I'm crazy about all kinds of stitching .................................. right now I'm into knitting and felting and knitting and crochet and knitting! Did I tell you I knit?
Otherwise known as Reversible Knitting double knitting can be mind boggling.
After taking a class in this technique of knitting and struggling to wrap my brain around it, went home and did another practice piece and then just jumped right in and made ...
I'm knitting on so many WIP's that once I finished my cotton fingerless gloves , well it was discovered I had finished a pair of socks as well.
How'd that happen?
Well it's easy to do with socks since we all just do so many of them, huh? This one is just a Basic Ribbed Sock. But wait. I love my basic socks. You don't knit socks you say? Well I'll teach ya if you're interested in a class at Seed Stitch Fine Yarn in Salem, MA. Ask them for the next class scheduled when you're in there. And if you don't live near by ... check out your LYS. Once you start knitting socks ... you just won't be able to stop. But you'll have the most comfy feet in town.
This one is knit with Brooklyn Handspun, Instant Gratification in Forest. Great for the boots on a cold Winter snowy day of shoveling or waiting for the train at the station going into work.
Hey, I love my socks!!
So they're going in the sock drawer for next year.
Needle: US 6 / 4.0 mm Yarn: Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool DK / 8 ply (11 wpi) How much? about 5 skeins = 960.0 yards Colorway: 48 ... a Grey Green
I love the looks of this shawl scarf!! It has a nice drape. I absolutely love! BUT ... boy it was a long process as a matter of fact to just knit the last 4 rows and bind off. Took a whole afternoon just for the bind off. Of course, I got interrupted a few time or put it down now and then for a break ...
It's a little hand pincushion and a sheep pin topper. Just in case you didn't know. She collects pincushions so she should have one of mine right? But, I think I need to work on it a little more before I package it up and mail it out before the 18th. I think I need to look at it awhile and fiddle with it before I have it just the way I want it. Because once it's in the box ... it's gone.
DH is finally off to the Adult Center 2 days a week. He calls it school. Here he is coming back after his first day. He said he mostly watched TV ... but, today I find out that wasn't really true ... but he's seems to be enjoying it because he was up early and getting dressed before he really needed too. "Want to be ready on time," he said. I love the great attitude ... hope it continues. He's really doing great! Leaps & Bounds ...
And of course I'm getting some more knitting done.
This is my "Reading Buddy" to be send to Uganda and to give to students at Ford School in Lynn. It's a quick projects using just left over balls of yarn.
And there are projects in the works or being planned...
Reading is always happening at a slower pace these days coz I read when I go to bed. So you might guess how many pages I might get thru before falling asleep ...
