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Well, I finished the socks I was knitting. These are to be my son-in-laws Christmas present. Socks for Frank Pattern: Bob's Socks by Charlene Abrams from Socks Socks Socks by Knitters Magazine Size : Mens size Medium Yarn : Impulse of Delight Summit Sock (No longer available) Content : 80% Superwash Merino/20% Nylon, fingering weight Color : River and Rock Yarn : Heritage by Cascade Yarns Content : 75% Superwash Merino Wool/25% Nylon, fingering weight Color : Marine Needles : Circulars size 1 Started : September 13, 2018 Finished : October 14, 2018 Comments : I made some changes. The heel and toe are knit in vertical stripes in the pattern. I decided not to do that and just made them my standard way in one color. I also just knit the socks in 2 colors rather than several. This is a close up of the stitch pattern on the leg. I'm not real happy with my workmanship. I can see where I changed from one needle to the other on both sides. The tension seems to be fine, especially i...

Earlier this month I found a group on Facebook called Peyote With a Twist - Not Crochet  (Peytwist for short). I was curious, so I joined it and this is how I learned there is a new beading technique. It bears the name of the group. The technique makes peyote stitched tubes that look just like slip stitch bead crochet rope. I love bead crochet rope necklaces. I've made a few, but haven't in several years because the eyes don't want to see the tiny thread I need to crochet with to accomplish the task. So I kind of got excited about this new peyote technique and have set about learning how to do it. It is actually fairly easy once you know how to start it. The July 2018 issue of Bead and Button featured this technique, which was invented by Gerlinde Lenz . I didn't get that issue. My subscription ran out in June and I decided not to renew it. Anyway, Gerlinda and the other members of the PWAT group were very helpful in directing me to resources that helped me learn it, i...

I'm working on the cardigan for Layette set 35. I'm loving the bright colors in this variegated yarn. I'm still working on the second of the socks I'm making for Frank. I'm about 20 rows from finishing the stranded pattern. I am having a somewhat miserable week. Last Sunday I took myself to my favorite Urgent Care clinic and was diagnosed with Shingles. Shingles is no fun. I've got severe pain that starts in the middle of my spine and radiates around my left side to my abdomen accompanied by a very painful rash that has spread around me. My skin feels like it's on fire. I broke out in the rash Thursday morning. By Saturday evening I was pretty sure I had Shingles. Thus, hauling my ass to the doctor early the next morning. I've been given a prescription for an antivirus medication which is supposed to cut the length I have this torture. Other than that, it's just waiting until it works it's way through to healing. I'm contagious as long as the...

I wanted to post this yesterday but I didn't have the time. So I'll do it today. I have completed the knitting of the first sock and have started the second one. I am not completely happy with the first sock. As you can see in the photo, I have a problem where the needles join in the corrugated rib cuff. I can't figure out how to make that column of stitches even in size with the rest of the columns. I'm very frustrated because the same thing is happening with the second sock. The body of the sock is fine at the join. It will block nice and flat. The floats are perfect on the inside. So, anyone got any advice on that cuff problem? I've also been doing a bit of beading. I stumbled across something new in the beading world. It's called Peyote With A Twist Not Crochet, or PWAT for short. It's a way of making peyote tubes that look like bead crochet. I am learning how to do it. There are lots of cool patterns being created for it too. Tons on Etsy. This techniqu...

Another one done. I didn't have to do the blanket this time. A pretty little pink blanket was donated to KnitWits, so I made it into a Layette set. Cardigan Pattern : Super Natural Stripes by Fawn Pea Size : 0-3 months Yarn : Caron Easy Care Acrylic Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color : Off White Yarn : Caron Jumbo Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color : Spicy Ombre Yarn : Red Heart With Love Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color : Bubble Gum Needles : Circular size 5 and 8 Started : September 10, 2018 Finished : September 17 I love the pinks in this project. A nice change after all the brown. Back of cardigan. Nothing fancy about the button. I sewed it on with yarn. I split the plies apart and used just one ply and a small tapestry needle that would fit through the holes in the button. Hat Pattern :   Chibi Striped Baby Hat by Chiaki Hayashi Size : 0-3 months Yarn : Caron Easy Care Acrylic Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color : Off White ...

Geez, I had a hard time getting this post done. Everything was working so slow on the internet. Sweet Hubby suggested rebooting the modem when he got home from school. It fixed the problem. I wish I'd thought of that sooner. Would have decreased the frustration. Layette set #33 is done. Cardigan Pattern: Unnamed design by Me Size: 3-6 months Yarn : Red Heart Super Saver Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color: Caffe Latte Yarn : Red Heart Wintuk 4ply Knitting Worsted Content : 100% Acrylic, worsted weight Color:  Off White Needles: Circular size 5 and 7 Started : July 17, 2018 Finished: August 1, 2018 Comments: This cardigan is from a pattern I've been writing. I hope to have it published before the end of the year. I've been trying to come up with a clever name for it. I love this stitch pattern. I found some adorable sheep buttons for it. The back looks pretty nice too. Hat Pattern: My own Size:  3-6 months Yarn : Red Heart Super Saver Content : 100% Acrylic, w...

Christmas is coming so I figure I better get the present knitting going now or forget about it. I have started a pair of stranded socks for the son-in-law. The pattern is from the book Socks Socks Socks and called Bob's Socks. However, these will be Frank's socks. The above picture is how they looked this morning when I got up. I decided to spend the morning working on them. About 2 hours and several rows later I discovered I made a HUGE mistake in the very first row I'd knit this morning. I had to take it all out. So now it sits on the coffee table where I glare at it. No progress today. I will give it another go after I'm done writing this. Our weather has been good. It cooled off to perfect temps of upper sixties and low seventies. We even got a couple days of rain that knocked all the smoke out of the air. It's been very nice. We had frost earlier in the week, so summer is over. The leaves are turning already. Sweet Hubby is doing well in school. He's enjoyi...