wow, I’ve been a bit quiet here lately. I’ve been busy knitting the Sockamania River socks - I’m stuck halfway up the foot of sock #1. I need to figure out how to sort out my mods and a high instep modification. So today I went back to the Tasha bag. Also been busy getting my projects added to Ravelry.

so, strolling thru blogland this morning, I stumbled on this. Scroll down a bit. I’m loving that Cider Moon yarn she’s using on the socks. love the colors, love the way it looks. would love to have it. but that’ll have to wait a bit.

in other news, I hemmed some store-bought curtains Sunday night. and that turned out pretty well. (they’re pretty even and straight. dh is happy.) last night I layed out the fabric and cut out the pieces for dh’s pajama pants. I’m hoping the bedroom curtains will get done next week while dh is away (he’ll be in Ohio at Origins). and I want to make myself a skirt. and my pajama pants. and maybe go back to the quilt. I’m also planning some other non-knitting craftiness - my friend is getting married the end of July (on my birthday, coincidentally), and the shower is mid-July. I’m thinking soap and candlemaking as well as some knitting shall produce a nice gift. (she’s crafty too, so hopefully she won’t think I’m completely cheap or anything)

oh, and I’m feeling a bit giddy. since it’s kinda cold out today (compared to the last few days), I’m wearing my new socks at work. yeah, the glitz itches a lot. but my feet are comfy

Finished size: to fit my 9″ feet
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Glitz DK, Tropical Storm
Needles: KP Options needles: Size 4 for the cuffs, size 3 for the feet
Pattern: Alternating 2×2 Rib (4 stitch) from Sensational Knit socks. Eye of partridge heel. standard toe.

Started: 26 January 2007 …
Finished: 16 June 2007
made for: myself

oh, the drama of these socks. They were started for Socktopia - I forget if I was starting a January pair late or a February pair early. then they went on hiatus due to itchiness from the glitz strand and I contemplated not making socks with them. then a few months later something posessed me to just finish them already, and so here they are.

beautious, no? I love how the black diagonal pooling across the foot mirrored itself. no way I could have planned that.

since this is the first pair of socks for myself that I’ve finished, I’ve learned a few things. like 64 sts in a DK weight yarn is a good cast on number. and cuffs should be knit on 3’s (they’re a bit loose). and something needs to be done to tighten up the heel area (not sure if it’s a length problem or a circumference problem). I still need to sort out how to prevent the little ‘ears’ at the toes when kitchenering. but overall I’m happy with them. now, if it weren’t so danged hot so I could wear them….

So last night, I went on a mini-yarn crawl before heading to the guild meeting. Since it was on my way from work to St Paul, I poked into Depth of Field first. I spent much time mulling over the sock yarn choices, but they didn’t really have what I wanted for the pattern I have in mind for one of my sock pals. So then it was on to Borealis Yarns, which I’ve been in once or twice before, but it was definitely time to revisit them. I poked around the main front room and saw a few sock options, but thought there had to be more, so asked where I’d find it. I was led to a room further back (that I hadn’t realized existed during previous visits) where most of one wall and a bit of another were full of sock yarn. One had alpaca in the blend and I need to go back and get it one of these days.

After that, I headed back to the Textile Center for the guild meeting where Amy Singer was to be speaking about things non-woolly and promote her book No Sheep…. My camera’s batteries felt the need to die the day before, so alas, no pictures.

Today, I plan to start the River something socks from Sockamania using some Rio de Plata in Harbor Blue. They’re intended to be for a sock pal (I’m in two sock swaps this summer), but I just looking at the yarn, the urge to keep them for myself is already pretty strong. I suppose I could make a second pair for myself…

as was already mentioned elsewhere, I did attend the WWKIP TCKnit picnic. I worked on dad’s xmas 2006 gloves. I finished a finger and half a thumb, leaving a thumb and a half left to finish them.

I finished the last two hats last week and got the lot of them sent off to the Dulaan crew on Friday.

I started Vintage Velvet, despite only having two balls of the Touch Me. It’s slow going.

I finally sewed in the ends of my glitz socks Saturday and have a complete finished pair. I wore them with shoes and I think the heel’s a bit loose too. ah, well. I’m not ripping them out. we’ll just chalk it up to a learning experience.

the Tasha bag was progressing fairly well, though I expect that will slow down since I cast on a pair of socks yesterday and started working them on the bus this morning.

I’m contemplating going to the guild meeting to see Amy Singer tomorrow. anyone else going?

Finished size: about 17″ round
Yarn: Lion Brand Fisherman’s wool. dyed by me.
Needles: Size 8 16″ circ
Pattern: basic rolled brim hat from Knitting for Peace

Started: 4 June 2007 …
Finished: 8 June 2007
made for: Dulaan Project

the final of my 5 items for Dulaan, with a week to spare before the mailing deadline. whew!

I was looking for a pattern that would use up what I guessed the yardage from the 70g of dyed yarn was. I still have yarn left. probably enough that I could have knit the beret from Dying to Knit like I wanted to. but I don’t feel like frogging it, and I do rather like the way the yarn spiraled. and there is that mailing deadline.