Only a few rows added to sock today.  Trying to decide which patterning to use once the toe is complete.

More knitting!

Continuing the sock. (still on the toe)

Continue to add 4 stitches to each round as described previously until there are 60 stitches.

Knit without increasing stitch count every other row.

So far I am at 72 stitches. (Yes its a slow process!)

I've been trying to knit a minimania scarf. I've ripped it out three times! Just not getting it right. And it is going to be a long time knitting project. I really need some quick gift ideas. Which means I'll be going down the rabbit hole known as Ravelry.

I'm accepting suggestions!

Its been a long time

I am going to try to use my blog for helping me remember what I am knitting and how I am doing it. I have too many single socks done and can't recall how I started them. I hope to add some additional updates.

Trekking Maxima Colour 911 (lot 18623) I have 2 skeins.

Started sock toe up.

Using Susan Bates sock needles size 1 (silver color)

Figure 8 cast on with two needles, 10 'stitches' on each needle.

First row, knit all stitches

2nd row: knit 1, knit fb, knit 3, start 3rd needle, knit 3, knit fb, knit 1, (next needle) knit 1 knit fb, knit fb, knit 3, start 4th needle, knit 3, knit fb, knit 1 (total 24 stitches)

3rd row: knit all stitches

4th row: add 1 stitch to each needle as in 2nd row (total 28 stitches)

5th row - continue as with row 4.

That's it for now. Have to take Oscar to get groomed and a few more errands.

Have a good day everyone.

The Price of Free Speech

Please join the Blue Ribbon Campaign.  Others have described this effort more clearly and eloquently than I can.  You can read some of those here and here.  

Please go read this

Stephanie's sock.

:-)

I am spoiled.

My Secret Pal is spoiling me and my dog. I came home to a very heavy box the other day. A big box. A box big enough to hold all of this:

(How can you not smile at that happy frog?)

So this is all that is in the box:

Wait… there is a card. An adorable card. I saw it and said ‘Awwww.’ Bet you will too.

Unwrapping all of these goodies has been great fun for me. Christmas in May.

So besides the excellent magazines (English Garden- I love English gardens! And the latest Knit ‘n Style!) Alyssum seeds (such a sweet smell from a garden bed) and dark chocolate with peppermint. And my Frog drink cooler. :-) What is in those packages?

Much wonderfulness…..

There are two adorable planters, lavender and tomatoes. Beautiful floral gardening gloves, copper plant markers, passion fruit soap with a natural sea sponge (luscious scent), Pepperoni Popcorn for Mona! Yummy chocolate truffles for me! And Animal Crackers! (We just had a discussion at work this week about animal and graham crackers and how none of us have them anymore, and how we wanted some with some cold milk for dunking. We were on the verge of making a grocery list! Wait until I bring these in with my lunch on Monday!) My own Green! Frog drink cooler. :-) And some gorgeous Trekking sock yarn. The color isn’t true on my monitor. It is really a deep forest greens. Luxurious. This skein will be for me. Thank you Secret Pal. (Mona says Thank you, too!)

And a special Thank You for the special sweetie who picked the Green Frog!

I can't find the words to say this with eloquence:

For the people effected by yesterday's tragedy in Virginia, all of you are in my thoughts and prayers.