Basic shawl

Here is a picture of a basic shawl I made for work. I have an air duct right above my desk and when I do get a chance to sit at my desk it gets cold. It's made out of Diakeito Japanese yarn and is very soft. I love the colorway.54% mohair, 38% wool and 8% nylon.

My knitting buddy

Here is a picture of George my constant companion and knitting buddy.

Shepards Harvest

It looks like I won't make it to Shepard's Harvest this year. Boo Hoo. I still can't walk much on my foot so it's impossible for me to go. I'll miss the fresh from the kettle kettle-corn and the vender's booths.
Oh well, it is a way to save money. I will have to look forward to next year.

Ugly socks

I finished the ugliest socks yesterday. I don't know what I was thinking when I picked out the color way or yarn content. They are mustard yellow, brown, black and white and ended coming out as a kind of camouflage coloring. Not my best decision but that make 3 pairs of socks in one month.

I started a Pi Shawl by Elizabeth Zimmerman. Last night was my first class and I really enjoyed it. The colors I'm using are brown and a variegated brown,green blend (much better than the yellow,brown camo). I hope to post pictures of the shawl soon so you can see the color combos.
My foot is feeling better so now I feel like getting into some knitting projects. I'll see how many I can get done in the next 8 weeks that I'm off work.

No more sock wearing for awhile- foot surgery

Just because I can't wear socks for awhile doesn't mean that I won't keep making a sock a month. With 6 weeks off I can make a good dent in my stash. Laying around with my foot up is pretty boring thanks goodness I have knitting.

Knitting retreat

Thanks to Pam T. from Knitters Palette for putting together a great retreat. What a wonder group of woman to spend time knitting, eating and laughing with. This spring it was at St. Croix State Park complete with a recycling serial killer in the closet.

April socks 1&2

The socks on the top of the page are made with Chugiak -River Rocks that I picked up at The Knitters Palette the pattern is from Sensational socks book.
The second pair are make from Knit Picks sock yarn in a basic pattern to show off the fair isle look.