August 2010 Blog Posts (59)

Silly me thinking I need sleep!!!

My knitting adventure continues…

So much has happened since my…

Over in the discussion "What benefits has spinning (& the KP Community) brought to YOU?" Evelyn left a beautiful blessing at the end of her one of her comments. [Wanted to put a link here but I'm not sure it worked. :( ]

Hey Sock knitters

Well, I am starting on my latest journey

this journey is a little different from the others

that I have done the reason being that I am

basically working with partial eye sight.

So, I am going to take it slow

My journey is going to be a "Sprial Rib Sock" I got

this from the "Getting Started Knitting Socks by Ann Budd"

The yarn I am using is "Caron Simply Soft" the color is "Chocolate"

and the size circular…

Hey sock knitters

I have finished my latest baby

My baby is a "Mock Croc Sock"

I used knitpicks yarn "palette "Celestial"

I like this yarn it knits up nicely.

So enjoy my baby because I enjoyed knitting it.

Hey Sock knitters

I know that it has been a while since you heard from me

and believe me it was no fault of mine.

Well, I had a eye doctor's appointment and it was found

that I had a detached retina in the right eye and a film on the

left eye and if anybody knows a knitter needs their eyes to knit.

So needless to say I had emergency surgery and laser surgery the next morning.

So I have been out of commission for since the 3rd of…

Curious. How many of you prefer or find yourselves knitting into the 'wee-hours' of the morning? I, myself, would call myself a 'night-owl'. These are the only hours I can find for myself when everything is tranquil and I can hear that 'still small voice' in my beating heart. Are there any 'kindred-knitting spirits' out there with whom I can connect? Please include what you like to knit at such times.

-phebe97

First of all, I have completed one gift on my list, A sweater and hat for my nephew.

On to new things and the reason for this post. My children have asked for sweaters this year. My daughter wants a simple tunic with a heart on the bodice. My son wants a red hooded sweater with a train track on it.

I have worked out the sweater syles and charted an intarsia train track pattern to go around the wrists and above the ribbing. The problem is I have no idea what yarn to use…

• Starting at the Top Left and the Top Center are for making 2 sweaters {when I get the time :) }
• Top Right: Spinning book (Intentional…