A Wonderful Knitting Weekend!!!

This is my recap of my past weekend, where I knitted more than I ever imagined I would, but have always wanted to.

I decided to spend Saturday with Tawana, because I haven't seen her in ages, and I miss my friend. So, I walk in and what do I see? Look at this beautiful blessing from God, Karen Joi. Isn't she adorable? Look at those cheeks!! Oh, I held her and she was just smiling and laughing the whole time. So, now I officially have "the touch". Hehe!! She is also wearing the Peapod Baby set that I made for her. It is so wonderful to see the children in the clothes that you make for them. I was overjoyed.
So, my knitting project of the moment was the Bittersweet Climbing Lace Socks. But on Saturday, I was under the gun. I was on a deadline to finish it by 2 PM the next day for the Sit N Knit Sock Exchange. I was having issues that I was not supposed to be having at the eleventh hour. The pattern has lace going up the middle of the sock as well as the sides, but somehow I kept losing stitches.

Hmm.. maybe they went to stitch heaven, but I couldn't find them. So, instead of going crazy, I decided to omit them.

And the socks came out lovely... ahem... at 10:30 AM the next morning. I knit on Saturday until I was knitting with my eyes closed, then I managed to really sleep in my bed and wake up at 8 AM on Sunday to complete it.

My sock exchange recipient Meghan was happy, so I was happy. Plus, she really liked the orange Nail Polish that I got for her as well.
I also received a pair of socks from Ileana, and I love them. The pattern is called BroadRipple. I think it looks amazing in the Fire Colorway of Colinette Jitterbug.

Who says Jitterbug has no yardage? Look at how high these babies are up on my leg!!!

Here is a birdseye view of everyone's socks. How cool is that??

And, this guy was checking us out the whole time. He was so busy staring at us, and wouldn't even say hello. How rude!!!

So, I started immediately to make a pair of Jaywalkers. I needed something portable to take on the train with me. So, I grabbed my Felici yarn from my last Knitpicks purchase, and got crackin'. I found that not all skeins are wound in the same direction, as I have opposite stripe patterning going on.

I figured I could live with it, but by the time I got off of the train, I was going nuts, so I decided to rip it out and start again. This is where I left off after my commute home from work. I can't really see the pattern yet, but it will appear soon enough.

I also decided to make some stitch markers that don't dangle, to make sock knitting much easier.

So, that was my lovely weekend. More surprises later on this week!!!

The Challenge is still on!!

Hey everyone. So far CarrieM is the only person who has agreed to take the challenge. So, there are actually 2 more slots open. Come on guys!! I wanna give some stuff away!!!

Speaking of giving stuff away...my friend Deborah is having a contest on her blog. Check it out!!!

So, how was my weekend? Yesterday I met up with Saunielle for some Indian food and....

Pinkberry!! It was great!!! This is my caribbean creation. Original Pinkberry topped with pineapple, mango, and coconut. Sadly for people outside of the state, it is only sold in New York and California currently. But if anyone every takes a trip to the city, I can direct you to the closest one. I am starting to feel like I have visited all of them.

Here is my sock progres so far. I am working on some other stuff too. More to come soon, I promise. Question.. does it not look like a bikini now??? hehe!!!

Ok, so I was really happy that I was making progress..... then look at what I found??? A dropped stitch!!! AAARRGGHHH!!!!!! Don't you just love knitting socks??? My mom (non-knitter) was near me when I realized it and she says " Hmmm.. that's a lot to take out". Really??? Gee, I would have not even known that. Thanks mommy, for pointing that out. arrgghh!!!!! 2 socks at a time means two socks have to be tinked back at once, so you don't lose your place.

Challenge!!!

For the first three people that reply to this post, and who re-post this challenge: you win!!! For your prize, I will send you a gift. It might be something I’ve made, or something cool from my hidden stash of fabulousity. It might be a mix CD, or a rubber duck, or a book I think you might enjoy. A love letter, a useful object, or something else that is awesome or maybe just taking up room in my house. Whatever it is, I promise I will get it to you in 365 days of your posted comment or less, and I will need your snail mail.The only thing you need to do to receive your gift is PARTICIPATE. Be one of the first three journalers to reply to this, (make sure I can contact you via e-mail) and post this very same thing in your journal, and YOU are the lucky giftee. Just ‘cuz.

I got this challenge via BajanKnit's blog. I want to say thanks to Two Cables N' A Frappe for linking it to her blog. Hehe!! I am also happy to connect with another Caribbean knitter. I know it's hot down there, but we still can knit cool stuff!!!
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Knitting update! I am in love with Magic Loop. Why???

1. It freaks out the nosy people on the train. The look of curiosity/astonishment/confusion on their faces it priceless.


2. I get to do two socks at a time, and I don't have to worry about bamboo DPN's snapping in my pocketbook, or the dreaded Second Sock Syndrome.


3. This girl on the train said "Excuse me Miss....are you making a bikini??". Hmmmmm.... I am going to leave that one alone. Well, at least she was polite. Ahem... does this look like a bikini to you????

Have a knitterly wonderful day!!!

Learning curve.

Knitting and crochet is fun. Especially when you learn new skills.


I just finished the hat portion of the Glitter Alpaca Hat and Scarf Set for Deborah. The best part of it all.... it fits her perfectly, and She LOVES It. Here is a picture of her with it on.


Here is a closeup of the flower that I learned to make today. I really like it. Hmmmm... maybe I will make one to pin to my jacket or my hair. We will see.



But before that, I had to get right back to knitting. I casted on for a pair of Climbing Lace socks made with Lorna's Laces Bittersweet.

Can I just tell you how much I am loving this colorway???

This sock is very special to me, because it is my first attempt at Magic Loop, as well as Two-at-a-time socks. I have read the Two-at-a-time book by Melissa Morgan-Oakes. However, it explains socks with the Cuff-down orientation. I am trying something totally different here with the Toe-Up version. I did the Magic 8 caston technique for the toes. I am currently still in the beginning stages, with many more increase rows to go. Deborah was right there next to me as I tried to get the first rows completed. 2 funny things happened.

1. I knit the tail end instead of the working yarn for one turn, so I had to tink back the front and back of one sock, and the front of the other. The lesson I learned...Don't mess up, because you may just have to take out both socks. If I were working one at a time, I wouldn't have that problem. Then again, I would have the problem of SSS, and I am trying to challenge myself to make as many FO's as I can in the next 89 days..so I don't need that disease slowing me down.


2. I was yapping to Deborah, and I said "As long as I don't knit them together". I look down, and I see siamese socks. LOL!!! She could not stop laughing at me. As soon as I said it, I realized what I had done. I got so wrapped up in the knitting process, that I continued with one strand of yarn instead of switching to the next one. You think I could have paid attention to the colors??? Of course not. That was a classic moment.

Happy knitting everyone!! More updates later.