Another one bites the dust....

Another finished object for me! This has to be a record - 3 finished projects in the same month. I finally finished my Socktoberfest socks. These are my Holland Socks, so named because I bought the yarn on our "babymoon" trip to Holland last summer.

The yarn is Regia Kaffe Fasset and I loved it. I love the colors and the yarn is nice to knit with. I have enough left over to make a pair of anklets. Details as always on the FO blog and on Ravelry.

Since every post needs a cute baby in it here is a picture of my fellas.

They were watching Sprout. Aren't they cute? Until next time ....

Actual Knitting Content

Brace yourselves people there is actual knitting content ahead. First off my Holland socks. I am about halfway through the heel flap of the second sock. Maybe at this rate I will have them done in just under a year!

Next up is my 3rd attempt to make a sweater for Clark. I have finished the left front and am making my way through the back. At this rate it will be done just in time for 90 degree weather!

So my surgery went well. My knitting mojo left me the week I was off of work of course so not much got done on the knitting front. My company filed for Chapter 11 while I was off so work is very tense right now. I have also broken down and joined the timesuck known as Facebook. I am located here. Until next time ....

To frog or not to frog? That is the question.

My answer was to frog. Like so many other knitters I was just knitting away on my first Holland sock just ignoring that little voice in my head. You know that voice, the one that tells you things just do not look right. Of course we always know better than that voice right? WRONG! My voice was telling me that this sock was looking really small However, I ignored it until Saturday night when I tried to check the length of the leg before turning the heel. While I could get the sock on over the heel it was tough and I decided to just start over on size 1 needles. So this:



Now looks like this:



At least the wooden size 1's do not kill my hands like the metal size 0's did. Plus the grip of the bamboo helps me with the kung-fu death grip. Until next time ....

A Love/Hate Relationship

I have been plugging away on my Holland Socks. I am two rounds away from turning the heel. The pattern is very easy to memorize and I am really liking it. I am doing the basic version because I did not want to follow a chart right now. I also love how the yarn is working up.



So where does the hate part come in? Well I am a tight knitter and my hands are killing me after a week of working only on this sock. The pinkie on my left hand is the worst. I am not used to knitting on such small needles so I keep a death grip on them. I do try to relax but a few minutes later I am strangling them again. Now I know why it took me so long to finish my fruity pebbles socks. For the next few days I will be taking a break from the sock to work on Clark's sweater or my dishcloth and hope my hands, especially that pinkie, feel better. Until next time ....

WIP 'em out Saturday

I currently have three WIPs on the needles. With the amount of knitting time I have these days they will be finished sometime when Clark goes to kindergarten! So here are some progress pictures.

First up what I am calling my Holland socks. This is the Through the Loops mystery sock KAL pattern. I just finished the cuff. I am going to do the basic version of the leg since I do not have the brain power right now to follow the cable chart. The yarn is Regia's Kaffee Fassett line that I bought in Holland back in July.











Next, I have the Every Day, Any Day dishcloth from the Monthly Dishcloth KAL group. The yarn is Sugar 'n Cream in Strawberry. This pattern in interesting since you do a reverse YO and then on the next row you purl it through the back loop. Not the hardest pattern but you do need to pay attention.











Finally, I am calling this the Clark sweater. The pattern is Daisy by the Yarn Harlot from Knitty. I am doing the plain version in the 6-12 month size. The yarn is Lion Brand Microspun in Turquoise. I would love for him to wear this in the photo I will take for our Christmas card but I am not sure if it will be finished in time.











I need to get knitting since the baby is with his Daddy - they went to Grandma's house - and I have some alone time. Until next time ....

I Heart October

October is quickly becoming my second favorite month of the year (behind my birthday month of June of course). I love that the weather turns colder so I can wear sweaters, the changing leaves, football, donuts and apple cider. I love Halloween also. Carving pumpkins, roasting the seeds, scary movies on tv, seeing the cute kids dressed up and of course the candy. I always feel the need to start many projects once October rolls around.

Of course this means that I have to start something for Socktoberfest. I was only going to start the Charade socks with my left over yarn from the Fruity Pebbles socks. However, today on Margene's blog I read about the Mystery Sock KAL on Ravelry. Well I love a good mystery so I will also be casting on for these socks at knitting group tonight. This is going to be an interesting month. Until next time ....