January Birthday Rush

This is part of what I got for Christmas from Carl. I have wanted a spindle rack for some time. I even ordered one from a son of a friend, but he never got around to making it.

And now I am into the great January Birthday rush, since thanks to 2 of my sons and one daughter I have 2 girlfriends, one husband, one grandson and one son-in-law's birthdays from the 21st of Jan. to the 11th of Feb. But the 2 in Feb have to be mailed, so they must be finished in January too.

So one cowl is finished, and one is underway. One pair of socks are finished except for the last half of the last toe, one pair of slippers has the first one to the gusset, and the smallest pair of socks has not been started.

I should finish he last toe, and at least one of the slippers tomorrow, and the last slipper on sunday, then I will switch off on the cowl and the Tiger Socks until they are finished, hey should all be finished by the 20th.

And then I can finally start the things I want to work on. There will be pictures soon.

Poor Blog

You have been sadly neglected this past year. And I am running like crazy because there are 5 birthday's from now to the 13th of Feb. So I am just stopping by to list the finished stuff for 2011:

Socks for me 16 pair - the 17th will be finished today or tomorrow.

Socks for gifts 6

Dishcloths 6

Sweaters 1 finished Several more in the works.

Shawls 2

Hats for guys 8

Hats for girls 2

Cowls 2

The 16 pair if socks, one sweater, 2 shawls and 1 dishcloth are still here, all the rest went to someone else this year. Not too bad. But I need to finish she more sweaters in 2012.

Shawls

The sun finally came out, so I could get some pictures outside. These are the last two shawls I finished the 24 Mystery shawl from Goddess Knits, and In dreams.

Hats hats hats!

I have been making hats, for Christmas presents. Jared Floods Turn a Square hats. Using left over Encore. So some of the recipients will have matching sweaters.

More Socks, Still not dead

The July socks in the Self-Imposed Sock Club was the Serpentine Socks by Windy Johnson done in Dream in Color Smooshy. Very nice combination.
The August socks are the Halcyon Socks by Wendy J. In Mountain Colors bearfoot. Next entry hats.

No, not dead yet.

And I have knitted a thing or 6. Let's start with the socks. There have been both six sox Knitalong and Self Imposed sock club socks. Here are the Six Sox.

Scalloped Lace socks
Incurvation, Six sox/
Mitered Square socks.

Tour de Fleece 2011

For most of the Tour I have been
spinning green (yes, it is actually green I don't know why it looks turquoise in all the pictures... stupid phone) cotton, which is fun but a bit boring to look at. this is spun on the charkha. duh!

So for a break (and because I just got a brand spanking new set of cotton cards) I have been taking this Merino Angora blend roving which is Merino (dark pink) on one side and Angora (that is actually white not light pink) on the other, which has a tendency to want to spin up in stripes, all the Merino first then the angora.

Once it is carded, both the color and the blend evens out.


After carding I pull the fiber into a roving and wrap it into these little puffs called "bird nests".

This is one-fifth of the total fiber and the second fifth processed and ready to spin.
And this is one-fifth of the fiber spun. this will be plied and knitted into a shawl. A pink shawl, won't that be different.

A Change of plans

The self imposed sock club had a Lorna's Laces yarn that when I tried to use was entirely too busy, so save that for another pattern and I am using a Berroco Sox in shades of blue-reds and Opal in white and it is looking good.

Now to figure out what to do with the Lorna's Laces.

Socks Socks Socks

Also finished the 2nd pair of May socks from the Self Imposed sock club.
Christopher's over the calf, shaped, ribbed,

black socks are finished, blocked and drying.

May Finished

The Self-imposed Sock Club May sock is finished at least the first pair in the blues and purples is finished. The red ones still need to be but I do have 3 more days.


I have finished spinning the red Suffolk I like this one.