I thought I was staying on track for getting these finished, but I think I've fallen a bit behind, I should probably be completely finished witht he first sock by now, but I'm close: I do have part of the toe of the 2nd sock started, but I don't think it adds up to quite enough to say I'm ... VIEW POST
Knitting Olympics: Turned the heel
I have turned the heel (I did a short row heel, my first. I messed up the purl side, but not badly enough to redo it. I know what I did wrong, and the 2nd sock will be better). It looks baggy on the sock blocker because...the sock blocker is clearly not big enough. It fits MY foot perfectly. ... VIEW POST
Knitting Olympics: Off to a good start
The Knitting Olympics, as conceived of by the Yarn Harlot, is an event for knitters who want to challenge themselves by casting on a project during the opening ceremonies, with the intention of finishing said project before the end of the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The project ... VIEW POST
Moving on
As previously mentioned, today was the last day of school. As you might expect, the boys are thrilled to e out of school for the summer, and are already looking forward to next year: Our school starts band instrument instruction in the 5th grade, guess what Will is playing next year? One of ... VIEW POST
Rebooting a project
Way back in October, I started making a sock using this scrump-dilly-icious sock yarn. Over the course of many months, I even got as far as turning the heel and starting the foot. I even posted pictures of the sock in progress. Said sock was also the source of Dramatic Exit post After I got ... VIEW POST
