My 2nd pair of CIC socks! I used the child's Basketweave sock pattern from Stitches of Violet. Nice, well-written pattern, fun to knit!  

New pics up!

Here the 'pair', almost done! 


My first CIC socks! 

OK, I'm excited! I just finished my first pair of CIC's-very thick, but they do ask that you knit the socks in worsted and that thicker is better. Now to find out where to send them...I went to The Knitting Guild Association's regional conference and found this yarn at the fiber market for $3! How fun to make socks from them! My co-worker burst my bubble when she told me they don't look the same size...I didn't do the 2 at the same time, as I usually do and believe me, I had to really think hard about what I had done on the first sock. Guess my memory and guess work wasn't so good...


My brand new spindle! 
Another acquisition at the Fiber Market--spinning skills (or at least the ability to use the drop spindle and draft more than drop!)...and a NEW DROP SPINDLE!!! I don't need a new hobby, but what the heck!


The Lil' Dude jacket/sweater 

I also finished the baby Lil'Dude jacket with matching hat, though I couldn't find the rolled brim hat for the photo shoot. I'm all proud of this one, since I did it top-down, no pattern! (Yay, me!) Always fun to see something 'evolve'.


A 5 yo pick for yarn! He wants it made into a scarf... 
The orange cotton Rowan is supposed to be a scarf. Probably should be using a smaller needle, but I figure I don't want to buy another skein of this stuff (at $9/skein)--especially when there is no guarantee that the kid will actually REALLY wear this or not--so I'm trying to stretch the yardage.

I fell flat on the Flower competition and am trying not to be bitter. But come on, I didn't even place in the TOP 10 and some of the stuff that had (as of the Friday prior to closing of the votes) were questionable (in my opinion...) I did at least like the ones that DID end up winning. I still can't help but feel that was a phoney Baby Beauty Contest...know what I mean?

The MOST BITTER Tapmouse!

PICKY KID WEARS SOCKS!!!

Well this is news! I didn't post the lovely raglan sweater I made for my now almost 5yo last year, that he is YET to wear! "I don't LIKE!..." Won't even put it over his head or on long enough for me to at LEAST get a pic of him in it!

Happy to report that these were placed on his feet immediately after they came off the needles. After a bit, he said they were 'too scratchy' and proceeded to pull them off again, but was completely willing to put them on again last night and is agreeable to my washing them to soften them up for him to wear. That's more than I can say for the poor sweater...

Gotta show a side view! 

Perfect fit? 

Ta-duh! Finished the past Sunday! 

OH, LOOK!!! It's my shell I completed! Well...ALMOST...I think my gauge ended up a bit off, so it is about 2" too short! A little loose under the arms, but I just extended the crocheted finish a bit. So...the fix? I will add a crocheted border to the bottom. 

And another 'end of the school year' scarf! I knit the flower on this one using a pattern from my Knitted Embellishments book. Added beads to the center. 

This scarf was done using Blue Sky Cotton combined with 'Pansies'. I used a "Diagonal Openwork" lace pattern I got from my Harmony Guide.

The baby sweater is finished! Adapted pattern from Interweaves magazine for worsted weight yarn...too lazy to use DK weight! (I needed a quick project...) 

Another "end of school year" scarf done! 
This was done with a cabled blue merino wool with red and yellow flecks as a base, with Trendsetter's "Shadow" eyelash added to it. I crocheted the flower using Lion Brand's chunky suede.

VOTING TIME AT STITCH DIVA!!!

Well, I had had plans of a much more grandiose entry, but alas, had to settle for a more simple entry. If you want to vote, click on the button to the right. Maybe I'll win something?! Wouldn't that be too cool!!!

A baby sweater set I finally completed to donate for a charity project. A woman in the area is collecting baby clothes to send to GI families in San Diego to help them out. 

A while back, I meant to post this--my "Little Lola" Schaffer sock yarn! It is SOOOOO soft! I'm actually done with the cuffs and am now starting the heel flaps..well, WILL be starting the heel flaps next I work on it! 


I AM happy to report that I finished a shell for myself yesterday, knit with Art Fibers' Hana and Chai silk yarns! A picture will be posted in the future.

Also, I will see if my flower actually ended up entered in the Stitch Diva contest afterall or not. I'm sure the competition is tough, and I never did get the time to come up with something more creative...

A "Kimono" baby jacket--I'm making this using Cotton Ease. Adjusted the Interweaves pattern for this to make up for the difference in gauge. I wanted it to go quicker, since this is supposed to be a gift for a co-worker... 

A "Farouse Shawl"--this will be a small, narrow one...I got the pattern at Art Fibers and made a wonderful one out of their Hana Silk. Now I'm hooked on these! Quick and easy! 

Some new yarn to play with! I'm thinking some...socks-? But also playing with some flower patterns from the Knitted Embellishments book I just bought... 

And here, a close-up of my little raglan, top-down seamless version... 

FINALLY DONE!

Well, I had done about 5 of these little suckers one weekend for the Red Sweaters Project, but only got 3 seamed. They sat for a few weeks and I finally finished seaming the last 2 and completing the most ambitious 'in the round' version! I've got many other projects I'm obligated to finish by set deadlines, so I'm not sure when I will get more done, but these were quick and FUN to do!


Some "Red Sweaters" done for the Redsweater Project... 

I'm thinking of entering one of my flowers...vote for me!!! 

Does this look like it's grown a LITTLE bit? Haven't been working on it much or consistently, but it is cool to see it take shape!