more like a sock...

Haven't had alot of free time to knit, so I haven't started any new projects this past week. But I have worked on my sock!

The first half of heel went really well-came out perfect! The second half, though-I don't know what I was doing-I had to pull out the stitches twice, but I finally finished shaping the heel. Now I'm working on knitting the foot-I've knitted 5 inches so far-only one more inch and I'm on to shaping the toe. It's starting to look more like a sock now. Yay!

I was planning on working on the sock during my television shows, but NCIS left me so upset that I didn't feel like picking up my needles at all. *sigh* I'll probably work on it some more tomorrow and Thursday. :) This weekend I won't be doing any knitting at all, though-cause I'll be at Marcon all weekend. :) :) Part of one of my costumes I'll be wearing this weekend was my first knitting project-my Doctor Who scarf!! I know I talked about it in my main blog, but I'm not sure if I ever posted a picture of it...guess I'll have to rectify that sometime! ;)

sock update

Well, most of the yarn that I ordered has finally arrived! The Super Socks Yarn is backordered, so I don't know when I'll get that. It's estimated to be shipped in the beginning of July...wow, that's some backorder!! ;) That's ok, I have projects in mind for all the yarn that did arrive. :)

Speaking of projects, here is a pic of the sock I am working on-the one I promised to post this past weekend (oopss..ran out of time.) ;)


This was taken during Knit/Crochet Day 3-doesn't look much like a sock...

Today: It still doesn't look much like a sock, but I'm almost ready to start shaping the heel. Yay! So far the pattern is fairly simple to work-it just takes time. :) Like I said in my previous post, I really like the way the pattern is forming on the sock.

TAFN...

quick progress report

I had every intention of taking some time during my lunch break today (well, technically I guess it's yesterday) to post a quick update about the progress on my projects...unfortunately I started knitting and before I knew it, my lunch hour was up! ;)

I did run out of yarn while working on the scarf. :( This is odd because according to the labels, I should have had the same amount of both colors. Now I know you're going to say 'well, it's not perfect', but we're talking about quite a bit of yarn. I figure I have almost a fourth of a skein left of my multi color yarn, and I ran out of blue. Even considering a few inches here and there (like if my cast on was uneven, or the amount of yarn wasn't exact), it's still quite a bit of yarn. Unfortunately I can't exactly take it back to the store and say, 'hey, you short-changed me!', since I've already made a hat and most of a scarf out of it. The good news is the weather should be warmer, so Persephone shouldn't be needing a hat or scarf anytime soon. ;)

The sock is turning out great! After the first row, knitting the pattern became alot easier. I love the way the pattern is starting to form on the sock. I took a picture of it, but I forgot to upload it...that'll be my goal for this weekend. ;)

Well, that's all for now...I am quite tired, so I'm going to bed! 'Nighty Nite! :)

Knit/Crochet Day 3!

Tomorrow is our third knit/crochet day! I'm looking forward to it-especially since I don't know when our next get together will be-the rest of my weekends in May are looking to be pretty busy... *sigh*

The scarf is coming along nicely-I'm still a little worried that I might not have enough yarn to complete it, but it's about halfway done, so we'll see.

I also started another project from the book I picked up at the library, Easy Knitted Accessories by Jeanette Trotman. Slouching socks! It's another pattern that doesn't require dpns. I'm still planning on learning to knit in the round, I just wanted to give this pattern a try. I've only been able to knit one row so far-I was having a little difficulty with the row. I'm hoping that the next few rows will be easier to knit now that I've gone beyond the cast on. I'm sure the yarn I'm using isn't making it any easier-it's Sugar and Cream yarn by Lily (100% cotton and the strands come apart without any effort at all). That's ok-the yarn was on sale and this project was meant as a learning experience. LOL.

Speaking of yarn, I sent in an order for the yarn for my Mom's gift today! She knows I'm making her something, but she doesn't know what it is, so on the off chance that she's actually reading this, I'm just going to refer to it as 'Mom's Gift'. ;)

welcome, and more on hats..

First of all, I'd like to say, Welcome, Persephone! :) I'm so glad you are here! :)

Next-I finished the hat for my hat and scarf set, and I think I'm about a third of the way finished with the scarf-maybe a little more. It's a bit wider than I first thought it would be, so I'm hoping I have enough yarn to finish it off.

Here's a picture of the hat:


This was taken just after I finished the decreasing for the crown. Neat, huh? Kinda looks a little bit like a skirt...or a window valance lol. ;) The next picture I post will be the completed set. :)

Taa-da!

Alrighty! It was actually sunny for a little while on Sunday, so I was able to take some pictures of the prayershawl:




Yarn: Red Heart- 0533 Dark Plum, 0376 Burgundy, and 0330 Linen

I made the prayershawl for
Persephone. :) For more information about the prayershawl, check out www.shawlminstry.com. (thanks Mom, for the link! :) )