Travelling Means Some Knitting Time

We did a short trip and it meant that I could work on some simple knits in the car.  Here is some progress shots.

So Much Stuff and Not Enough Time

I'm still trying to finish a big sample knit.  It's 1200 yards.

It's the 5190 Miles Shawl.  I'm suppose to do another Everyday Shawl next so knitting time for me will be limited.

Meanwhile I'm trying to finish of this fiber before the start of Tour De Fleece which starts Jul 1st.

I started a bunch of projects too.

I also joined a KAL.  So far this is my progress luckily I have till Aug 15th to finish this colorwork hat.

Time is running out!

For the most part, I can't show you what I'm working on since its a test knit for a future KAL.  It's an interesting mixture of color and texture but I have to wait till the KAL is done before I can put up pictures.  Meanwhile this is what else I've been up to.

Still working on this purple fiber.  I think I'm more then half way through.  It's from Hobbledehoy.

I added this to my fiber stash.  Can't wai tto see how it spins up!

Added this fun yarn from The Fiber Seed.  It's fingering weight called Funfetti.  No, I don't have a pattern for it yet.

I finished a square for my patchwork triangle blanket!

I need to finish the second slipper and then felt them.

This is suppose to be a Christmas gift.  I have this chart and then the edging to do.

This is one of those vanilla socks with a self striping yarn for my sock collection.  These make great knitting projects to take while waiting for appointments.

Another vanilla sock pattern knitting from a sock blank for my daughter.  I LOVE how the colors are showing up.  You never know from the sock blank just how it will knit up. 

Finished One, Start Two

At this current rate, I'll never finish my WIP!  I finished a pair of my plain vanilla socks so I had to start another pair.  Besides, I need to try out my new Twist Minis Red Lace Interchangeables by ChiaoGoo.  I also need to get started on some Teacher gifts for one of my girls.

My finished socks.  It was from a sock blank from Gale's Art.

My start of a cactus.  I need to get some small clay pots from Walmart.

                                                                            

My new socks on my new needles.

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.

Back To the Regular Schedule

These socks need to be done for Christmas.  I finally finished one and started the 2nd one.  It's the 7 inches of ribbing that takes me forever.  I have to take breaks from it.

On the spinning front.  I got this BFL wool swirl at Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.  It's called The Big O.  I'm not usually crazy about BFL but I love the colors and how it feels.

One of my big projects.  One more tentacle and then I can work the body of this Kraken scarf.

I seem to have one finished sock for all my sock projects.  This is recycling of yarn that was used for leg warmers.  One is done.  Working on the 2nd.  It's for someone with 10.5 size feet!

A beaded project.  I think I have 13 more repeats then it will be short rows and go a lot faster.