A post from the Past: September 6, 2008

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September 6, 2008

I fixed the Monkeys yesterday.  Added another pattern repeat.  They don't fit my 6 yr. old like I would like. Thats because I did the leg as if they were for me then when they didn't fit I decreased my stitches to fit her.  Oh well. Maybe she can put them on her dolly.

So after I finished the socks I decided to start a new project. Ha ha ha I know I have 3 other projects on the needles, but I wanted to do some MITTS.
So I started the mitts called Serpentine by Miriam L. Felton.

(her photo, not mine.)
So here is my beginning.

This is yarn from Dream in Color-Smooshy. I love this yarn. It is soft but I like that it has a sheen and it doesn't pill, so far.
The monkey socks above was pilling on the skein.  That yarn is Knit Picks Essential sock yarn, superwash wool. It is not called Stroll sock yarn.
Smooshy is 100% Superfine Austrailian Merino Superwash, Spun & handdyed in the USA. 
It is pricey but I think worth it. Well not if your going to make a sweater and need 9 skeins of the worsted weight Dream in color.  I wish it was more affordable. 

So there you have it.  Done with one project and beginning another.
Right now I have on the needles:
1. Cobblestone Sweater in Tweed wool
2. Scarf, my pattern in Noro Silk Garden Sock
3. Mockery Socks in Regia sock yarn (love it)
4. Serpentine Mitts in Dream in Color-Smooshy

A post from the Past: September 14, 2008

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September 14, 2008

I have been working on a lot of projects at the same time, again. I want to show ya'll what I have been up to. So I finished one of the Serpentine mitts.  I love this yarn. It is Wool by Dream in Color-smooshy.   I made the mitt cover my knuckles more than the pattern called for. I have an update pic of Alexis in her Monkey Socks with church shoes. Scuffed toes and all.  I was teaching the mother of my daughter in law, or my son's mother in law or I think the best label for her and I since our kids married each other is Co-madres, that is spanish for co-mothers. So I was teaching her today how to make socks. And she has this huge stash of yarn. One of the big hospitals here use to have people knit hats for patients and babies. Then no one was doing it so when they heard that my Co-madre was interested they gave her a few bags full of yarn. There is all types and sizes of yarn. She gave me this small skein because it is too small for a hat. I don't know what it is but it looks natural and it if soft like angora. It also looks thick and thin so could it be handspun? There is a tag on it and it says: Phoebe 11/00 60 yards. I think 11/00 means November 2000. Here it is, can you identify this yarn?  And a close up
  It was a good day teaching someone to knit socks. I just learned in March. This knitting is really addictive. I love it. I have 4 projects going right now and a growing stash that is calling me. I just have to keep my eyes off of the spinning websites!!!

A post from the Past: October 10, 2008

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October 10, 2008

 Well I have been working on old projects and a new one.  My son's birthday was yesterday so I quickly knit him a hat last week and got it in the mail to Idaho.
I used Dream in Color Classy in the color Dusky Aurora.

I like how the top looks too.

Then I finished both of my fingerless mitts. The pattern is called Serpentine, the yarn is Dream in Color Smooshy in the color of Pansy Golightly.  I really like the Dream in Color yarn.  It is 100% superfine Merino superwash from Australlia.



I also had the chance to go to my LYS when they had a sale!!!  Look at what I bought!  I bought the basket that the yarn is in too.

There is Malabrigo, Jojoland, Brown sheep and Noro.   Yummy!!!!

A post from the Past: February 22, 2009

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February 22, 2009

Here are some finished projects I have been knitting on. I haven't posted in a while so there are a few.

Pattern: Queen of Beads by Sivia Harding
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts-Socks that Rock Light weight- Merino
Color: My Blue Heaven
Beads: Blue/teal
From the Rockin' Sock Club - Blue Moon Fiber Arts
January sock 2009
And here they are in my new Dansko shoes.   They look so cute I want to wear high water pants to show them off. LOL

Here are a pair of socks I knit.
Pattern: Basic Sock. Ribbing cuff down, Stocking st. on sole. K1,S1 heel.
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts-Socks that Rock- light weight Merino
Colorway: The Cookie Next Door.
 I gave the socks to my dear friend Karen.


I Knit a hat.
Pattern: High Peaks Hat by Anne Hanson
Yarn: BMFA Socks that Rock- Merino
Color: Jubilation in heavyweight.
 I think I look bad in a hat so I might give this to my granddaughter.

I knit a pair of socks for my son Roland's birthday.
Yarn: S.R. Kertzer- On Your Toes 4 ply. Wool & nylon.
Color: Grey/tan/white
I didn't use a pattern. I did ribbing then just stockinette stitch. I did an eye of partridge heel.

Then I made a pair of socks for me. I knit them during the Christmas trip to Idaho. It only took me 6 days, my all time record.
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts, socks that rock-merino
Color: Chapman Springs.
Pattern: Ribbing all the way except the sole. Heel flap K1, S1
Cuff Down.

Here is a hat I knit.
Pattern: none
Yarn: Handspun BFL
Spun by: Peanut, 7 year old girl
Knit by: Grandma, Carol

I knit 2 mitts.
Pattern: Fetching
Yarn: Knit Pick Bare wool- Hand dyed by me-Carol
Dyed: plants in my yard & onion skins

I also knit a scarf.
Pattern: Irish Hiking Scarf
Yarn: Malabrigo worsted merino
Color: Velvet Grapes
This was a Christmas present for my daughter in law Bambi.


I have several other projects that are works in progress.  I need more time to knit.  Don't we all?