My First Socks Finished

I got them both finished and they fit!

I didn't match up the stripes and that doesn't bother me at all.

The gusset on the second sock came out tighter than the first....an improvement. 

They are soft warm and squishy.  It was 85 degrees in Florida today!  Maybe it will get cold enough so that I can really enjoy wearing them. I can hope...
Lambie

My First Socks

Progress is being made!

Last night I turned the heel.

Tonight I am heading for the toe!  I love how squishy this sock feels.  It is even getting cold here on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  Florida cold 66 degrees at the moment.  Hot tea with honey, pj's cold and knit socks cold.
Lambie

Frogging Sox

Not what I had in mind for my beautiful socks.  The directions were for using circular needles.  I used 4 dp needles.  I didn't think I would have a problem, but alas my brain doesn't know how to compute the necessary calculations when it gets down to the KNITTY GRITTY heal turn.... I feel so stupid.  I had my lovely ribbing and my 7" leg and all that brilliant heal flap.   The flap was calculated incorrectly and was too long by 5 stitches.  I just could not figure out where to go next.  I finally combined the directions from another dp sock and bravely went ahead and turned the heal.  I picked up 21 stitches from each side when WHAMMO I had to try and do something called SHAPE THE INSTEP???  Maybe because I have flat feet this was a foreign concept.  I tried really.  Then I frogged and this is what I am back to.

The sad unraveling of the sock.  Mile after mile of lovely knitting and getting ready to start again.  I have now found a pattern from Susan B. Anderson called "How I Make My Socks" link It is made on dp's and I have already cast on.  I will keep you posted.  My 'right brain' thinking has to do it this way.  I have to start over. 
I am going to knit for a very long time tonight in an attempt to get caught back up even though I know that is not possible.
Lambie
 

Socks First Please

I have everything I need to make socks!
Purely delighted with myself and with thanks to Araignee link for sending me a great pattern to start out with. 
The Knitmore Vanilla Sock Pattern by Jasmine Canty link

They look like the perfect socks.

I am in buisness! They are cast on and knitting will commence.  Will keep you posted.  It doesn't help that I have the biggest feet this side of the Gulf of Mexico, but I can always give them away at Christmas.
lambie

Upside Down Downside Up

The cutest face ever.

Brennan wearing his infant sized bunny tail soakers as a hat.
Knitting is usually fun. Brennan is always funny.  Funny hats are always a hit. 
Wearing your diaper cover on your head is funny every time....
His mama says " this is his feed me face"!
 

This is So Fun

Spent some very happy hours at the park with Mya on Saturday.  Her words, "This is so fun!"

I thought the water park at Sarasota Bay Front was great.
Then we went to Turtle Beach on Siesta Key.

The water sparkled and the waves were huge.  I had more wonderful pictures of Mya running up and down chasing seagulls, but my cell phone drowned in the Gulf!  No matter the day was wonderful.  Spending time with Mya is always "So Fun".
 

Infinity Scarf Etsy Trends

Etsy is always ahead of me or so it seems.  This am they sent an email with current Etsy Trends and what is "Hot this Season".  One of which is the popular Infinity Scarf or Moebius.  Of course their link directs you immediately  to hundreds of scarfs. link  Mine is not there as it is still on the needles, but I had the right idea to make one.
Amazing!
I am making mine out of Lion Brand's Amazing in wildflowers.   When I was up in Boston I spent some restful moments shopping on line and found Amazing on sale.  I went a little wild.  I love the color ways.  I bought lots of them and wish I had bought more.  I love this one it is called Mesa.

 

I have knit a cowl out of it.  It is so pretty and has some gold glass beads knit into it.  I need to buy more satin ribbon to weave into the eyelet on the top and bottom.  My pattern for this is here. link  I really need to update the pattern. I have learned how to knit the beads in by watching a video on Youtube. link  it is so easy to do and using the wire from the twist tie is great as the narrowness of it fits almost any beads.

 

Here is my Wildflower infinity scarf in progress.

 

 

 

I do not know how to die yarn or make colorways.  It is an endless mystery to me.  One that likely I will not venture to solve.  I know knitters who do this, from yarn they have washed, carded and spun.  Their kitchen sinks full of dazzling glass jars of color as they experiment with their colorfilled dreams. When their colors are set they start spinning these amazing fibers pulling spinning mixing color with color.  Just this skein of Amazing by Lion Brand has me in awe.  I have knit a good five inches of this scarf and have still not come up with a repeat of color.  It started with dusky, dusty browns, shadowy colors and has moved into soft greens and hints of rust.  Look at the inside of that skein up there.  I cannot wait to get to that rich ripe plumb color and that deep rich purple.  It is brilliant.  Appropriate to be making an infinity scarf out of these endless streams of color. 

 

Here are some more beautiful Infinity designs on Etsy.

Eva Miller made this lovely bracelet in her shop KapKa Design. You can find it here.  link

 

And here is a crochet infinity scarf in pumpkin chunky yarn

 

Mandy handcrafted this and you can find it in her shop here.  link

 

 

Infinity

 

My tattoo is healing and getting smooth and soft.  I love it.  So I say to Etsy, "Yes I get it. What is Hot Right Now is Infinity"

 

To infinity and beyond!!

Lambie/Anne