this is for cuteoverload.com

I gotta get my Flea in this thread...sorry it's blurry.

she actually liked being carried, and being oh-so-carefully dipped in the water, instead of having to swim like any other old dog... lol.

she's a priss.


cute overload post

I missed knitting night tonight...boo hoo...

We had an event to attend for dh's work. it was in the fancy part of town, at someone's house, with valet parking no less! I felt really out of my element, as I am just a plain southern liberal, living the high life for one night with the SF society folk- whew! It was fun, and the people were very friendly and kind. The hosts were exceptionally nice- and the food was good too.

That said- I miss my knitting girls- hope they had a good evening without me. Hope they know they were missed (((hugs)))

Because I don't like blogs without pictures, I'll post an old finished object...
This was done for my neice in 04 (the year i learned how to knit) I think this was my second or third scarf. It was unusually soft and yummy to touch, and I loved the burst of pink and the fringe. I don't know if it survived long, but I loved it. I was very proud of it :-) (no pattern!)

she's back from surgery!

little girl is still on the needles, but she's on her way again :-) Thanks to Cyn for her surgical skills!



Cyn's new blankie- from Mason/Dixon if I remember correctly. It's going to be gorgeous!


And Lucy's lovely wedding shawl- lucky bridesmaids! OMG! I am almost* inspired enough to get started on something lacy myself...


Found out today that one of my very favorite people is coming to visit me! OMG- I am so effing excited. She'll be here in July, and she's going to Stitch and Pitch with me- woo hoo! I taught her how to knit (she really didn't have a choice in the matter) and it turned out she loved it and was a natural. It is going to be fantastic- we might just knit and craft ourselves to death.

* I'm not casting on lace only because I am on a sock jag...must. make. more. socks...and i feel a baby sweater jag coming after that...(baby surprise jacket anyone?)

sock progress! (sockgress)

socks on the vine, ripening nicely :-)

two new sockies

I cast on another pair of socks, with a different pattern than the first two. Hopefully the new pattern will help me avoid the problems i ran into with the heels on the first pair. This one has what is called an 'afterthought heel', sounds interesting, doesn't it? Basically it means using waste yarn to hold the heel live until the rest of the sock is completed, then picking those st. up and doing the heel last. We shall see if this works better. :-)

Going on a drive down the coast today- should get much further on them- I hope! pictures of the drive and the sockies should follow...

sockity socks

these bad boys are almost done now. one is finished but for weaving in the ends, and the other is in surgery with a friend (dropped stitches!).

the one on the bottom got in trouble with me when I made mistakes repeatedly on it and had to unknit the other one to fix them! magic loop's only flaw, btw.

I have enough yarn left over to make some kiddo socks- that should be fun.

I cast on another pair for the time I am away from these guys, and am just kind of winging the pattern, referencing patterns on the web for ideas and guidance. We shall see how that turns out. I need to sit down and write it out as I go, because otherwise I am insuring Second Sock Syndrome.

more pics later...

getting started is hard...

i'll be posting soon. please be patient.