Knitting, knitting, cross-stitch????

So, I don't have anything new to show this week. I was soaring away on my milkweed coat, when I discovered I had misread a section of the pattern. Since there is lace knitting involved, I had to rip it all the way back to the seed stitch border. So a week's worth of work is now in the process of being work up again.

I am also ready to create the heel on my son's Christmas present, the same one I started last week. So nothing new on that front.

Now, I know you may have seen cross-stitch in my title and wondered what that is all about. This is another love of mine. A few years ago my daughter created a chart for St. Patrick's Breastplate and after a couple of years I began it. Now I am at the tail end of the beautiful picture. when I finish I will post a picture for all to enjoy.

So sorry, there are no pictures today but hopefully next week I will at least have a pair of socks done and then I will post and then on to another project.

Knitting, knitting, knitting.

Have fun this week.

Hubby socks

This was a good week. I hope you can say the same. This week I was able to finish my husband's socks for Christmas. Please don't tell him, he thinks they are for the local soup kitchen. 

Anyway, I made them out of On Line Supersock. the color was Sambia. The pattern was simply a knit two, purl two ribbing on the top of the socks and straight knitting on the bottom. I enjoy working the toe-up technique, so that is the way I went with these. The top was one inch knit one, purl one ribbing with a strand of elastic thread. These were quick and easy to make. 

I am now working on a pair for my son. Unfortunately his feet are a little bigger so I have to use two skeins of Wildfoote Luxury Sock Yarn. This is a handpainted yarn in the color rhapsody. I am currently on the top ribbing on sock one. 

I am also working on Milkweed. A jacket that is designed by Carol Sunday. I love it. I am making it out of a purple wool yarn. Anyone that knows me, knows that I love almost everything purple, so this is for me. YAY.

Anyway those projects are keeping me busy right now. Next, I will either work on sweaters for my guys or forest animals for my grandchildren. 

Have a great week and keep the knitting needles working. 

Knitting today

I am sorry that I have not been more attentive to this blog, but I am going to begin to do better starting today.

I have been spending time in California with my beautiful daughter, granddaughter and son-in-law. On the way there I began to work on a pair of socks for my husband. I am making them out of wool yarn and not the yarn that slides along the finger nicely. This yarn has been a little painful to work with, mainly because certain wool makes my fingers itch. Anyway, even though it was difficult, I worked on the flight from Ohio to Washington D.C. and then to California. (I know flight paths don't always make sense). I was able to finish one of the socks and then I decided to be distracted by knitting for my granddaughter. When I finish both of the socks, I will post pictures of them.

The next thing that I began in California is a wrap around sweater for my little 2-year-old. This is something else that is still on the needles. I did not bring enough yarn with me to finish the sleeves but that is ok. I was able to fit the fronts and back into the back and pack them flat.

Now for the finished item that I began and finished out there. I have had the pattern for Shades of Summer Dress for a few years and now seemed like a good time to make it. I had the yarn, Bamboo Pop color Happy Birdy and Clover sent out ahead of me and then I began to work. I was able to make this dress in one week time. It is so beautiful. But don't take my word for it, here is a picture of the finished creation.

There was also a festival called the Lambtown Festival while we were there. We saw an article in the paper about there being a collection point for beanies for little ones that are going through chemo. So I thought that I would use some of the yarn that I had left and create some beanies. Here are one of them, sorry I did not take pictures of all. But it felt good to know that I could create something like these for the little ones. 

Anyway I think that is it for today. Please let me know if there is more that you would like me to write about. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy this.