A visit from the Queen

Margie, you have been doing so much! I am so proud of you.

I did finish the bug - here is a picture! It's so cute. :D

I have also been doing some mending, as I have recently moved and discovered there are many clothes I like that were stuck in my fabric bin, waiting for just a few stitches or the cuff sewn back on, etc. I also fixed one shirt only to discover it's much to small for me (even though I'm at my smallest size in about 5 years) - what a mystery?! Anyway, off to Goodwill.

The new project I'm cooking on is to make quilts for refugees. I'll tell you more about that another day. For now, some actual cooking - we're celebrating early Thanksgiving in just 9 hours!

Catherine

Christmas!

I think Christmas is both more fun and more stressful now that I have become enamored with knitting.  I want to make everyone something, and there's just not enough time.

I have plans for things, and I admit that I am going to suck up to MyFriend's daughters by making them things this year and not make so much for my kids.  Bad mom.  Oh well.

I'm going to make boot cuffs for the older daughter, who is in college, and for the younger daughter
I'm going to make these slippers:

They are just about the cutest thing ever.  I'll make some for Middle and Smallest too, because how can I not?  I started on my test pair (for Middle) last night and I think they'll go really quickly.  They're felted, and I've never felted anything before, so it could be an adventure.

I will document the progress.  And I probably won't have time to make the Link gauntlets for Darren this year, Catherine.  Or some other cool things I wanted to make for you.
I did manage to lose a really nice cowl I made last year.  I don't know if I gave it to Mom, or Put It Somewhere in the house?  I am baffled.  It was really soft and warm and I'd sure like to wear it at work sometimes.  Ah well.  Maybe it will turn up in the sleeve of a coat!  I'll have to go check.

Margie

One down

For some reason, I believe that if I am a knitter, then I muse make a pair of socks.  I bought my first sock yarn probably 15 years ago and messed around with the yarn and the double-pointed needles.  I had a book with some sock patterns, but I never ventured into the Land of Socks.

Finally, I bought some nice sock yarn from a local dyer (at my LYS that is now closed) and after only nine months or so, I made a bunch of swatches to test needle size and then I just decided to go for it.  It if turned out just right, they would fit me.  Too big?  Middle can wear them.  Too small?  Smallest is the winner.

I finished the first sock about two weeks ago and while it fits me, I think it fits Middle better.  I have cast on the second and am about 2/3 of the way through with the leg portion of the sock.  It goes fast, but I didn't take full advantage of my six hours of airplane time this past weekend, so I'm not to the heel yet.  The heel was easier than I expected.

At any rate, I think for the next pair, I will indeed go down a needle size.  Maybe then Smallest will get the socks!  Who knows.  I have some other sock yarn stashed away.  But Xmas gifts for MyFriend's daughters will have to come next.

Here's Sock #1