heels gone bad.....

On the left is a normal heel, and on the right is an out-of-control heel that I made while watching a movie and not paying attention to my stitches. ooops.....

nine-to-five

Finally finished my 9-to-5 socks in Knit Picks Essentials!! One down and two more pairs to go before I'm all caught up on my sock wips...

nutty nutkins

Finished Nutkins from the SF one-sock-a-month knit along. Mine is second from the left! Time to finish the second one....

Let the games begin!

While watching the Olympic opening ceremony this weekend, I made mad progress on my Nutkin sock for the Ravelympics. Since knitting's not an official sport, Ravelry's hosting the Knitting Olympics in spirit of the games. You choose a project, cast on at the start of the opening ceremony, and then post your finished project by the closing ceremony seventeen days later. Although the cuff's a bit tricky if you don't know where to pick up the stitch to fold it over, the pattern repeat's incredibly logical and a breeze to memorize. I'm almost finished with the leg!

"Pair" of socks

Do you think anyone will notice that they don't match?



Here's my progress so far on the second sock:

crafty weekend

knit happens

I finished my eyelet poncho while watching Lars and the Real Girl this week! The movie ended, and lo and behold, I finally had it long enough to bind off. All I need to do is block it open and stitch it together.



My order of Knit Picks' Essential sock yarn came in the mail to start a pair of Nine-to-Five socks for a sock-of-the-month club. I'll have to decide between "pumpkin" and "grass" before I cast on. Although I love how soft the yarn feels, I wish it came in more colors.



I found the time this week to jump on the Clapotis bandwagon only to discover that I did not buy enough yarn! I bought a gorgeous hank of Tess' Designer Yarns in a subtle blue-black variegation. Only Knitty updated the pattern since I printed it out three years ago and added an extra skein. Now I need to find a pattern that calls for 550-600 yards of worsted weight yarn or combine the skein with something else. pooh.

And I'm still cranking away on the bright purple sock!

Brought to you by the color purple

Oh my, my, the headlines in the newspapers these days are certainly depressing: budget crises at all levels, gas hitting $4 a gallon, global food shortages, and to top it off, BPA in Nalgene bottles might be toxic to humans. I've used a Nalgene bottle practically every day for years in order to eliminate the use of disposable plastic water bottles. So here's a knitting update that might cheer you up, especially if you love the color purple as much as I do.

I finally finished the "pashmina" cowl, a nice scarf alternative, from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts. I substituted Claudia Handpainted yarns for the pashmina, since it's 1/8 of the cost. My eyelet wrap is coming along well. I'm almost half way there, but I have to take out a couple of inches due to a small glitch I discovered last night. It's a fabulous pattern for knitting on the subway.





Finally, I cast on for a glamorous pair of purple socks with a baby cable rib. I can't gush enough about Charlene Schurch's book Sensational Knitted Socks. Her level of organization and detail makes my heart flutter, and I'll be able to make an infinite number of socks without becoming bored. She organizes the socks into types, so you can easily substitute any stitch that you want as long as it fits the module she lays out. Oh, and I am rocking the magic loop for the first time and feel that my life has been revolutionized.

oh la la!

I finished my first pair of knitted socks, and they're currently keeping my feet toasty warm despite the rainy, cold weather! I feel like a proud parent and want to show them off to everyone. "Hey guys, look what I just made...arent' they nifty?" I think I'll keep a photo of them in my wallet.

my first sock!

Take a look at my gorgeous first sock! I used Austermann sock yarn that I bought at Showers of Flowers in Denver. It's the perfect rainy day to start knitting the other one...

who is a knitting rock star?

My first pair of socks using Cat Bordi's Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles is coming along splendidly!! I can't believe that I waited this long to try making a pair, but they always seemed so complicated. The sock yarn has a nice springiness to it that forgives imperfections in stitches unlike the lace yarn I'm using to knit the wimple from Lace Style. The needles are the same sizes for both projects, but the perfectionist in me is not happy with the uneven stitches in the wimple. I also noticed that the decreases stretch the stitches around it, so I need to investigate tips on knitting lace. Perhaps blocking will help?