pictures to go with last night's post...

(i just uploaded them to photobucket and then edited the size to 640x480. smaller than usual, but meh, it'll do for now.)

i turned the heel on the RubySapphire sock last night. lovin' it! i just decided to go with plain stockinette. i thought a pattern might get lost in the colours (Jaywalkers might work though), and i wasn't really sure how the yarn would knit up. i'm really tempted to buy another hank of their "luster sock" (50% merino, 50% tencel).

my sock yarn stash is getting bigger again... i just sold a bunch of it! Red Bird Knit's sock of the month club kit showed up late last week (thanks Sharon!)... it has two balls of yarn in it, enough for 2 pairs of socks OR the pattern that came along with the kit - isn't the sock pretty?!. of course, Juliet has claimed the kit as her own yet again ;) i guess since i'm ripping back the Yorkminster sock i might be able to accommodate her wishes... eventually!

it all makes me wish i could knit faster ;)

tomorrow is a big day... it's my brother's 30th birthday!!! and he still lives at home... mwa hahahahaa!! (i laugh, but he's going to school, so living at home is the only option at the moment) i saw the BEST t-shirt for him, but wouldn't you know it's sold out in his size. ARG. we'll probably head up to see him next weekend to do some celebrating! :)

i can't edit my photos!

i took some of the RubySapphire sock-in-progress (i'm really enjoying knitting with the yarn!), but for some dumb reason the program i'm very used to using to edit my photos will not work. guess i'm going to have to pester John to fix it when he gets home from work tomorrow.

i'm going to rip back the Yorkminster sock. while it fits, it's snug on me, but just a bit too snug on Juliet. i'm considering redoing the pattern, but going up a needle size.

and because this has become the house of one sock wonders, i've started yet another one... for Jake this time. in some funky variegated Regia. i have a photo of that too, but...

and i got a little tired of using scraps of yarn as stitch markers, so i pulled apart a bracelet i had and made 4 cute beaded ones, with small rings, specifically for my sock knitting.

so... the soap thing is going well. she's sold quite a few considering. we've discussed putting some up on Etsy.com along with making 100%, entirely, absolutely handmade soaps. i guess that should read that *i* would be making the 100% handmade soaps because there is no way i'm letting her mess around with lye. tomorrow we're going to check out some local stores for the ingredients needed IF the weather permits. (i have no objections to 100% homemade soaps... i really prefer them over store-bought soaps! :D )

alrighty... since i have no pictures i'm going to end this. abruptly. ;)

the house of one sock wonders...

one down... one to go. feel like you've heard that here before?

This is the York Minster sock for Juliet. i still have to teach myself crochet so i can add the lovely crochet cuff.



and... ta dum!!! my beeeeyoooooteeeeful RubySapphire yarn arrived today!! it is LOVELY! i think i see another cast on in the *very* near future. Butters was kind enough to have her portrait taken with the yarn. does this count for Project Spectrum? she is white and grey after all ;)

along with the yarn there was a lovely little goodie bag of candies and an adorable little yarn keychain! look at how well it matches my wallet/keychain :) love it!

some more York Minster sock progress

i was a little worried they were turning out rather skinny, long... too tight. but the pattern is uber stretchy and they fit just great :D they are going to Juliet, her feet are just about the same size as mine (and she's only 10... ack!!)

York Minster sock-in-progress

without flash:


with flash:



can you see the dirt on the toe?

i'm past the heel on the first sock for my dad. woot! i didn't take any photos of the progress on that sock... no point, it still looks the same, just longer and with a heel now ;)

the kids are both home safe and sound. and, Tracy, you were right... he did bring someone home. we're calling his new friend Dr. Scholl. (click the link... that's the wart treatment the kid came home with from my parents' house. it's all they had available for warts and poor Jake thought it would spread far and wide if we didn't do something about it right away. thank goodness it's a one-time-type treatment cuz having warts frozen kind of stings in a weird electric shock kind of way - very unpleasant. if, in two weeks, Dr. Scholl is still hanging around Jake's toe we'll get a salicylic acid liquid instead of refreezing.)