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This is my second time to try this freaking post. Grrrrrr!!!!First of all, I finished the Hurricane Sock Party sock. You can't tell alot about the sock because the flash went off (it wsa 6:30 this morning), but the sock looks great. Yarn by Scout, Knitpicks Options dpns, Size 2. These needles kick butt and I'm definitely ordering some for myself (these are for my swap pal). They are light, fast, and sharp. I love them. 
I dyed some yarn this weekend. Here are the results. I started out on some worsted weight yarn, and I love the results. These will be some cute scarves I think. 
I also dyed some fingering weight, but there was a little "accident" with me dropping the yarn in the pot full of brown dye, so I'll spare you the horrible outcome. I found that this Knitpicks dye your own gets a little fuzzy when dyeing. That gets on my nerves. Anyone else have this problem? I think I'll try the Kona superwash and maybe I'll get results that I like better. Until then, I'll practice on the Knitpicks. I can't wait to do some more dyeing!One last funny story, and I'll leave you all alone. I had started a baby bib for my friend who is having a baby this month. She has a son LittleMan's age. I explained all this to LittleMan and asked what he would do if mommy brought home a new baby (not that I want to, am thinking about it, or anything of that nature) and he replied, "We don't need a baby, we have Layla." That cracked me up...smart kid. Hope you all had a great weekend!Melissa
Here is the progress that has been made on the Hurricane Sock Party 2006 sock. 
Here's an upclose of the pattern....(the flash doesn't let you see it too well)
It's a baby cable rib pattern. I know that's in Sensational Knitted Socks, but I also found the pattern on the internet as a free pattern; therefore, I think it's okay to use it for my sock swap. It really looks great. The yarn is by Scout, and I have given it a colorway name that I won't share right now, because it will give my recipient away.
I have also been really busy learning to make stitch markers. Now, I am in no way good at this, but here is my pitiful attempt....
The green one, is for me (the M might give that away) and the D is for my swap pal. I'm going to make markers that spell out K-N-I-T D-I-V-A. I think that will be cute. And they match the yarn. My package and all of it's contents for the most part have a pink and purple theme. I'm loving it. Layla the wonder-dog has begun to like my knitting. She lays on the side that my yarn is not on, and just watches me. She doesn't go for the yarn or anything. I think it relaxes her as well. LOL! LittleMan fell and got a cut in the corner of his eye yesterday. It looks alot worse than it is. I think he'll be fine. I have knitting group at church tonight, so hopefully I'll get a little done on the sock. I'm sure I'll be done by the weekend. And, hopefully my dye will be here by tomorrow. I can't wait to get started. Melissa
Yesterday I finally did it. I had been wanting to, but wasn't sure, but yesterday I decided to do it. Do what you ask? Buy some acid dyes. They should be here by the end of the week and I can't wait to start experimenting. Kool Aid just wasn't doing it for me, so I ordered the dyes. I got a hot pink color (can't remember the exact name), a kelly green, silver, turquoise, brown, chestnut, violet, and I think that's all. I can't wait to get started! I bought some squirt bottles yesterday at Michael's and I'm ready!
I was thinking yesterday about the space I'd need to work on it (out of the way of LittleMan the wonder-climber and Layla the wonder-dog) and thought about how badly my kitchen needed a deep cleaning. So, when I got home yesterday, I cleaned out 6 cabinets and cleaned off the top of the refrigerator. I threw away so much stuff! Cups (the plastic kind), tons of sippy cups whose valves looked nasty, plastic infant/toddler spoons, plastic infant/toddler snack cups, and tons of other junk. I found a microwave bottle sterlizer and a bottle warmer for baby C (kimono recipient)'s mom and now my cabinets look so much better!!
I have at least 4 or 5 more I want to tackle tonight as well as some other cleaning (fridge and mopping). So, hopefully after it's all over with, I'll have a sparkly kitchen and tons of room to dye up some great yarn!
Yesterday I also bought some stuff to make a few stitch markers. Unfortunately, I didn't get everything I needed, so I'll have to run back by Hobby Lobby today I guess. I want to make some for my Secret Pal, and then maybe I'll get the hang of it and actually sell some.
Today is Hooker's birthday. She's the big 18! I stopped by the convenience store where she works this morning and took her a gift and someone had pinned a dollar bill to her shirt (for her birthday) and random customers had added to it. When I stopped by, she had been at work less than 2 hours and had a $10 and quite a few ones. Anyway, Happy Birthday Hooker. Also, lilyblossom had a birthday yesterday. Go by and give her some birthday love!!
Melissa
I was gone out of town last week and totally unable to blog or check e-mails. I thought I would die! :) I was able to get onto a computer and blog Saturday, but realized this morning that the post just didn't post I guess. :(
So, here goes....
I was out of town last week for some training, but I took some time to take LittleMan to the zoo, where he rode the train. He loves trains.
Also, on Thursday night, I met up with Christy and we talked about socks, swaps, and of course, the Hurricane Sock Swap. For those of you who don't know, Christy is the brains behind the Hurricane Sock Swap. She was a blast and I really enjoyed meeting her. We will definitely have to do that again!
Keep in mind that I had been in training all day, so my hair and makeup leave a lot to be desired. Of course, Christy looked fabulous!
When I got home from the training, I had a box waiting for me! My Secret Pal strikes again! I have had the most wonderful SP ever! She always sends the best stuff!
This time it was this gorgeous yarn from Mama E
And this gorgeous sock yarn...
And all of this cool stuff...
Check out the mints! So cute!
I had some MadLibs, chocolate from Trader Joe's (which I have never tried, but can't wait to check it out!), some suckers, popcorn, a notepad, a sweet card, lotion, and an awesome knitting journal. I've really been wanting a knitting journal. Thank you!
THANK YOU SECRET PAL!! Sorry I wasn't able to thank you sooner!
After returning home from training, we took the LittleMan fishing. He put on some sunglasses (safety glasses he found in my car-upside down of course)
and away we went!
He helped me pull in a little bitty one...
And he and his dad caught this one....
We had a good time.
Thanks again Secret Pal...you made my week!!
I'll be around to all of your blogs as soon as I can. I have a TON of e-mails to respond to also.
Melissa
Well, I got the rest of the yarn for the kimono in, and here it is.....
The due date of the baby is August 31, but I really seriously doubt that the mommy will make it that far. With 10 weeks to go, the baby already weighed 4 pounds 9 ounces, so I think she will be going in early judging from the concern of the doctor. The mommy has already said that baby C will be getting one of his first pictures made in this kimono.
Here are the details on the finished object:
Baby Kimono
Pattern from :Mason Dixon Knitting
Yarn: Nashua Cilantro in Lime Sorbet - 3 balls
Needles: Size 7 Bamboo needles
Time to complete: A little over a month due to the yarn shortage
This was a super easy pattern and I'm very impressed with how cute it turned out.
I also cast on for my Hurricane Sock Pal's sock....here it is. This is probably all I will share until it has been received by my pal, so as not to spoil the surprise in case she's lurking around.
I know...not much to see. But, as usual, Scout totally outdid herself with the great custom dye job!
I have progress on the cute little pink ankle sock. I'm thinking these will be Hooker's birthday present for her 18th birthday on the 26th of this month. I love the color, and I think she will too.
Here they are....
Well, maybe not they, it, but it will be a they soon. I'm loving the Fixation yarn. However, so far, I've already come across 2, yes 2, places where this darn yarn (lol) was broken and tied back together. Pisses me off. If the next ball is like this, I'm swearing off Fixation forever for a while, until I need some more easy socks.
Secondly, I have the yarn for my hurricane sock party pal, but I don't yet have a pattern. The yarn is self-striping, and really cute.....
And for the record, the lacy plastic tablecloth? Not my house, the "old ladies" Sunday School room at church....just in case you thought, ya know...So, I need a pattern. I was thinking of something along the lines of the River Rapids pattern, but I think that might be too busy for the self striping. That's what I did my self-striping from Scout, and I love the yarn, love the socks, love the pattern, but if I had it to do over, I probably wouldn't have chosen that pattern with that yarn. So, give me some ideas y'all!! I was thinking about the slipped stitch rib, but didn't want to disappoint her. I really want her to be happy with these! And remember I'm slightly new at knitting and socks (6 months and 5 months, respectively), so don't pick anything too hard, but HELP ME!!I'm getting a new haircut Saturday. It's a new girl, a new place, and I'm nervous. So, cross your fingers and send me good hair thoughts. I'm out! Melissa
I think I've told this story before, but neopolitan colors remind me of my childhood and my great grandfather; therefore, I totally love the color scheme. So, imagine my excitement when I received this in the mail yesterday!
Knitpastis does the best job dyeing yarn and seriously needs a storefront. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Knitpastis. I love this stuff! It's 280 yards of Kona Superwash Merino. Didn't she do a great job! :)
My weekend went something like this......
Take one of these
Some of this
Throw in a little of this
a little of this
and one of these
and what do you have??? Movie/knitting night!! LittleMan sacked out on the way home from the movie store around 6:30 (imagine my delight!), and so it was me, popcorn, and movies! I got out my gorgeous pink Cascade Fixation and started to work. I ended up with over 1/2 the sock being finished and realized that it was too small, so I frogged and started over. That is going to be my lunch project today I think.
I am loving knitting with the Fixation. I'm so glad that Knitpastis turned me on to this stuff! It's stretchy, easy to knit, and I've really had fun with it. Now if I could just figure out the perfect cast on number, I'd be perfect!
I watched Failure to Launch, then LittleMan woke up and we watched Toy Story with LM's new best friend, his stuffed 'Mater. Sunday, I continued the fun and watched Madea's Family Reunion and Thomas and the Magical Railroad (guess which one I fell asleep during!). We had a great weekend.
I was blessed again last night by early slumber for the LittleMan, so I started on attempt number two with the Fixation. After lunch today, I'll post a progress pic! I didn't get far last night because Scuba Steve came over for supper and stayed for about an hour. (Where can I get a job like that? Take breaks as long as nothing's going on???) Anyway, I enjoyed the visit, we don't get those very often. Even Layla behaved while we ate and talked.
I also found a new book swap place online, and it's pretty cool, I posted a link in my sidebar for anyone interested.
Hope you all are having a great week!
Melissa
Well, when buying the yarn for the kimono, the LYS owner and myself calculated yardage and determined that 2 balls was more than enough. Sure.......So, Friday night, I was about 2-3 inches from being done and guess what. Ding, Ding!!! We have a winner! Yes, I ran out of yarn. So, I apologized profusely to Katie (mom-to-be) and promised it as soon as the other ball of yarn came in. So, now I'm just waiting for the new yarn. But, the bib (remember it?)
had it's button replaced with a baseball button and was a total hit at the shower. You would have thought that I'd picked and woven the cotton for the thing myself!I've been evaluating what projects to work on. I've decided that my next project is going to be a golf club cover thing. I have been waiting on the yarn to come in and then I'm going to hand dye it because I couldn't find the color I wanted for it. After that, I think my Hurricane Sock Pal sock will be worked on. I can't wait to show you guys the yarn, but I don't want to spoil the surprise in case my spoilee has figured me out. It's some yarn from Scout, and it's gorgeous!Then, I have a shawl that I started (for my knitting group on Thursday nights!), and I have finished my dad's sock #1 and will have to come up with a mate by September. Things have been crazy lately, so not much knitting has been accomplished. Work has been at a maximum of crazy and some babysitter issues have also left me drained!I have a trip coming up in two weeks for training and will hopefully get to meet Christy, and then before you know it the qualifying for the election I will be throwing my hat into will be starting. The election takes place in October, but the qualifying and fee payment is in August. So, hopefully I'll have a finished kimono pic for y'all next week and maybe a golf club cover thing as well!Melissa
