SOS Socks

I am love, love, lovin' this pattern.  It has a 12 round repeat but it's super simple to memorize. 




I put the last repeat on the cuff, worked the heel flap, and completed the gusset.  Now all I need to do is put a few more repeats on the foot and I'll be startin' the toe.  The only mod I've done to the pattern was to make a slip stitch heel instead of stockinette.  My heel is kinda on the skinny side so I've found that the stockinette heel has a tendency to stretch and bag. 

I just tried the sock on and it fits absolutely perfect and it's mine, all mine!

Well I'm off to snag some extra sleep tonight.  I want to get up before the girls do for a little extra knitting time.  I want to work on my socks so that I can work on the fingerless mitt in the afternoon.

Summer of Socks Update

I managed to put another 2 pattern repeats on Eleanor....1 more repeat to go before starting the heel.  I think 5 repeats will be a long enough cuff.




I'll probably work on the other fingerless mitt and maybe a little on the Eleanor socks tonight after the kiddos are down for the night.  It looks like Shawn will be working night shift for this exercise.  So it'll be a lovely 12 hour shift for him but that means absolute peace and quiet in the house at night for the few nights he'll have to work.   :~)

I think for my next pair of socks I'm going to follow in Sue's foot steps and make a pair of Jaywalkers. 

Fingerless Mitts

This is what I worked on for my Sunday knitting.




I decided I had enough time to pop out a pair of fingerless mitts for the Loopy Ewe Q2 Challenge.  One mitt down, one more to go.  :~)
I'm using Lorna's Laces Shepherd Worsted in the color Bittersweet.  I'm using the same concept for the Wristers pattern obviously with some adjustments.  Can you imagine how big this fingerless mitt would be if I would have cast on 60 sts instead of 40 sts using worsted weight yarn.   :~)    I think I'd have a mega mitt.

Well I'm off to snag a few hours of sleep.  Have a great day and hope everyone manages to squeeze in a little knitting time. 

A Few Updates

I'm going to make this fairly short.....it's late and I'm heading to bed.  :~)

I'm kickin' myself in the butt because I need a size 6, 16" circular needles to work Bree's dress so that's now going to have to wait till I order from Knit Picks again.  That'll teach me to not look before I order.  I got the yarn, I got the pattern, I have one of the two different 16" circs need for the dress.  Oh well, guess that means I'll be ordering needles this payday.  :~)

First, Kaity got a new haircut today.  It's now up to her shoulders, it's cute and she's very very proud of it.




Next up, Monkey Sunrise socks are done:




I'll be shipping these off to my mom here soon.  I love em, I know she loves em, and I have enough yarn left to make Bree her own Baby Monkey Sunrises. 

Finally, my SOS 07 socks have been started.  I give you, Eleanor's Irish Eyes. 




Sorry bout the crappity picture.  I promise to get a better one the next time.  I'm using the Eleanor pattern by Momma Monkey from Socktopia.  The yarn I'm using is Scarlet Fleece It's Tubular x2 sock yarn in the Irish Eyes colorway.  I bought this from Sheri a few months back.

Box in the Mail

I finally got that box I've been waiting on.  The mailman delivered my Knit Picks order this morning.




I bought 4 skeins of Shine Worsted in Watermelon for a dress for Bree.  I also bought one 16" classic circular in size 8 for my dishcloths and two 32" classic circulars size US 2...2.75mm.  WoooHooo....more sock needles.  I've gotten rather use to knitting magic loop.  I'll definitely be buying more of the 16" Classic Circs in other sizes.  I think I need size 6, 7, 9 and more and more.....now I need to find a storage solution for all these circulars.  :~)

Well I'm off to swap the laundry and see if I can't finish up that Monkey Sunrise sock.

Sock Update & I'm It!

I have one repeat and the toe left on the Monkey, I'm not going to finish it like I originally thought.  I decided to call it an early night....I'm heading to bed as soon as I finish posting this.  If all goes well I'll get a little quiet time tomorrow to work on the sock.

I've been tagged by Knittech

The rules are to go to Wikipedia and type in your birthday month and day only. Then post 3 events, 2 births and one holiday that occurred on your birthday, then tag 5 friends.

My Birthday: 7 Jun

Events:

1. 1654 - Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
2. 1893 - Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience.
3. 1982 - Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

Births:

1. 1952 - Liam Neeson, Northern Irish actor
2. 1974 - Bear Grylls, British survivor

Holiday:

1. Roman Empire - first day of the Vestalia (penus vestae) in honor of Vesta.

This time around I'm going to let you all decide if you want to play along.  If you do, please feel free to post away.  Snag the rules, look up your birthday on Wikipedia and post on your blog.  If you do decide to play, drop me a comment so I can hop over to your blog to read what you found.  :~)

This one was fun.  I like this one better then the ones where I have to come up with stuff about me.   :~)

Kids....Gotta Love Em!

Alright.  You all remember awhile back when I posted this photo of the "PJ Escaping Baby"?




Now mind you, she only ever managed to get more then one arm out of the PJs.

This is what I walked in on this morning:




Notice the PJ's are not on the baby and the are still zipped.  She managed to wiggle out of the dang things without unzipping them.  :~) 
Please, please don't let her figure out she can remove her diaper.