Iris Socks

I finished my Iris Socks!

The cuff is done in a Vandyke stitch. A simple diamond lace design.

This is an afterthought heel, only I used an old weave stitch and then due to the reduction every other row, it’s staggered, making it look like a lace stitch.
Update 6/7/08:
Gave Carol the Iris socks for her birthday and she […]

Yada Yada Sock Kit Swap

Look what Dawn sent me for the Yada Yada Sock Kit Swap:
Tofutsies yarn
Hand made sock knittng bag with “Take Time To Unwind” embroidered on the front.
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
Kid’s Easy Quilting Projects by Terri Thibault
Hedera
Kew
Truffles and chocolate squares
The Sock Kit Swap was for the Christian Book Group I belong to on Ravelry . […]

Finished Works

J’s Hiking Socks DK wool/acrylic
A’s Blue Cotton Socks Paton’s 100% Cotton
Ky’s Orange Embossed Leaves Socks~Lorna Souza Ultrasoft Merino
L.J.’s Jigsaw Socks~Lorna’s Laces Merino
Ah….now I can put my feet up and relax ’cause I’m done with all the socks I really wanted to make this year!! Edited 10/15/07: I meant to say..all the socks I wanted to make […]

Needles, Socks, and Passing the Torch

I and my munchkins are over our colds (DH didn’t get it, thank heavens!). Now it’s ragweed season, though, and my oldest is suffering from allergies, my poor girl
Let’s see…what’s new? Oh yes! I got my new Harmony needles from KnitPicks today and they’re soooo pretty! I only ordered one set of […]

2007 Cleburne County Fair

We went to the Fair last night to see all the critters and find out how the we girls did in the needlework arena.
Youngest dd got first place for her latch hook pillow.
Oldest got first place for her floral drawing! Yeah!
Those booties that were the bane of my existance for months I made got 2nd place. […]

Latest F.O.

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Here’s my Jigsaw socks from the Jigsaw-Along that Carrie set up. It was a lot of fun making these socks and they went really fast!
I’m still working on Grace, it’s slow going and I’m also back on my heirloom quilt for my folks’ Anniversary next year.

It’s A Puzzle

I’ve been working on my Jigsaw Socks for the last couple of days now and here’s what I’ve accomplished:
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I really like the colors in this yarn, pinks, yellows, blues and greens, makes you want to go to town and get a gelato (believe it or not, we actually have a […]

Tulips

I finally got crackin’ with my Tulip Socks and here’s what I’ve gotten done so far in only a couple of days (I still can’t believe how quick these knit up)!

I still need to put the afterthought heel in, but look at what I have to weave in when I’m done…

Looks like fun, huh?

Gettin’ that Monkey Sock off my back

Here’s the Monkey Sock by Cookie A. from Knitty. I made this pair on size 3 needles with Lorna’s Laces “Springer” sock yarn.
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I like how these turned out except for the fact that I had to use […]

Vacation Time!

The whole clan’s going up to Missouri for a few days and I hope I can get some major sock progress done. I’m not driving and it’s 3 1/2 hrs to our destination, so I should get a lot of work done on my newest project I cast-on for last night… Jigsaw Socks
I joined Carrie’s […]