"Lay's" socks, AKA "Cotty"

KnittingGolfer and I keep saying you can't knit just one pair of Cotty's and so, my nickname for them is "Lay's"! I cast on for my second Pigeon Roof Studios Cotty and quickly cast-on for a second pair, too!

I love the Sam 'n Ella colorway and decided Cotty would be a great knit for it, so I couldn't resist-I went ahead and cast-on, putting all UFO's further back in my mind!

Cotty's, v. 2.0

In my last post, I had included a picture of a new sweater I started for Solly, one of my many cousin's baby. I'm using the Baby Racer Sweater pattern by Marie Connolly. I'm using Knit Pick's Mainline cotton/wool yarn for the body in the Ink colorway.

After seeing Miss Babs Worsted in Van Gough over at WoolGirl's July 4 sale, I had to get it to use for the contrasting arm/neckband. So SassyMan was kind enough to go to the PO and get my package out of hock today! How could I resist a WoolGirl sale? I would have been in bigger trouble had someone not beat me to the 3 Wowza skeins of Miss Babs Worsted in Hemlock. Alas, it was not to be! But I did manage to get these...

Miss Babs worsted in Van Gough and Miss Babs Yummy Sport/Sock in Lilacs!

And speaking of WoolGirl, I resurrected this sock I started using Spunky Ecclectic sport yarn, also purchased from WoolGirl.

Slipped Stitch Delight pattern by Terry Ross, knit in the Spunky Ecclectic Sport sock yarn, Hummingbird colorway.

Yeah, the ADD continues. I have narrowed my focus to about 6-8 projects right now; hopefully I'll prioritize and plug through them! Vacation is in the near future and hopefully some good knitting time!

But of course there was more.

No, Knit-Pals, I have not yet had a chance to take a pic of the high-demand Socks that Rock haul from SW. I did get a chance to squeeze a few pics of the rest of my Miss Babs before the battery went dead on my camera.

Two sock yarns I 'had' to have from Miss Babs: "CrazyD" and "FoxGrapes".
The "CrazyD" is a limited edition; Miss Babs only had 3 since they were
basically dyed at the end a a dye session with leftover dyes.
She also told me that FoxGrapes is a new colorway, born of a dying error.

I fell in love with this black/gray/green laceweight, also from Miss Babs.
So it ended up in my purchase pile, too. Weak, I tell ya! I'm considering knitting the pattern I got from Purlescence that night with this yarn.

And now that I have found the charger and recharged the battery, I haven't had time to pull out all the stuff. I swear, I had them arranged and ready for a photo shoot but just couldn't squeeze the last bit of energy from the camera!

Deal with it. I'll post it next time. You'll live.

In the meantime, I have finished a crocheted hat for a friend and still plug away at my Count Cluck Leyburns and...yes, CAMP HOMEWORK! I'm pretty sure I am going to knit the obvious crab, but so far my attempts have not 'shaped up' the way I planned. I keep at it, but the Leyburns and crocheted hat were definitely more fun to work on since I could see progress.

I've also been dying to start Giselle, by Marnie MacLean, but I am going nuts trying to get the swatch right! Luckily I have 3 skeins of WooBu and according to the pattern instructions, this would put me a good 400 yds. over the total yardage requirement. I have made a third swatch (the other two represented 5 different needles...) and am hoping that this will be the final and I can "Go, Man, Go!" or should I say, "Go, Knitter, GO!"? The swatch is drying and I can's speed it up.

Either way, I'm chomping at the bit. And yet, homework looms...What to do?

Well, I've taken a short break from the spinning, though it is calling to me pretty loud, too!

Since I had difficulty putting down my spindle the whole week following SW,
I ended up with these three little skeins of G-Rocks.
You will notice the top is more yellow;
this is what happens when you *think* you spun a whole color repeat onto the spindle,
then find you didn't!
I missed a patch of the magenta repeat, so the yellow showed up stronger.

So here, my whining will cease. I will try and get the STR recent acquisitions photographed tomorrow. Off to relax! Oh-and maybe work a bit more on the Leyburns! Er, I mean homework...NOT! I need a break from that right now.

Told ya I've been busy...

What started out as a hat for "Solly", became a hat for Benny...but it's done! "Design Element" and all! I decided this 'design element' was a bit too much to be smack-dab in the middle of the hat, but perhaps it will look kinda cute off to the side?

I hear Nartian's Monkey 1 insisting this is too girlie, but hey-it is, what it is! And I think this little rascal will look quite cute in it!

Benny holding still only for a short moment while his cousin holds him!

And I am pleased to say that the Mystery Sock Through the Loops KAL socks are completed! In time for Christmas, nonetheless! So hopefully they make it in the mail to my buddy in time for Christmas!

Mystery Socks for my bud, Dana--Koigu PPPM

I was taking a lot of time off to spend at Lil' Emp's school doing crafty things. No pics to share cuz I was too busy to get shots of any of it!

And immediately following the crafting extravaganza week, there was the field trip/craft FAIR week. Tuesday was the Symphony and to balance the craziness out, Muir Woods and the peacefulness of still, clear water...

Maybe not all that peaceful chaperoning 9 kids, but it wasn't all that bad, either...

And even a banana slug to look at...or kiss!
(NOT ME!!! NO WAY!...but some of the kids did!)

Oh, then on Sunday there was a shower...

complete with yummilicious cupcakes that Cupcakefaerie would appreciate! (Cara's Cupcakes-hadn't tried those before...)

After the shower, I was able to slip down to Purlescence Yarns to replenish my BMFA stash with a Cookie Next Door, Alley Ooops and a heavyweight Brick!

I made it home to retrieve Lil' Emp from his aunt and dragged him out for some late-evening shopping at the Sports Basement in the Presidio and look what we saw as we drove home...


...what appeared to be a full moon...


And did I mention another project is underway?

Another gift cowl, using the lace pattern featured in the Cafe Au Laite mitts! (Thanks, Nartian-I wouldn't have used this pattern had I not seen your mitts!)

And below, a potpourri of sharing...

Cowl in progress, the new Solly Hat-almost done!, my KP blocking wires arrived!!!,
and...well...I ended up with the opportunity to help take a Peppermint Patty kit
off a fellow knitters hands-so I did!

So now to catch up on everything-and finally maybe get that shawl blocked?

And so I'm a thief!

Anything to be able to post my new WoolGirl sock club kit! I got this last week and Nartian and IrishGirlie have pics posted to their blog-I stole this one from Nartian...


And I am so anxious to show off my RibbyPulli scoop, that I took this crappy-A pic of me in it! Yeah, uck! And this, folks, is why I am a Weight Watcher! And no, I am not pregnant, thank you very much! And yes, a better pic will be forthcoming...hmmm...like maybe I need to have Nartian take a pic for me tomorrow...But-it is DONE! Fine! Ends woven in this very evening after work as I discussed certain LYS STR arrivals with Nartian!