Blue thumbs

I managed to turn the second heel today--not yesterday like I wanted.  I needed a nap yesterday--as predicted.  So, today I worked on the Desert Vista Dyeworks sock and ended up with blue thumbs.  The dye rubbed off from the dark blue stripe.  With blue thumbs, there was no way I was going to touch my Burberry socks.

Once I got home where the good soap is, I worked up to the red stripe towards the toe.  Tomorrow, I should get to the toe on both.  I hope.  As for now, my eyes are tired and so am I.  Off to bed!

Socks 6 and 7.1 for 2014

Ah!  Socks!  Oh, how I love socks!

Here's my progress on this month's socks.  Turtlepurl's Trenchcoat is on top.  Loving the Burberry-esque stripes!  And Desert Vista Dyeworks DVD Logo stripes on the bottom. This one is prettier than I thought it was going to be. Love her yarn!  (I've labeled it sock 7.1 because I started knitting the shibui sock yarn first and didn't like it.)

Tomorrow, I'm hoping to get to the heels on both!

5th Pair of Socks in 2014

True to my word, I finished the Moondance socks this morning as a part of my therapy session to control my anger. (Work is so aggravating!)

They look awesome and I love them!  My favorite pair so far!

The pattern is my own--cast on 56, 2x2 rib for 12 rows. Then k6 p2 until I begin the fish lips kiss heel.  Etc...

Then I immediately cast on my Burberry-ish socks and my Shibui Knit Socks--because I still had some anger issues.  I won't tell you that I got well I to both socks before I got home from work--it will just be my secret.

4th Pair of Socks in 2014

So, on the hottest day so far in 2014, I complete a pair of wool socks.  Go figure!  I tried to,finish the Mokndance socks today, as well, but I dropped a stitch and knew I was done for the day. (I caught. The stitch and fixed the error, but I knew there would be more if I continued.)

Socks #4 are Patons Kroy in Brown Marl Ragg. I used size 3 needles and cast on 56 stitches. The cuff is a 2x2 rib and the sock is basic stockinette.  I used the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by Sox Therapist.  

I personally was disappointed with the socks when I started because I like my stripes to change quicker.  Each stripe here was 13 rows and most of my socks stripe at 6 rows.  Big whoop, right?  Well, once I completed the first heel, I was in love with the socks.  That doesn't mean I would use this yarn pattern again, but I am very happy with the end product.

Tomorrow? Socks #5!  And I'm casting on the  Trenchcoat (Burberry-ish) socks by Turtlepurl. Yay!!

So This Happened....

Here's 2 of my retaliation yarns (Andrew got a new Playstation during the spending hiatus):

This is Regia in Clown Rings. (I love rainbows so much!)

This is Regia in Istanbul Mosaic.  (Still rainbow-y!)

And then this happened....  Dancing Dog Dyeworks updated her shop and I used my craft show money to by this lovely Spring rainbow socks with matching mini skein. *swoon*

I have 3 more retaliation yarns coming.  This two shown above arrived UNDETECTED.  Which makes them even better!!

AND, I sold more of my stash yarn today so I have more room in my stash! Stashbust2014 is working and it's not working, but it's ok...  The stash bust has made me more discriminating and conscious of my purchases.  No frivolous purchases--all purchases already have projects in mind.  And the yarn I sold would never be used.  Win-Win!

Stashbust 2014 Continues

So, I checked my stash online and noticed my stash now stands at 53 yarns.  That is so absolutely awesome!  I even unloaded all my cotton stash today to mom.  She's making dishcloths and said something about needing more cotton, so I graciously gave her all of mine.

So, I won't tell you I bought more sock yarn this week in retaliation of my husband buying a new Playstation 4.  It will just be my little secret.  And next weekend, we won't discuss the yarn I buy at A Knitters Fantasy.  My stash will just mysteriously grow a few skeins--until I can unload more of the stash I don't work from...

Stashbust 2014

My resolution is still holding.  I'm still working strictly from my yarn stash. But let me tell you this, honey--there's this yarn from Turtlepurl Yarns in Canada that is making me weak!  Burberry striped yarn for socks.  Tears come to my eyes with it's loveliness.  I have resorted to begging Andrew to buy it for me, but he has such willpower.  I'm going to keep working on him, though.  Eventually, there will be something he wants and I'll negotiate for the yarn.

Sigh.

I got a little sidetracked for a minute.  Sorry about that.

Back to the stash...

I found this lovely pattern today on Pinterest.  The Harmony Cloche. It is totally awesome and I'm making that pattern mine.  It will be just as lovely as my Lucy Hat and I have the perfect madelinetosh vintage in "Whiskers". A light grey that is super squishy.  Yum!

I've had 3 skeins of madelinetosh DK in "Cathedral" for a very long time.  This shawl is called "Mara" and calls for 3 skeins of madelinetosh DK!  Win win win!  And the pattern is free!  It's amazing to me that once I made the decision to work from stash how the perfect patterns have floated to the surface.  This is definitely one of those.  I'm almost sad winter is almost over.  But I'll rock it anyway!

Halfway through February

I checked my project list and it was pretty lofty.  Too many large projects to finish, so I'm already telling myself it's ok that I don't meet my goals this month.  One goal I DID meet was completing a pair of socks each month--here's this month's socks!!  Rainbow-y!!

I actually bought yarn Friday.  It's this lovely Madelinetosh Vintage, but it's for a good reason--my boss asked me to make him a hat.  It was not a frivolous whim purchase.  I promise.

And the stash bust continues!  I used up another miscellaneous skein of yarn on this Truffle Hat.  I modified the pattern so that every other rib was cabled instead of cabling every rib.  I like it better...

Now, back to the hat for Mr. Holmes. I wanted to finish my Trillian, but it will be a small miracle if it is finished by the end of the month.  To much "end" at the end of the pattern makes for a boring knit....  And the 10 squares on my afghan?  Forget about it...