Sometimes You Just Have to Call Quits

I was almost done this sock.  I even had to rip out the heel to redo because I messed up the pattern on it.  It's Riff Socks.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/riff-socks  It wasn't hard but I had to start the increase for the heel section really early.  The pattern wasn't going right and I even tried tinking back to see if I could save it.  The nail in the coffin was that it was too big.  The heel was just hanging off the back of hubby's foot.  It's not a pattern you can stop to make a short sock either.  Hubby luckily doesn't like tall socks (he has 11.5 size feet!).

So I ripped it and started this sock instead.  I like it much better.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diamond-gansey-socks-guernsey-rautenmuster  I need to make sure I make the sock smaller because the yarn will expand when its washed and blocked.  I can make this short too.

Plugging Along!

Almost done these socks for my youngest.  Just turned the heels on the 2nd pair.  These are made with  Knit Picks Felici in the colorway Rainbow.  It's done with my go to Wendy Johnson pattern.

This is my first Dee O'Keefe shawl (Ashton Shawlette).  The yarn is by Gourmet Stash which no long sells yarn or fiber.  You can't see the sparkles in the yarn.

This is Watchet by Hunter Hammersen.  I'm knitting it with a self striping yarn so I'm not sure how it will turn out.  Right now it looks cool.

I had hope to finish this for the County Fair but the deadline will be September.  We will see.  I have plenty of shawls and hat to enter.

This is Alivia by Vanessa Smith.  I can't wait till its finished.

I'm almost done this braid.  I can't wait to see how it n-ply.  So far I love the spin!  It's The Big O by Gale's Art.

Finished Object

This still needs to be blocked but I finally finished the 15 repeats of 2 rows.  Each row took over 30 min!
Needles:  Size 6 circulars
Yarn:  Dragonfly Fibers Pixie in Orchid Thief and District 12
Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragonstone

Dragonstone Shawl

Needles:  Size 6 circulars
Yarn:  Dragonfly Fibers Pixie in Orchid Thief and District 12
Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragonstone

I really love how the design is changing.  There will be a ruffle at the bottom in grey.

Latest WIP

Needles:  Size 6 circulars
Yarn:  Dragonfly Fibers Pixie in Orchid Thief and District 12
Pattern:  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragonstone
I'm trying to only start projects when I finish one.  Since I finished the shawl made out of handspun, I decided I wanted to work on a 2 color shawl.  First I need to get 63 stitches between my stitch markers.  I'm using my Disney charms (the Mickey Mouse wizard hat charm was a gift from a friend).