I've got blisters on my fingers ...

... but I managed to get these socks made by Christmas. My hands are sore! Now I'm off to the kitchen to fix tourtiere for Christmas Eve and twice baked potatoes to go with our roasted beef tenderloin with red wine sauce for Christmas dinner. mmm

Diddy Bag

My bag is finished and felted. Now it is drying. I've stuffed it with plastic bags to help it keep its shape. I will use it to carry whatever project I'm working on. This was fun and very fast. The yarn felted up really nicely.

Rock n Roll Socks Finished, Diddy Bag begun

I finally finished the red socks for my son. Whoo, that was tedious. His feet are so long, the socks seemed to go on forever. The yarn on one sock exhibits a weird pooling of colors. I used all but about 8 inches of yarn from 2 skeins.

For a respite from socks, I've started a project called a Diddy Bag. It is a single crochet sack, with a crocheted handle, that will be felted. The yarn is Caron's Felt-It and the free pattern came from the Berroco yarns web site.

A Fresh Pair ... of Socks

I am crocheting a pair of socks for my son in size extra long and skinny. After measuring his feet, we started calling him "pencil feet". Anyway, these are the Ribbed Hiker pattern from the Crocheted Socks book. They are pretty slow going because the yarn, though extremely soft and colorful, is also very splitty. The combination of splitty yarn in a dark color and a very small hook means I have to crochet using a magnifying glass. I have a big one that hangs around my neck. But I've got one leg done and another almost done. I'm crocheting both socks at once in order to avoid the dreaded second sock syndrome. I think it's working!

I am a crocheting machine!

I crocheted 3 beanies in 2 evenings as Christmas gifts for my nephews to go along with gift cards I'm sending them. The colors are Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Redwings, and New Jersey Devils. The nephews are ages 10-13.

Never ending scarf

While I wait for more sock yarn to arrive at my door, I've been working on this knitted scarf. Yes, knitted. This one is turning out okay. I never work on it for very long, which may be the key to success. The yarn is the fabulous Debbie Bliss Cashmerino. I made up the pattern; it is s a simple k1 p1 rib knit.

Ta Da!

I finished my first pair of socks! They're not perfect, but they are pretty darn good! I will start more socks as soon as more sock yarn arrives. Meanwhile, it's cookie baking time. I made molasses spice cookies and snickerdoodles this morning. I'm thinking about jam thumbprints for this afternoon.