Knitter in Progress

Totally Useless SAL for April(where is this year going, I can't believe it's April already)! Check out the blue sky in the background and the beginning of leaves! Bring on the hot weather :) No stitching jar this month--just the knitting jar. I should be adding more to the jar by next month because hockey playoffs are starting and I knit through the games :) Lets Go Pens!

Raising blanket, that is. Guided tour(top row, left to right) Pagewood Farms Sock Bite, Dream in Color Starry, STR Lightweight Opal Harry Potter, Red Rocks Fiber Works(from Stacey), Three Irish Girls Sock STR Medium Weight, Red Rocks Fiber Works, Pagewood Farms Sock Bite Pagewood Farms Sock Bite, Colinette Jitterbug I am probably going to keep cranking out squares to make one giant blanket instead of the two I was originally planning. Right now I have over 50 squares.

I have had a severe case of Second Sock Syndrome(SSS) over the last year. I have three finished socks and none of them made a matching pair. I have started to remedy that. Stats: Yarn: Red Rocks Fiber Works Needles: Size 2 dpns Pattern: Rick, from Sock Innovation And, although it's a little late, I have my picture for the Totally Useless SAL . I have added to both jars over the last month. Lots of red in the stitching jar thanks to the Bramble and the Rose :)

Here is where I ended up by the end of Closing Ceremonies on Sunday: In the Knitting Olympics there is only one goal--start/finish during the Olympic Games. I admit that this is what I had wanted to do with this project BUT life intervened. I had obstacles to overcome: **Rage was sick for the first week of the Olympics--as in home from school requiring Mommy's attention sick. **My birthday took out a day **I actually watched a lot of the Olympics and, although I was stitching during all of it, I was distracted by watching instead of counting especially during all of the hockey events. **I had a few visits to the frog pond when I was distracted by said hockey events. **By week two I was fighting off aforementioned illness that has taken down everyone else in this house. I decided after the first week that I would strive for one of the following: All 9 pages of the chart=GOLD 6 of 9 pages=SILVER 3 of 9 pages=Bronze I am proud to say that I made it to the BRONZE and I think that is s...

I am a little late in posting my Totally Useless SAL progress but here it is: I decided to start using two jars; one for knitting, one for stitching. I didn't get a lot of time to stitch this weekend--it is always harder to find time when everyone is home. I am going to to kick it into high gear this week. I love, love, love the thread I am using for this. I have always admired pieces people have done with DMC 115 and love it even more seeing it in person.

I've been working on some baby knits for my friend Sam's upcoming arrival. We had her shower yesterday so now I can unveil the the socks and hats I knit for her little one. The pattern is a personal baby sock pattern and I used a few yarns: Dream in Color Smooshy, Pagewood Farms, ShiBui sock, and Socks that Rock. These are too cute and very quick knits. It is the Handle pattern by Larissa Brown; I found it on Ravelry. I used Jitterbug and Opal Harry Potter yarn. I also bought her a few other store bought gifties. Now we just need to wait for the little one to arrive!

Fabric, floss, and pattern ready: Just waiting for Opening Ceremonies to begin, so I can begin :)