non knit related

88%DRUNKARD

I always knew I was good at something...lol.

Yarn 24/7

Yea so I was told today that I cannot buy any more yarn. I asked J why and he told me that last night I was looking for yarn scraps under his pillow. HA. At least it wasn't because I am buying so much yarn that I have nowhere else to put it. I hide it well, don't tell him that.....

Nutkins - FO (APRIL KAL)

Finished my Nutkins last night and kitchenered the toe this morning. This was my first time using KPPPM and I liked the colors and the feel of the yarn so there should be some add'l purchases in the future. I did experience biasing the same as alot of other people but this didn't bother me enough to mirror the pattern. Some did mirror the pattern but experienced a downfall of stretch.
Although this is my fourth pair of completed socks (including a baby pair of Nutkin) for the month of April, this is the pair that counts for the Sock KAL for April.



Pattern : Nutkin
Needles : Knitpicks Circulars size 2
Yarn : Koigu KPPPM Color lot P118
Mods : Did k2,p2 ribbing instead of turned cuff. Wrapped short row toe

Yarn Pirate Booty Club - April

Pretend that I haven't joined almost every "stash busting" group on the internet. Just for a minute... okay?





April's Booty Club shipment from Yarn Pirate is great. I might add that this is my first yarn of the month club and I am very pleased. Here's my booty....


Yea I am pretty lazy and didn't rotate the picture....sorry!

Greenberry Waffle Socks

Blueberry Waffle Socks knit in Knitpicks Essential in "grass" on size two circulars.
I started this sock last night around 9 pm and finished today around 1pm. Fast knit!
I have to finish the second....

The Egg Dye Sock Yarn Experience

I bought up a few egg dye kits on 50% clearance this year in hopes to dye up some of my own yarn. I got three skeins of KP bare fingering weight yarn recently and here are my results from dying just one skein so far.

FIVE very generalized steps to your own hand-dyed yarn!!





Step One: Soak 30 minutes in vinegar water.





















Step Two: Mix up the dyes with a bit of vinegar, no vinegar in the pink.






















Step Three : Put yarn evenly into the dye mugs and nuke for two minutes, let rest two minutes...on and off for about 10 minutes or until all dye is soaked up and water looks clear-ish. ( no picture...yarn was in the microwave)



Step Four : Allow to cool down and rinse gently.
























Step Five : hang to dry and wait anxiously to wind up your new hand-dyed creation.

























This yarn will self stripe with white bits between all the colored stripes. This will be the next pair of socks :)

April Kal - Nutkins

I started my April sock on March 30th, which I know was a bit of a cheat, but really who is going to punish me? The knitting nazis might get me!! Anyway, I started knitting the first sock on size one needles. I don't know what made me think that I would get gauge with needles that small. I am a loose knitter but I don't care how loose I knit, I got the first repeat done and tried them on.. good to go :) and then.. I got five repeats done and I was ready to start the heel. I tried them on again, just because the progress is so fun to see on an actual foot...Yea so I pretty much wanted to rip my hair out but ended up having to frog everything but the ribbing. I decided on going to my trusty size 2 harmonys and was able to fly thru 4 repeats and now I have an entire sock done. I may have set a world record, or not.... I did this entire sock in four days including the almost losing my hair frogging incident.



















Pattern: Nutkin
Yarn: Koigu KPPPM

March KAL Socks

Finally finished my March Socks... I did all the knitting during the month of March and finished the kitchener toes today. I took some indoor and outdoor pictures. All details on my Ravelry page.

Vesper !

I also got a skein of Vesper sock yarn, which is appropriately named "trick or treat". I may hold out on making a pair of socks until September so they will be ready for plenty of October wear. I really love it..... I really love Halloween...I did get engaged at our Halloween party this past year and will be getting married in October of 09.

Tofutsies

Has anyone made anything (socks) with this yarn?? I got some thru Ravelry swap and so far have not found a pattern to try it on. I hear it is splitty but that doesn't bother me. I am thinking maybe a pair of plain o' vanilla socks.

Easter Bunny ain't got sh*t on me!!

Made some really cute baskets tonite for the kiddies. I have fun buying the cute gifts and packing up the goodies but just really still don't like kids. Oh well... Everyone is getting alot of peeps!! YAY!
I made six baskets, four girly ones and two boys ones. Two year olds are hard to buy for! All those small parts!

Stash Enhancement Xpedition

two skeins of Lorna's Laces Sock in Cool

two skeins of Lorna's Laces Sock in Argyle

two skeins of Lorna's Laces Sock in Tuscany


two skeins of KPPPM in pretty oatmeal with color flecks


one skein of KFM in some pretty blues and browns



one skein of Dream in Color Smooshy, Dusky Aurora

two skeins of Regia Design Line Kaffee Fassett,4253 camel teal blue purple
one skein Noro sock yarn , S188 purple green brown

2 skeins of Rown Cashsoft DK in Cocoa

4 skeins Debbie Bliss Luxury Tweed, Violet @ loop (40% off also, $5.40 a skein)

Yarn Pirate + stash

I really wanted to join the Booty Club for Yarn Pirate but knew I wouldn't be home because I went on a day trip to Philly. It was all good because my stash just grew, alot. Anyway I hinted to Jer that maybe he would sign me up but I he didn't get the memo. I was able just now to take a peek at the site and sign ups were still being taken, so I just signed up. I hope this means there is still a spot open.
YAY

Ps - I will be adding stash to Ravelry, and a mass photo or two here on my blog. Yummy stash!

March Madness Socks

I started a pair of Monkey socks on Sunday afternoon. Here are some progression shots. Day 3 and so far I am one repeat and a toe away from a completed sock.

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Stats:
Pattern:Monkey by Cookie A
Yarn: Opal Neon color 1930
Needles: Size 1 dpns, metal
Mods: Did 5 repeats instead of six, 12 heel flap rows instead of 15 and did not twist stitches when picked up heel/gusset.

I love this pattern alot even though this is only the second time I am making a pair of Monkeys.... These are coming along well. I want to try the purl less version but I don't want to Monkey myself out.

Gotta love cell phone pictures!!

February Socks

Two pair completed for February....



and I got a really nice pair of socks blockers for Valentine's day and I wanted to share....



I am spamming my own blog, I am so lazy that I copied and pasted this post from the socks from stash club.

February Socks

I have been working on two pair of socks for February. I need to have a kitchener party to finish the afterthought heels but other than that two pair will be complete.




First pair of socks is made with Regia in the Jaywalker Pattern, second is a pair made with Knitpicks Essentials in ash and some misc multicolored sock stash using the Prism sock Pattern

More details always on my Ravelry account

WIP-February Socks(Valentine Edition)

Jaywalker ONE is done!!! I am taking a brief jaywalker hiatus to start a pair of Prism socks. I really like the pattern and can use up some misc multicolored yarn that I got thru Destash. I will def get both pair done before the end of Feb so there is no second sock syndrome or any other sock related illness on the horizon.



I haven't worked on Mr Tealjeans in over two weeks :(
The goal was to have it done before superbowl. The superbowl is tomorrow and I am not even close. I will def finish it soon but I hope there will enough chilly weather to wear it.

WIP-February Socks

I cast on for my February socks on Thursday and then recast on again yesterday. I had to frog the first start because they were way too big. I dropped 4 stitches and these fit alot better. I really like the pattern and because it is easy to memorize I can knit along without much thought. Mindless knitting is really my favorite kind.
Is it considered cheating if I cast on for a February sock in the month of January? I don't think it's a major problem. I wil most likely get two pair of socks done in Feb anyway, so oh well. Sock KAL's are fun. Ravelry is fun! Knitting is fun!
FUN FUN FUN FUN .

FO-Saartje's Booties

I quick pair of Saartje's Bootes (pdf file) to squeeze in before I start February's socks. The pictures are terrible because it is night but I had to take a pix because they are soo cute. In all I used 20 grams of leftover sock yarn!
I need to add buttons, I have cute strawberry buttons but I may use them on a sweater.... decisions! decisions!

I knit them both on Sunday while watching football so in all I would guess it took me less then two hours total. I really like these and will make them again.

Ravelry: 2008 sock-knit-a-long


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