Noolie Knits: SAM3

Jul 24, 2007

One Finished, Another One Started

Heaven forbid I should finish up everything on the needles before beginning something new! I finished my Sockapalooza Pal's socks on Friday night as I'd hoped, and instead of getting busy finishing my Simple Knitted Bodice, I cast on for another project. In my defense, I hadn't yet made anything in July for the Holiday Headstart project.

First, the socks:

(The cuffs really are the same length even though they don't look it in this pic)
Pattern: Waffle Rib from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch

Yarn: Socks that Rock medium weight, "Monsoon" colorway (Feb. 07 Club yarn)

Needles: Crystal Palace size 1.5 (size 1 for the heel)

I'm pretty happy with them. At first, I was a bit disappointed with the pooling in the gusset; but have decided that I actually kind of like it. I don't think there's anything I could have done about it anyway, except maybe use an afterthought heel. I didn't even think about that until the socks were just about done and there was no way I was ripping both back to the cuff and reknitting all that! Besides, I've only used the afterthought heel twice and that was on felted Christmas stockings. I'm not confident enough in my ability yet to use it for gift socks.

Next up, the new project:

Finished front and beginning of back of Yankee Knitter's Fisherlad Guernsey. This is for my great-neice, Ella. This is a really quick knit; I hope to finish it in the next couple of days.

I finished spinning the fiber for Clover's mittens, now I need to ply it. There's a lot more there than it appears; hopefully, it's enough for the itty bitty mitties :-)

I still haven't even started the July Sockamania socks; I'm hoping I can finish Ella's sweater and get going on the socks before the end of the month. I'm thinking if I could knit a pair in less than 2 days (as I had to do for Sock Madness), I should be able to get this pair done. Only time will tell, I guess.

That's it for today. Have a great one!

Jul 24, 2007 10:43:07 AM | FO's, Holiday Headstart, KAL's, SAM3, Sockamania, Sockapalooza, Socks, spinning, WIP's

May 23, 2007

A Handy Tip

When you are driving down a road and see that a cop has pulled someone over, and you know that you'll be returning on that same road in just a few minutes, be sure that on your return trip you are going the speed limit! Sheesh, I really am getting old. I went for my lunch time trip to get an iced coffee, saw a car pulled over and said to myself, "Self, make sure you are not speeding on the way back." I continued on, got my iced coffee, and promptly forgot all about the cop. Another tip: it really is helpful to admit why you were stopped when said cop asks, "Do you know why I stopped you today?" and act like you are sorry (even though the only thing you're sorry about is that you are old and forgetful). Thankfully, I only got a warning.

On a happier note, let me show you the decadent purchase I made last night while at Chicks with Sticks:

Tilli Thomas
This is, without a doubt, the softest yarn I have ever had the pleasure of fondling and now it's mine, mine, MINE!

Oh, you want to know what I'm going to make with it, do you? I've been thinking about this pattern for a while and bought it yesterday:

It's the Simple Knitted Bodice by Stefanie Japel. Isn't it lovely? Of course I won't make the V-neck quite so low (sorry, Roger) :-) I can't wait to cast on for this, but I have forbidden myself from casting this on until after I finish the May Holiday Headstart project and my MayDay socks for the Sockamania and SAM3 KAL's and the blankie portion of the monkey doll/blanket.

I've done a little on the blankie; and I do mean A LITTLE!

Notice the arm reaching in there; Peaches is trying to claim this as hers.

"It's mine, I tell ya; all mine!"

She also tried to nab the silk.