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Six Months (Lame)

Popsicle Socks

It took me six months to knit the above socks.  But the important thing is that I finished them. 

Pattern: Popsicle
Yarn: Dream in Color Smooshy
Mods: None (I KNOW, right? That is so unlike me.)

It’s a good pattern; the socks fit great, and I really quite like the fabric that DiC Smooshy makes.  I’m glad I have a hojillion skeins of that stuff left in my stash. 😉

The neat thing about this pattern is how the design kind of slides right off the foot:

Popsicle Socks

I’m actually pretty close to finishing my Hearts Afire socks, less than one repeat and a toe to go.  What is this, finishing season for me? 😛

DSC02471But, seriously, that pink sock is getting pretty close to being done.  I hope to get it mostly done tonight, while watching my Monday night television (Big Bang Theory, anyone?).  I also finished one of Abby’s Monkey socks, but I haven’t started the second one yet – once I finish the Heart’s Afire socks I will cast on the second Monkey.  Doesn’t that yarn knit up nice in the Monkey pattern, though?  I think it’s Perchance to Knit in Navy Rainbow or something. The pink is Araucania Ranco Multy, which I REALLY like. 

I should really do a new sock yarn review thing, since the old one was on the old blog.

Anyway, so that is what I am currently working on.  Up next, besides socks, I am going to break out the Malabrigo Sock Yarn and work on some fingerless mitts for a Texas friend.  It should be pretty awesome. (Especially since I accidentally bought two of the same colorways that look totally different. :P)

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WIPs and an FO

What I’ve been working on:

Navy Rainbow Monkey Socks
Abby’s Navy Rainbow Monkey Socks
Yarn: Perchance to Knit sock yarn in Navy Rainbow

Carribbean Chocolate Socks
Turquoise/Brown Simple Ribbed Socks
Yarn: PacaPeds Sock Yarn in Caribbean Chocolate (alpaca!)

Hearts Afire
Hearts Afire (pattern available on Ravelry)
Yarn: Araucania Ranco Multy

Skull Hat
Sam’s Replacement Skull Hat
Yarn: Berroco Comfort (black) and Bernat Glow In the Dark
Notes: The glow in the dark yarn was a pain.

I still have a bunch of other wips too…

Today I’m working on the Hearts Afire because it’s really captured my attention and because I have the day off – and I’ll knit what I want to!

I’m meeting Malvina for a Chinese Buffet lunch in a bit, and I’m going to pick up a pizza for dinner, because: DAY OFF!

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First FO of 2009

Malvina's Christmas Socks

Well, I finished Malvina’s socks with only a couple hours to spare – literally, finished them up around 11 a.m., and gave them to her around 3 p.m. later that afternoon. She seemed to like them, so that was nice (and blatant flattery post-gifting encourages more product).

Anyway, I have been packing and stuff and I don’t have internets hooked up at the new place yet. I’m getting my uber-cable hooked up on Sunday, but I’m waiting for Robyn to give me their old AT&T modem before I call to hook up internet. I’m getting uber-internets too.

Seriously, I decided to get Direct TV, which is my first experience with satellite, and I hope it is good – don’t tell me if it’s not, I would rather have my spirits crushed on my own time 😛 – and I totally got a year free of Showtime which means: DEXTER DEXTER DEXTER! Also, my three months free of HBO conveniently coincides with the airing of Big Love, everybody’s favorite show about polygamy.

Anyway, so I also ordered some of the new Felici colorways from Knitpicks, which means I will have eight tons of Felici and still haven’t finished the one pair I started. OH WELL. That is my last yarn order until STITCHES I SWEAR IT ON MY DEAD FISH SPARKEY’S GRAVE.

(Did we bury Sparkey or flush him? I can’t remember, it was 16 years ago. I think we buried him in an elaborate fish funeral complete with saluting.)

Uh, yeah, so anyway, I have to go pack 8,234,678 books now.