SO I know it's been forever!

I HAVE been knitting! In fact I have been knitting like a fiend....in the car, at home, at the coffee shop, I literall am dreaming knitting....why you ask? Because I am on a stealth knitting project for a dear friend and when I envisioned it, I assumed I would have until Early-Mid March to complete it and then wham-o the baby shower was moved up an entire month....SO I am scrambling.. my kids are doing the math....."you need to do this much today mom and every day to finish", my husband is doing the math....."You are gonna teach us all to knit to finish aren't you?" LOL The time it would take though to TEACH them would be wasted when I could be knitting....It IS a labor of love though.....after the shower I will post LOTS of pics to show my journey!

The little bit of knitting content I can share is that I have boughtt about $85 in yarn since the new year (not counting the above mentioned project) and seriously I think I am sick. This is on top of all kinds of yarn I have stuck away in closets....but now that I am really buying all this "Fancy awesome pricey" yarn, the old stuff just sits.....LESSON LEARNED! LOL

I am grasping at straws but I might try to find reciepts for some of it.....

Here is my latest purchases!

More sock yarn! I got the Regia and the stripes from The Loopy Ewe..... Mountain Colors for DH....Trekking XXL for me.....Malabrigo for a good friends baby....I had her go back for one more skein since I found the perfect set to make.....The purple is Louet Gems....I really like the feel of that and I want to make some socks for hanging out in the house! Since Kirkwood Knittery was having a special opening sale, if you spent $50 you got to pick a blind skein out of a grab bag....I knew it felt good but I wasn't sure just how good.....Inca Alpaca!! Very excited at the options there!


Other than that, just trying to stay warm in this frigid air....all the winter blah without any of the winter fun! Snow! Dang it I am so ready for Spring!

Happy Knitting!

Jaywalker progress!

So I am working on the last 2 inches of the foot before I start the toe decreases. I reinforced the heel and I will reinforce the toe and then pray that I have plenty left for the 2nd sock. It's always my fear! LOL I think what I can try to do is weigh the ball and the sock and see if they are equal....pray for me!

For anyone who missed it this yarn is from The Yarn Pirate in Loopy Colorway. I am really enjoying the pattern of this sock. The monotony of a plan stockinette stitch sock bores me too much. But I was afraid to venture into teeny tiny cables. I am really happy how these are turning out.

I now have 3 stealth projects underway due in the next month or so plus DH besotted scarf....if I thought my knitting would subside after Christmas I was kidding myself! :)

Happy Knitting!

Red Scarf DONE!

I feel so good getting this scarf done and it turned out so well! It's basically just a garter rib but every 9 ridges I threw in a eyelet section just to give it a little something . It was a easy knit and I think I will make a few more for the kids.

This was done with Patons Shetland Chunky Tweed. I cast on 20 stitches on size 10 needles. The ends are a 5 garter ridge and the eyelet section was 3 rows. Then resume knit every row until you have 9 garter ridges...






Eyelet section:
Row 1:Purl on the wrong side
Row 2: k3, *k2 together, k1, * repeat to the last 5 stitches, k2 together, k3.
Row 3. Purl

What did I accomplish in 2006?

After reading Julies blog I thought making a list would be a great way to assess progress! Here is what I have:

2 Booga Bags
1 mini Booga Bag
Buttonhole Bag
Chicago Bag
6 scarves
2 blankets
2 pairs of socks
4 washcloths

Started in 2006 but still on needles:

Besotted Scarf
Jaywalkers
Top Secret Project (Part 2)
Grandad Scarf

Pic of my Sheltie pal

Some of you may know that I lost my first Sheltie, Rocky to cancer last June. We got a new pup in September and here is a pic of Kerby and I on Christmas. He is little even for a Sheltie but he is a sweetheart. I can't have sheep here but I can have a sheep HERDER! LOL I got a wild notion the other day that I would solicite other Sheltie owners for the undercoat to knit.....I know it's probably insane....I thought I would then knit something for Sheltie Rescue....

We named him Kerby for "Kentucky Derby" since we are from KY and always loved going to the races....we are thinking of his registered name as "Rascal Jacks Run for the Roses". His Fathers name is Rotton Rascal and his Mothers name is Cracker Jack Maggie and also he has decided he is my son Jacks dog and well my son can definatly BE a rascal! *wink*









Here are some older pics of him too:





This one was the day he came home...

Happy 2007!!

I thought I would share a few pics of my family and of course my Yarn Pirate Sock Yarn and first sock in process!! Its tradition we open new jammies on Christmas Eve....so here are my kids all excited for Christmas and Santa coming! My son looks so big in this picture!


I have to share a pic of our Turkey because after our disaster of a bird last year we changed pans and prayed. We had dinner with another family this year and we had a lot of people depending on this bird! Isn't he beautiful!









So here is my Yarn Pirate Sock Yarn!!! I bought it with Christmas money and as fate would have it, I actually got it ON Christmas because I apparantly forgot to check the mail on Saturday and my daughter found it in the mailbox on Christmas! Thank goodness I got a ball winder from Darling Husband for Christmas so I could wind it and get started! Yes people he WENT IN to the LYS that I go to! From a breif description I belive he talked to Georgia at Hearthstone Knits....Funny story (especially if you are a HP fan)....he came home that night and of course something about knitting came up and he said "Oh I saw some nice yarn today"...I looked at him slyly and said "I bet I know where YOU went then." He looked sheepish and said "Shouldnta said that...." Too cute! Anyway I digress. These beautiful yarns are "Hydrangea" and "Loopy" Tencel/Merino sock yarn! I just adore it and of course couldn't WAIT to wind it and get started! I employed my hubby to be my swift.....next years wish list has already started... *wink* I searched and searched for just the *right* pattern to show off the beauty of this colorway....and came up with Jaywalkers.....here I am as I started last night.... who would have thought this cute pattern is basically a simple two round design one of which is simply knit around....perfect! This pic makes it look lighter....the above pic is the right lighting to show the colorway.

I have joined the Sisterhood of the Traveling Stash so check out that blog and when I get the box I will be posting ALL about that too!

Well finally today the girls are in school! Long two weeks that was I tell ya and tomorrow Jack is back in the swing of pre-school so I am thoroughly excited to peace and quiet!



Happy Knitting and Happy 2007!!!