Knitting...Knitting...Knitting

A quick, easy and satisfying project...Mary Jane Booties. Pattern found here. I used some sock yarn from Regia in my stash and US size4 needles. Only took a total of 3 1/2 hours with knitting and interruptions from the boys but they turned out so darling and I can't wait to put them on the little ones tiny feet. Now I just have to find the perfect little buttons. Enjoy the cuteness and happy knitting.

Finished Pink things and a Quilt...

Well I have been crafting away getting ready for Our Little Girl to arrive in August. Here are some pictures of the sweet little pink things. I knit a hat and some matching socks using some leftover yarn from this project. I cast on 20sts using a US4 a regular 2x2 rib and short row heel with a regular decrease toe. I cast on 52 sts and worked with US4 dpns for the hat. I knit a 2x2 rib for 1 1/4 inches then switched to st st for 2 1/2 inches before I started the decrease. Hat measures approx 5 3/4 inches from top to edge. I hope that it fits. I embroidered a little daisy on the front of the hat using the template from this pattern.

I also knit some cute little socks to match these socks that I started for myself. I cast on 40 sts and used a basic 2x2 rib and short row heel and a regular decrease toe so that the stripes

would stay in the same order. The yarn is from "Yarntini" in the " Pure Knits" colorway. Chibi pictured for scale

I have also been busy sewing here quilt. This material is so beautiful I love every single square. It's Heather Bailey's "Fresh Cut" material. I bought 2 Jolly packs of squares from here. This is just half the layout I will be posting more pictures of this project as time goes by. Hope that you all enjoy all the pink. Happy Crafting!

New WIP

Hi all just dropping by to show one of the latest works in progress. I received my Rockin' Sock Club yarn in "Walking on the Wild Tide" but I decided that I didn't want to knit a pair of socks with this lovely yarn. I decided to cast on a Diamond Fantasy Shawl. So far so good. Started today and I am done with Chart A & B. The pattern is wonderfully written and is one of my favorite shawl patterns, but I'm not sure if the yarn and the pattern belong together what do you think? Here are a couple of pictures.
Well just wanted to show you this and see what people think....Have a great night and happy Knitting.

My yarn stash is growing faster then I can knit...

but I love it. So many options. Here are the latest lovelys added to my collection. Enjoy the yarn porn. :)

from left to right Exclamation, Aubergine Meadows & Summer Picnic

I can't decide which one of my new Duet Sock Yarns to cast on first. To many Wonderful Choices. I will keep you posted.
Here is my new Vesper sock yarn that I recieved for my 6 year anniversary...enjoy.

from Left to Right Astro, Strange little mama, and Muddy Waters

I have been knitting. I have been uh....can we say obsessed with socks a lot lately, seems like that is all I knit now a days. No finished pairs yet just one lonely Vesper sock Knit in "Muddy Waters" colorway (and a couple wips but more about those later). I used this pattern. With a couple modifications but nothing drastic. Just short row heels and a regular decreased toe. I didn't want to knit another 2x2 rib, 3x1 rib or just plain stocking knit st sock....even thought I love plain ol' socks.

I should be receiving my Socks that Rock Sock Club sock yarn any day now. I will post those pictures when it arrives.

Happy Knitting to all!

A Perfect Pair....Almost

Hi all just some (a lot) of pictures of my finished Vesper Socks in Wild Berry. They are almost perfect. Only one row off at the top but the stripes match up pretty well. Let me know what you think. Now time to cast on for some baby size socks for Cierra....matching Mom and Daughter socks how cheesy am I? Ha ha. When those are done I will be sure to post plenty of pictures.

My 6 year Wedding Anniversary is coming up soon and I was lucky enough to score 3....count them 3 hanks of Vesper sock yarn...Strange Little Mama, Astro, & Muddy Waters. How lucky am I? I should receive them in a few days will keep you all updated on those when they come in.

Hope that everybody had a lovely Easter and Happy Knitting.

Who need Easter Candy?

Not me....my husband got me some Vesper sock yarn for Easter. I love love love this yarn and I love love love my husband. It is the first time I've used Vesper and the colors are so vibrant and bright. The colorway that I managed to get my hands on was "Wild Berry". A combo of Pink, Red and Purple self stripping yarn. With one sock done and the other waiting to be cast on I can't wait to show these babies off. :) Here are a few pictures of the yarn and the 1st sock done.

Specs: Vesper Sock Yarn, Wild Berry

Size 1 dpns, my usual basic sock pattern (great page for help here) CO 64sts.

Enjoy & Happy Easter!

One Down...One to go.

Well I did it and with very little trouble. Alot of people on the Rockin' Sock Club have said that they had issues with knitting these socks. Well for me so far so good....but they were right about one thing, the leg of the sock is rather tight. While i was knitting it i could get it on and off my leg fairly easy but now that it is off the needles its kind of hard to get it over my heel. Here is the pictures of the first sock done. Enjoy...
I have also been knitting another pair of socks. Just a boring 3x1 rib. I plan on making matching socks for the baby...but for now I am just loving the stripy goodness. I am using Yarntini yarn and the colorway is "Pure Knits" I love the Neapolitan colors it's making me crave ice cream. :) Gotta go and serve myself up a bowl. Happy knitting to all.

2 Days late...oops...

Ooops well I said that I would update the blog a couple of days ago with pictures of my Rockin' Sock Club pictures and well....I forgot to do it...sorry. Here are a couple of pictures of the yarn in a ball and my progress so far.

all wound up and no where to go but "inside out"

side one....2 days in

side 2...almost to the heel. Thank goodness I have small feet:)

Well I will keep you updated on my progress as I chug along. Take care everyone and Happy Knitting!

IT CAME!!!! YEAH....

It finally came...my 2007 Socks that Rock Sock Club package. I can't wait to get knitting. I have seen on other blogs what to expect....and I didn't think that I was going to be this excited about socks but I am. The other pictures on the other blogs don't do this yarn any justice. It looks much better in person. I will take pictures tomorrow when there is some daylight outside. Happy knitting gotta go eat dinner.

Savons Blanket...and yarn

Here are some pictures of a quilt that I made this week for my friends baby. I ordered the material from ebay.com a couple of weeks ago. I hope that Savon enjoys it.

and I broke-in my new Wool Winder....I absolutely love that thing...It definitely beats winding a hank by hand or by the makeshift method of using a hand mixer...don't even get me started on that whole ordeal! Now there isn't a ball of yarn that I wont wind. Here are just a few of the hanks that I wound today.
Enjoy and happy knitting got lots to knit....Just so everyone knows We are expecting a little girl this summer so I will be having lots and lots of cute baby knits to come in the future.

I can't believe It's been SOOOO Long!!! Sorry

Hi all dang it's been a long time...sorry. Lots of stuff going on here. One reason I haven't blogged in a while is because I don't have a charger for my camera so no pics. :( I did manage to have enough battery juice to take a couple of pictures of my latest projects. In the last few months I have finished my pinwheel sweater for my niece which I love. My sister hasn't sent me any pictures of her actually in it but I am hoping that she is putting it in to use. Who knows how much she will be able to use it in Florida. Here is a picture of it.

I picked the same color way and yarn as AnnyPurls did....thanks for having great taste. And a couple little projects for the new baby in the building....No it's not mine yet...But it is for a close friends new little boy.

These were knit in a couple of hours with some Caron yarn laying around my house...

Well I'm going to go but I promise to update this darn thing more often :) Happy Knitting.

Wow it's been a while...

Just wanted to say Hello and Happy Holidays to everyone. I also wanted to say Hello to the lovely knitters of Knitty Bloggy Baby Bumpers. My Husband came and surprised us in California from Baghdad. And while he was home we uhh.....well you know and after he left to go back to Baghdad we found out that I was pregnant with # 3. Due in August. We are soooooo excited! I have 2 wonderful and crazy little boys and I hope that the new baby is a happy and healthy addition to our family and I also hope that is is a girl. :) But we will be happy either way. I just joined a blog that focus' on growing baby bellies and baby knits. Seeing as I have only been knitting for a year now I didn't knit stuff for my first 2 kids when they were little. So I am really excited to start knitting things for this one. Its also a web page for people who love knitting for babies in their lives. Even if you are not pregnant and love to knit baby things see if you can join. It should be fun.
Things in California are good. We had so much fun while my husband was here. We took the boys to Disneyland and went shopping, lots of shopping. Now that he's gone back to work we are just kind of hanging around the house and enjoying time with our family. In knitting news I have started a couple of projects. I received my sock yarn from Yarntini and I love love love it. Can't wait to start knitting beautiful socks with it. I still have one hank to wind but want to buy a ball winder...or maybe I'll get one for Christmas. Ha ha. While Travis was here he and I wound one ball up with a hand mixer. That sucked!! I ended up winding it by hand. I Don't want to have to do that again!!! Its a yarn experience that we can both look back on in the future and laugh at. Here are a couple of pictures. Talk to all you later and keep you all informed on the knitting and baby news in the future. Happy Holidays to everyone. May it be filled with love and all things knitty.

5 Days, 4 FO and a day at the Pool cont'd AGAIN!!!!

*** Sorry for so many posts I wish I could've had them all in one!!!!!!!***

Pre-Blocked

Blue Blob Bath

All in a row

blocking

Amongst the leaves.

Hope that you enjoyed the pictures. The specs are...I knit this with Wolle Rodel Mohair in lt. blue. I use a little more then 4 balls in total. I started this project about 4 times til I got it right. Needless to say it went into the naughty pile a couple of times. But all in all I loved this project and can't wait to wear it home.

Have a great day and once again sorry for all the posts today!