Hmmmm

See, I have been busy knitting, just not finishing. The test knit for Hunter is coming along fine. I don't think I can for yarn with Tencel in it. It has a crunchy feel, the color is great in skien but I am not in love with crunchy.

The Latvian Dances are a bit snug so I am going to stop with only one repeat on the leg. The colors are turning out better then I though they were going to.

Problem is what to knit for July. There are so many KAL's and with so many options. Any suggestions?

Finally something done

See I told I was close to finishing something. These are half Van Dykes from Wendy's toe-up book and half ribbed leg. I was running out of yarn and wanted to use the rest for the ribbing. No, I haven't suddenly turned my yarn tastes upside down. They are variegated because they are house socks made out of worsted weight wool from 3 Irish Girls. The yarn was wonderful and fun and the pattern was great. It was my own fault that I ran out of yarn so that I couldn't do the pattern on the leg.

While they aren't the prettiest pair I have ever made, they accomplished what I wanted them to. I completed these two at a time with magic loop. They are my first pair done that way, so for that alone I love them.

Missing in action

Isn't the boy cute!?

A little friend had thought he was going to joy ride on my daughter's bike.

I made a yarn wreath out of my leftover sock yarns. They are wrapped around 3"
inch styrofoam balls and then DH threaded some floral wire through it. Very simple and easy.

Knitting has been happening here, just not as much as I would like. Hopefully that will change in the future.

Can you hear it?

It is the chorus of the frog pond! I have ripped out my last two attempted pairs of socks. I keep dreaming that I am making socks for bigfoot. Since I don't know bigfoot I had to frog. All is not lost however, as my lovely friend and great designer Hunter is having me test knit another amazing pair of socks!!! Remember the Ensnared's, these should be even better.

Higher Up and Further In!!!

Todl's Totes

My mom came to visit. That can be good or bad, but in this case, it was good....it was very good. We have infected my aunt with the sock knitting bug.....well at least, the yarn buying bug. She has even earned her Loopie Groupie status in three months and burned through her $25 gift certificate already. That is all three of us knitting on the couch at my house. I am the beautiful blond on the left. ;0) My aunt is in the middle and my mom is on the end...she has almost no grey hair. I have more grey hair than she does and isn't fair!

Look at all the knitting bags she made for us. Mine are on the left side of the chair and my aunt's are on the right. She is going to make one for my Grandmother in coffee motif fabrics. We had a great time yarn shopping and knitting together and visiting!!!

Kai-Mei's

Another yarn fairy has come into my life. She knows how much I love the color green. She bought me some KP Kettle Dyed in Grasshopper and some Araucania Itata in Pear. I love green...glorious green!

I finished my Kai-Mei's. I still hate the kitchner stitch and suck at it!! Love the yarn though. It is Oceanwind Knits sock merino in Shiraz. I think it is an older version, because the yarn didn't feel the same to me, but the color is so lovely. She does beautiful colors.

Stuff

The top is my dd etsy yarn shop. She has great colors if only we could transfer them into actual yarn colors. She wants me to write patterns for for her sock designs. If only I could. Maybe if I had a brain like Hunter.

The next is my Loopy ewe sock club kit. The pattern looks fun and the yarn is lovely but it looks like it will stripe so I might use it for a different pattern. The bag is awesome and the pen is fun.

The third picture is my DD's vest which my aunt knit for her. My aunt recently returned to knitting. She has been bitten by the sock bug though. It is contagious as my mom, aka yarn fairy, also has it. My aunt is Michigangirl on Ravelry and my mom is Todlli on Ravelry. Stop by and say hi. ;0) It will torture my aunt and my mom loves people.

The last is my attempt to master 2@time on magic loop. The socks will be Kai Mei's from Cookie A's book, Sock Innovation. Hopefully this technique will stick.