First finished project in 2009

I finished my toe up socks last night. I'm so excited.


They were hardly off the needles before my daughter had them on her feet. I did good to get her to slow down and let me take this picture. LOL. She loved them. I kind of had a love/hate relationship with them. But they won't be my last pair of toe ups. My only wish is that I had done both at the same time.

Details:
2 hanks of Knit Picks Memories in Carnival (from stash)
US 2 needles (Knit Picks Options, 2 circulars)
Pattern: Lifestyle Toe Up Socks - No Swatch Needed by Charisa Martin Cairn
Short Row heel

Blessed be

New Year, New Yarn, Finished Socks

Happy New Year to all of you who read my postings. I hope that it's been a wonderful
14 days for you.

Since my last post a lot has happened. 2009 has started with a blast. I've got several things on the needles right now, but I finished my Monkey socks New Year's eve. How cool is that? That was my goal and I did it. Below are a couple of pictures for you. I can truly say that this won't be my last pair. I love them. I think I may do my next pair something solid or nearly solid.

Recently I was in Tennessee taking mom to the Ortho Ped Doctor to schedule her next total knee replacement (Jan. 27th) and while I was there I went to my favorite place in the Smoky Mountains. Smoky Mountain Spinnery. I have talked about this shop before and I just love it there. When you walk in it feels like you have the softest blanket wrapped around you. It's just an awesome place for me. You all know how crazy my life has been, so going in there is almost like a sanctuary of quiet and peace.

Well while I was there I made a couple of purchases. My son wants a pair of socks so he picked out this fantastic Heritage. These colors are so him. I promised him that I would start these while mom was in the hospital, because he made me promise to do a lot of relaxing knitting while she was there.

Then I seen where Nancy had woven a beautiful shawl out of Nikki . I just had to have that yarn. The colorway is nearly all my favorite colors. I have no idea what I will make out of it yet, but for now I am just enoying the color.

My other news, last buy not least, I finally started my first pair of toe up socks. Yup, I have one done and the second is just about finished. The jury is still out on how I like doing them though. Speaking of jury duty. Guess where I'll be next week. Yup. Sitting. they won't let me knit, so I'll reading and I have some patterns in my mind that I will write out. So I'll be knitting in my heart. LOL.

Have a great day,

Blessed Be

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

From my heart to yours: I hope everyone has a very blessed New Year and that your lives are filled with love, that you are equipped to face everything that comes your way in 2009 and that experience joy beyond your wildest dreams.

On a quick knitting note. If you have seen my Ravelry page. You'll know how how excited I have been about these socks and how I couldn't wait to get them done. It's been a long time since I went nuts over a pattern, but I really like this pattern and the yarn I used. Knit Picks Felici turned out to be wonderful. Once I hand washed them and blocked the sock, that yarn got so soft. I love how it feels on my feet. So below are the finished pics.



Oh I have one more thing, I've never made socks from the toes up before. (Yes, again I'm the last knitter on earth who has not done toe up socks or done a short row heel,) but this morning I did the cast on for my first pair. Pictures of those are coming.