A warrior in a yarn jungle

The one in which I show off baileys puppies!

2008-08-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

Baileys puppies are finally here!!! they are just the sweetest cutest little things. They are now a week old. I can't wait till thier eyes open!

The one in which I state I hate the may mystery sock!

2008-07-21T09:36:00.000-07:00

I had to frog the may mystery socks because for some reason I just couldn't get them to fit over my ankle. ( think I knit them too tightly) so I tore them out and used some of the yarn for another pair of socks that I designed them myself. I really think they turned out great!

I also had some time this month to start some of my Christmas knitting. this is the swallow tail shawl for my mom. I used dream in color baby yarn in the colorway lunar zazzle. this was my first knitted lace project and I really enjoyed it.
I am now working on this months mystery sock for the sockdown and it is turning out much better. It is micro- gauge and I have come to realize that I knit so tightly most of my socks pass for micro gauge so I am really loving this challenge!

May mystery socks .....

2008-05-22T15:12:00.000-07:00

Well I was planning to knit three pairs of socks this month for the ska group but have seem to have gotten stuck on the mystery sock. I've tore it out and started it three times or better... I lost track. Let me say first this is my first color work project , second that the pattern changed for the second clue ( thank god because the first 2nd clue was way too long) and third but most important I think is that I was having Issues with the colors I was using. I am making this sock out of scraps from my stash and most of my yarns are or the variegated or self striping type so it was hard to find colors that coincided with each other and I'm still really not sure I like them! but I will soldier on.

this was my progress after clue #one I have now finished clue #2 and am beginning work on clue # three.

I think this time I will stick with this color combination.... It is certainly different from most of my other socks and I really like doing the color work. I love working from a chart its more interesting to me.

Mystery sock unraveled!

2008-04-24T18:31:00.000-07:00

welll...... its looong over due but I've finally gotten a chance to post the pictures of my march mystery socks! here they are!!!

I think they really turned out great! they are so soft and comfy especially after washing. The 1x1 rib on the top of the foot really makes them hug the foot nicely.
These socks are entered in the knitters anonymous sock down for march. They turned out great!
My niece was here in march and saw the mystery socks and she fell in love with them so I will be sending them out to her soon.... I just have to make another pair for my other niece not sure what pattern I'm using next.
I also entered these socks in the march sockdown:

these are my bad gurl socks! these are really nice I like them a lot and they are so comfy.

last but not least I wanted to show you all the new addition to my puppy family this is zee! hes such a good dog! I'm thinking there may be baby beagles on the horizon soon!

I think he and Baylee will make some beautiful pups!

Oh!!! and I almost forgot!!!! I won a prize in february's sockdown!! I'm still in shock .... funny coincidence that february is my birthday month. such good luck I had I never win anything. That really made my day!

March mystery sock clue #2

2008-03-10T09:23:00.000-07:00

well.... I got clue number 2 on Saturday and finally had the time today to work on it. I think it looks pretty good so far. I have made this sock longer than I usually make them so they will probably end up being a gift maybe for my niece Jessica? I don't know .... the colorway is also something I might not usually wear... but then I get to thinking with the right shoes and shirt they might look good. they will be definite conversation starters! cant wait for clue #3!

Clue #1 of mystery sock finished

2008-03-05T16:00:00.000-08:00

well, I finally got the first clue finished on my mystery socks.... I like the way it looks so far. IT makes me want to make another pair of entralac..... we'll see. cant wait for the next clue!

March madness entrelac mystery socks

2008-03-04T06:35:00.000-08:00

OK so this is the first time I have decided to try and make the mystery sock pattern for Raverly!. what an interesting time to start...... with entrelac. ug! the idea at first scared me and tool me a while (hours) to figure out. But now I think I've got it down pat. I hope. I started out using this yarn

Which is beautiful and knits up great but the pattern wasn't showing up so great so I had to frog back all my work (again :( ) I was up till 2 am last nite trying to figure this pattern out. I know me and I would have torn it out later anyway because it would have drove me nuts. So this is the yarn I am using now

Hopefully this color will turn out better we will see.

Diamond lace socks for December

2007-12-11T12:27:00.000-08:00

I made these socks with regias ringle color. They came out pretty good I think. They will be a gift for my aunt cindy so they will be sent off this week to pensylvania. Hope she likes them!

Ravelery ....... FINALLY !!!!!

2007-11-19T08:19:00.000-08:00

Well I waited while and boy it was well worth the wait !!!
I just love the new ravelery site! I found some really cool patterns on there! I already finished my breeze socks (below) and started the sheider hat!

this is the beginning of mt sheider hat! I just love this yarn I am using! it is really soft and the pattern is coming out nice....cant wait to finish it so I can wear it to show it off !!

these are my version of the breeze socks I thought they would look neet if I used up some of the many scraps in my yarn stash! I likes the way the one on the right turned out better. I am planning on using the opal 6 ply I have for my next pair.

I am now getting ready for that Christmas bustle!!! working my fingers to the bone making many christmas gifts for everyone! I will post pictures in my next blog! bye for now!

pictures of some of my socks

2007-10-12T09:55:00.001-07:00

This was my first pair of socks. It was a very simple pattern I got for free. I used lion brand sock wool and size 1 dpns. I think they turned out pretty nice.

the next pair is a pattern I developed myself. one day I would like to post some of my patterns once I worked the bugs out of them!! :)

these were really fun to make! I used size 2 dpns and a hand dyed wool I bought on eBay. I don't know the name of it but they turned out great!!

living here in Florida I found that the shorter socks are much more practical for our weather.

the next project I will be working on is this really cute beanie cap for my niece in Michigan. It is just like a regular beanie but it will have little holes on each side so her pigtails can poke through. I think that ought to be really cute as I haven't ever seen anything like it. I will post pictures when I'm done.

my first post!!

2007-10-12T09:34:00.000-07:00

I am relatively new to this blog thing so I thought I would try it out. I've been knitting sense I was about 9 years old but haven't really gotten into it until just recently I was more into crochet.
I all started when I wanted to make a cabled hat for one of my nieces in Michigan. If any of you are familiar with crochet it is best left for lace work because that was the most ugly hat I ever saw!! and really bulky. so I decided then and there I wanted a more professional look. I picked up my knitting needles and got to work! I haven't been able to put them down sense!
I think socks are my favorite. I just love all the amazing yarns they have on the market. EBay has become my best source for yarn because my area here in Florida has only one yarn shop and its not much. well thats all for now just thought it would be fun to try out more later!