Sunday Fun

Today I decided in one of my fits of wisdom to try Magic Loop. Now I don't have any small needles with long enough cables for Magic Loop so the decision was pretty much made up for me that I would be knitting another pair of worsted weight socks for Kaity. I had some yarn sitting in my stash that had already been designated as Kaity's.
I've got about 4 inches of the cuff done and it looks pretty good. I don't have a pattern so I'm kinda winging it as I go using numbers off of my basic worsted weight sock pattern for Kaity. I've been taking detailed notes so I figure I'll go through after the sock is done and write up the pattern so that anyone can use it.
When Shawn got home from the gym we packed up the kids and went for a walk. We ended up going on a 2.5 mile walk according to my pedometer. Shawn picked a nice one for me yesterday. I'm going to try to take a walk everyday before Bree's nap. We are pretty close to a nice walking/running track that is 1 mile long. It winds around, twisting and turning so you never get bored, plus there are trees up and bushes....it's all quite nice. It'll do Bree and I some good to go walking everyday, weather permitting.
I'll post some pics of Kaity's Magic Loop socks later this evening. I'm going to see if I can hit the heel flap and gusset tonight. I think I will. If I do I'll post some pics.

Sunday Fun

Today I decided in one of my fits of wisdom to try Magic Loop. Now I don't have any small needles with long enough cables for Magic Loop so the decision was pretty much made up for me that I would be knitting another pair of worsted weight socks for Kaity. I had some yarn sitting in my stash that had already been designated as Kaity's.
I've got about 4 inches of the cuff done and it looks pretty good. I don't have a pattern so I'm kinda winging it as I go using numbers off of my basic worsted weight sock pattern for Kaity. I've been taking detailed notes so I figure I'll go through after the sock is done and write up the pattern so that anyone can use it.
When Shawn got home from the gym we packed up the kids and went for a walk. We ended up going on a 2.5 mile walk according to my pedometer. Shawn picked a nice one for me yesterday. I'm going to try to take a walk everyday before Bree's nap. We are pretty close to a nice walking/running track that is 1 mile long. It winds around, twisting and turning so you never get bored, plus there are trees up and bushes....it's all quite nice. It'll do Bree and I some good to go walking everyday, weather permitting.
I'll post some pics of Kaity's Magic Loop socks later this evening. I'm going to see if I can hit the heel flap and gusset tonight. I think I will. If I do I'll post some pics.

Knitting, Blogs, & Exercise

Knitting, Blogs, & Exercise, Oh My. I wonder if that's anything like Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My. I didn't get any knitting done this afternoon. Today I opt to walk to the library with Kaity so she could pick out some new books. We were going to walk both to and from the library but it start to rain on us when we left the library so we had to call Shawn to come pick us up. Hey I got a good 2 mile walk in before the rain hit so that's good. So that brings my Runagogo total up to 13 miles. I need to get my butt in gear if I'm going to make my 100 miles.
I went back through and added tags to my posts so I can sort through them better. Of course I decide to do this after I've already posted 112 times.....lol. Leave it to me to not take the easy route.
Time to go feed the masses. For some reason they all seem to think they need to eat.

No Depression

My Knit Picks box came in today so I will not have to waste away in a depressed state this weekend.....lol. I figured it would be here today. Nothing overly exciting to post about. I got another set of US 5 needles, a set of 60" cables, one of the chart keepers, some yarn and a pattern. Since the yarn and pattern will used as a gift I don't want to post about it till the recipient gets their gift since I'm not sure if said person reads this blog daily or not.
The chart keeper that Knit Picks sells is nice. It comes with several sizes of magnets. I think it's going to be a help with not only charts but I think I can use it to keep track in some of my other patterns too.
My stuff on eBay seems to be doing well so I will soon have money in my very own knitting fund....Yippy!!! Knowing me, it won't take me long to find something to buy....specially if Sheri adds new yarns....lol.
I'm going to try to get a pair of socks started for me tonight. I just need to get Shawn to help me wind up the hank of yarn I'm going to use. I think I'm going to go with the Cherry Tree Hill I bought from Sheri a few orders back in the Tropical Storm colorway.

My Daughter Pride & Joy

Kaity received this bowling ball at the end of her bowling league. It was called the Superman League. It was a league where the kid picked their hero and they bowled together in a 15 week bowling league. At the end of the league Kaity got to pick out the ball and t-shirt she wanted. Of course she went with the pink ball. It says Supergirl Power on the one side and has the big S for Supergirl on the other side. I can't believe how proud she is of this ball and how happy she is to have it so that she can use it to bowl at her birthday party. Shawn and I are saving our sanity, possibly our house, and definitely our animals from the terror of a bunch of little kids by having Kaity's birthday party at the bowling alley instead of here at the house. I think it's a wonderful idea. : )

Tulip Skirt Update

I decided to work on Kaity's skirt tonight. I've got about 9.5 inches of the 13.5 inches needed before I can complete the last 11 rows which will be the waistband done in 1x1 ribbing....that should be fun. I think it's coming out pretty good. The decreases aren't as smooth as they could be but not surprising since this is my first garment other then socks.
I'm going to try to get a pair of socks started for myself hopefully tomorrow. Might even start my socks for the Monkey KAL soon. I think I'm going to use that Schaefer Anne that I bought from Sheri not that long ago. Of course I'll probably change my mind at least 2-3 times before I start the sock.

Fun Today

I haven't managed to knit anything today but I did go to the library and pick up a few books to peruse through. Unfortunately our base library does not have a big section of knitting books. I'm going to have to breakdown and payout the fees to get a card at the library in town. They want $35 for the year because I don't own a home in town. Sheesh, they don't even give me a discount because hubby is in the military. Oh well, time to bite the bullet and pay for it. I just had to whine about that for a minute....lol.
Still no Knit Picks box *sigh*...they are saying it will be here tomorrow....Yah! In my fit of depression I placed another order with Sheri. Seriously though, I ordered because its my Valentines day present from hubby. That man knows the way to my heart.....lol. So I got some more Cherry Tree Hill in the Spanish Moss colorway and another Wildhorse Farms pattern, the one called Monkey Bars. Of course I'm sure I'll be ordering more when the new yarns come in. : )
If I get enough from the sale of my quilt stuff and boots out at eBay then I will be ordering some yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts first....Yummy!!!