Wow, I’ve met all my deadlines and am still somewhat sane. It feels good to be done - so good that I’m not even contemplating my next projects…yet. Maybe tomorrow 
I think I’ll put these in separate posts. Each project deserves its own space!
I have done nothing else this week except knit on these socks. No working on my lace, no reading, no other knitting…just cables on socks. They are going surprisingly quickly; below is the progress I’ve made after approximately 12 hours of knitting.
I have just begun knitting the socks that were donated to the Museum’s Labor of Love event. The winner chose to have me duplicate a pair of knee-high cabled socks that he wears with his Norwegian costume. The pattern is fairly simple, and the yarn feels lovely and soft. These socks won’t be a hot as the ones he has now.
Finished Ian’s socks on Sunday night and he wore them to school on Monday. The next pair of socks I work on will be recreating a knee-high cabled sock that a gentleman wears with his Norwegian costume. I’m looking forward to starting that project as soon as the yarn arrives from Knit Picks.
Here is Ian modeling his socks.
I received a Zune mp3 player for Christmas that I absolutely love and never leave home without it. I’m addicted to podcasts and I think the Zune manages them better than any other mp3 player. Because I’m scared of scratching it and banging it around, I decided to knit a felted cozy for it that I can hang around my neck. The pattern came from Knit Picks and I had to downsize it quite a bit because the ipod it was designed for is larger than my Zune. It works well, but it’s not the ideal solution for me. I’m glad I finished it, even though my sister rolled her eyes when she saw it 
This is the case before I cut the openings.
After cutting. The zune screen goes so close to the edge of the device that it leaves very little left. I also oriented the zune upside down so I can just flip it up and look at it. And the headphone cable comes out of the bottom of the device.
I have reached the 2/3 mark toward my goal of one yard of ’s Gravenmoer lace. One month allowed to finish the 1/3 left.
My son made a request for socks around Christmastime, so once I finished the other commitments it was his turn. He selected this colorway (Shoreline Twist from Knit Picks) and the pattern is Earl Grey by the Yarn Harlot (Stephanie Pearl-McPhee). This is one of the February patterns selected for the Thrifty Knitters Sock a Month group on Ravelry. I have just started decreasing for the toe, so I’ll finish them tonight while watching the Academy Awards. He is already making plans to wear them tomorrow.
We have a short car trip tomorrow evening; if I finish these socks, what will I knit in the car? I might have to start another Mason Dixon warshcloth.
Two Saturdays ago I visited my sister for an afternoon just to hang out and let the boys play. I’m trying to keep low-key, but I’m really excited that Karen is learning to knit. I don’t want to scare her off, but I want her to love it like I do. It’s something for us to share.
She got some needles and yarn for Christmas, but had forgotten how to cast on. So, I came for a visit armed with my knitting project and the book Stitch and Bitch to leave for a while as a reference (if she wanted it). We got her scarf cast on and she got quite a bit of knitting done while I worked on my socks. I also got the joy of a schnauzer nestled up against my leg; I miss that! Shadow thinks everyone who looks at him is inviting him to their lap.
We had such a nice, laid back afternoon!
In the last two months I will have made two pairs of socks for myself…how indulgent! Of course the girls at work think I stink because I’ve been cranking out the socks and none for them.
These two pairs have both been knit at the same time on two circular needles. I like knowing that they are as close to being identical as possible.
The first pair I finished are black and the pattern is Moc Croc. It’s a free pattern from Knit Picks.
These socks are called Girl’s Best Friend anklets and are a purchased pattern from Knit Picks. I knit them using Knit Picks Essential in navy. The yarn is nice to knit with and washes up nicely. I don’t want to have socks that I have to treat any differently than the rest of the laundry. In this photo one of the cuffs is turned down so you can see the pattern. I am at the point of decreasing for the toe and will finish them today while watching football.
The Land of Lincoln Lacemakers are hosting the annual convention for the International Old Lacers Inc. (IOLI) in August of this year. I have finished the website and you can find the information here:
http://www.landoflincolnlacemakers.com
Please go and look at it…we are offering great classes, vendors, and social gatherings.
