Showing posts with label and socks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label and socks. Show all posts

Monday, September 24, 2007

works in progress









I've taken some pictures of a few of my works in progress (there's more, but it was just too frightening of a concept to go around taking pictures of ALL of them. I realize some of them are not knitting, but that's just the way it goes.
the blue and gray sock is actually for me. I'm doing it in flaming wave pattern from the Favorite Socks book. The orange and brown sock is for my son Jonah. Its the "sock-over" I'm doing since the other one didn't fit him. One of my coworkers had big fun frogging the ill-fitting sock at work yesterday. Jonah's sock is a pattern from Cat Bordhi's new book. There is a small taupe panel of my own doing that I plan on incorporating in a baby sweater that I hope to then go on to make a big person sweater (but since it IS my own doing I figured I'd do a baby sweater prototype first). The shawl is for my mother in law for Christmas. Its done in Trendsetter sesamo and that picture does not do the fabulous colors justice. Perhaps Amy can take a picture of it when its finished. I've also taken a picture of the kitty bling I made for TingTing and there is a goddess necklace which my stepdaughter and I (mostly I since she got bored with the project after the first set of 17 tiny sliver beads) made for her mother's birthday. We found the goddess pendant at a rock show and also found a loose opal (her mom's birthstone) to put in the circle that the goddess is holding. I then got some matte opal swarovski crystals and strugn them with some itty bitty tiny silver beads. I just finished it this morning so it will most likely be going in the mail tomorrow.
So, now that I have blogged, I'm taking my plethora of sock projects and heading back to bed with my motrin and my heating pad. I may even eat chocolate!!!

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

tulip hat, advesary socks and one stressed kitty






I really hate to post a blog without some kind of picture. I guess its that 5 year old part of me that didn't like to read books without pictures (although as an adult I much prefer the books without pictures and prefer to let my imagination do the visual conjuring up of characters and places). So, today I actually do have a few pictures to post.
One is a baby hat I whipped up on the way to Florida a couple of weeks ago. I had found the tulip intarsia pattern from a child's sweater pattern I had laying around and just did the math and put it into a hat. I have no idea who this hat will be for. I'll most likely take it to work and give it to one of the new moms.
Also, I have posted one of a pair of socks I am working on for my children's stepmother. For those who know me well, they know the history. For those who don't, I'll spare them the sordid details. At any rate, I do believe its a good idea to try to put forth a little positive energy towards everybody (not just the ones that you love). So, I have decided to knit these socks and have attempted to infuse good thoughts and positive energy into every little stitch I made. I started on sock number 2 last night while watching Big Love (truly the only non-DIY/HGTV show I am addicted to).
Lastly, but not at all least, is my TingTing. She was having a very stressful day. I'm sure you can tell from the pictures.
P.S. the socks were done in Paton's SWS, the hat was done with Paton's Grace and the cat was done by..... well, God, I suppose.