shawl starts at the neck and works its way out.  We'll see how much I love it when I get to 100s of stitches, lol

I worked a little on the Advent Calendar Scarf.  


I knitted day 7 & 8.  I'd like to get through day 12 finished to be half way done but realistically I might get through day 10.


This scarf is fun to knit.  By the time you've worked through the lace pattern of the day, you're done with it.  So no getting bored with the same pattern.  Win-Win!  I'm also learning some new lace patterns.






Don't panic... I'm still working on socks in between working on the lace.  lol.   I'll have some more pictures of the socks later.

WIP Wednesday

Socks!!!

 Still working on socks already on the needles

And....

You didn't think I could resist starting a new sock forever did ya?

June's pattern for Year of Sock Stash (YOSS) is CookieA's Monkey Socks. I've been wanting to make a pair for myself.  

Sounds like a good time to make them.

Sweater Challenge week ?

I know, I know, it's been a while since I mentioned my sweater. So far I've skipped a few weeks and knitted other higher priority stuff. I don't even know what week # it should be numbered.

So all that priority stuff is done and now there is no excuse.  Except... it still looks the same

... I have been working on it... honest I have... and it now measure 8"!!! ... and I need to knit 6" more before starting the armholes  :sigh:

I may have to knit on this sweater more than once a week. It takes 20 minutes to knit 2 rows!!!! I've only managed to get 6 rows done each week. At this rate, I may not have it done by fall!

So, the Wed Knit Group worked on our sweaters yesterday. Yep, we did. Check out SuKnitWitty's blog for more proof of sweater knitting.  There's now a cup sweater in the works (the teapot sweater has been set aside), a baby sweater (instead of the yellow sweater with square sleeves needing to go into a round hole), and a pie shawl sweater.

So I'll still plug away on the same ole' sweater (and just work on scarves and such (socks, needlepoint, swatches) in between Wednesdays.

WIP Wednesday

It's a mystery

 and yes... another fingerless mitt

Cables!

Yes I like cables.   And as I mentioned... here's the finished scarf, hat, and mitts...

The first half of the cable class went well.  Everyone was excited about trying to knit cables.  They all ended up with homework, lol.  I will have them start their cable projects next week at the second half of the class.

(I may make the pattern available to purchase at a later date)

WIP Wednesday

Knotty Braid Hat (to go with the Knotty Braid Scarf and Knotty Braid Mitts)