ADD Knitting

Well I have been going crazy trying to decide what project to start knitting.

I started the socks for my sockless feet, got to Micheals yesterday and found all the sock yarn on sale.... had to buy more! My husband and I had a spirited discussion as to my "stash". I buy yarn, mostly, with a project in mind. I really would love to just go in and buy a bunch with no purpose other than I just love the look and feel of it.

I got home with my new yarn and decided to try to get a handle on the 2-at-a-time socks. I think that I was way too tired to understand what seemed to me to be quite detailed, easy to follow directions. I frogged that out and thought , "hey, lets start on hubby's new socks!".

Couldn't do that either, I had the one set of needles needed to cast those on, in use with MY socks. OK, back to my heel which I am just about turn. That lasted about ten minutes when I got cold, wrapped myself in the blanket and discovered I could be warm or knit. In that moment, the slanket, snuggy, whatever you want to call it started to make sense to me. That in itself was a scary thought. Might have to go out and buy one today.

I promptly fell asleep wrapped in my flannel sheet, OK time to start today.

I want to know, is it a waste of a resolution to try to finish a project when I start it? I still have to finish my Mom's Birthday blanket before I go to her house the next time. It might be better if I finished it and mailed it to her instead, I have no idea when I might get to Kincardine.

So, now I have to spend the day running around getting drinks for tonight, photos developed for hubby's family, oh and not to forget... figuring our what I will wear for my romantic dinner at the skylon tower. After dinner we are meeting up with friends at a house party, is it cool if I bring my knitting? That is my biggest question. I couldn't hurt to throw it into my bag.....

Sockless!!!

I have never really thought of myself as a writer. That said, I do have some ideas about the passions in my life so this is a great forum.

I was snooping around ravelry (my new fav site) and it seemed that almost everyone was using a blog to show everyone the latest things that they are working on.

My latest thing has been socks. I made a pair out of worsted pink man made fiber. Well, they are nice...slippers. I was drawn in, just before Christmas, to Micheals and found Patton's stretch sock yarn. I had to start socks right away, you know how it is when you have new yarn! My only problem was, in the beginning, it was almost Christmas, how do you justify making something for yourself. Eurika! My sister would be someone who would appreciate the time and cost put into hand knit socks. They turned out way better than I ever expected, they don't fall off your feet, they are comfy... what more could you want? What would be the next problem? Let me tell you, more of the sock yarn, again I have to justify the purchase (after I had already bought them) Oh my hubby might need some...ok new pattern, new yarn lets go! ok, the pattern was a little more difficult to try with the verigated yarn...Will try his socks in a solid.

Fast forward to today...there is a little bit left of the yarn from sis's socks.....maybe anklets could be squeezed out?!? just about to turn the heel on the first one.. less blogging, more KNITTING!!!