These are some pictures from the park. The leaves aren't very impressive this year. It's been so dry and then the hurricane winds that blew through took down alot of leaves. Still, you get that nice fall smell...especially since we did have a little rain last week.

Okay, the socks for mom are finished! I finished them today and cast-on another pair so she will have a plethora of new ones to choose from. The yarn is the Berrocco Comfort Sock and it's very soft but knits up v-e-r-y loose. I started these on size 2's for the K2,P2 ribbing then switched to 3's. That seemed to do the trick. We went to the park for a couple of days...before it started getting warm. Been in the 80*s the past few days and I'm tired of it. Time for nice, cool days turning into chilly nights. Where,oh where are they??

I'm going to try and finish these socks fast also so I can work on the sock monkey hat. I borrowed a circular needle from Sheri on Monday night and went to JoAnn's today and bought one for myself. I can't believe that I didn't have a size 10 16" circular. I have interchangable needles and cables but no 16". What's that all about?

Been watching season 3 and 4 of Gilmore Girls while knitting. Good show to knit while watching because there isn't alot of fast-paced action so I can keep one eye on the screen. Much easier for complicated knitting.

Yes, I'm busted. This is a new sock that I cast on yesterday. I know, I know. I swore that I wasn't going to do that but after I finished mom's socks (see picture farther down) she "moaned" that she just didn't have enough socks so I felt obligated to make her another pair. I just turned the heel and am going right along.The yarn is Berrocco Comfort Sox and is a very pretty autumnal color. But rather muted.

Finger is all better now! Thanks for the concern. It really only slowed me down on dpn's and using the keyboard.

Here's a closer picture of the sock I did for mom. I actually did finish them.

This is a shot from the park. Went today and just sat and knitted. Ahhhhh. It's been cooler and it's nice to sit and enjoy the weather. Although so dry out that the leaves are just dying and falling off the trees.

This is a close-up of mom's sock. The color is salsa heather and shows the mock-cable pattern beautifully. A few more rows and I am DONE! Whew. I am going to finish up a few things on my needles before I start something else. Yeah,yeah I know but really, I will. I am going to finish my worsted-weight socks (those take no time to knit), sis's sock monkey hat, and the celtic poncho. Yes, the ever elusive celtic poncho. I really am going to finish it this fall.

I'm also duplicate stitching a (....shhhhh, store-bought sweater) that I'm going to try and finish this week. See, the thing about knitting socks (besides having a nifty,new pair of socks) is they are extremely portable and travel well to the park. Or the coffee shop or wherever. And they are so much fun to knit. Although,since it's getting cooler I have an insatiable urge to start a sweater. But I shall resist until some things are finished. Think good,encouraging thoughts!!

Yesterday I was making candied lime sweet potatoes(mmmmmm) and using a mandoline to slice the sweet potatoes (I'm sure you know where this is going) and I sliced a lovely chunk out of my pinky finger. OUCH!! Such fun. Not too mention the very nice large bandage that I had to wrap around it to stop the bleeding. At least it's better today.

Not much knitting was done yesterday due to the bandage but today I've gotten more finished. I'm also doing a duplicate stitch sweater for myself. I haven't done any duplicate stitch in an age so it's nice to be doing some.

I have been revelling in electricity! heehee. I think the thing that I missed the most was having hot tea. I have tea all through the day and at first I thought...oh well, I'll just heat up some water in the microwave. Duh. And so on and so forth. But did enjoy listening to some podcasts and knitting.

I hear tell that the weather is actually supposed to cool down this week. I think that I'll believe it when I see it. I am ready to pull out some hand-knit cardigans and stop wearing sandals. At the end of each season I am more than ready for seasonal clothing switching.

Here are the socks for mom. The picture color didn't really come out anything like the true colors. It's KnitPicks Palette in "Salsa Heather" and the pattern is a mock cable which really shows up well with this yarn. I will have to see if I can get a better picture. Maybe outside.

Storm damage pictures are not so great but using a cell phone so here they are. Thank God we have power as there are still people without. What a mess. I can't believe that we had a hurricane in Ohio. Crazy.

Here are the socks that I knit at night by candlelight. Very pioneer of me, no? You can't really tell from the color but it is Candy Corn and the yarn is I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby. So soft and knits up fast.

Yah!! here I am. The internet/cable went on while I was on the phone with Time-Warner trying to find out when they were going to have us back up. Voila! they said they were working in our area and we ran to turn on the computer and the internet is soooooooooooo pretty. heehee.

Here is a not very good shot of why we didn't have electricity for 3 days. Our neighbor's trees are (well, were) so overgrown that they just blew down. You can't tell but the whole yard is covered and took down a phone/electric pole.

Still no broadband connection so no internet :( So sad. My neighbor's tree took down the telephone/electric pole and there are still wires hanging down. I suppose they are the cable wires and the company is giving no time estimate as to when it will be fixed. Hopefully I'll be back soon and will have some storm damage pictures to share so you can see.

On the upside, I did get a pair of worsted-weight socks knit when there was no electricity so at least something was accomplished!

Have electric now as of 7:04pm Tuesday evening but no broadband which means no internet. Have to use the one at the library so will be back soon. Hope everyone is okay!

No electricity for 24 hrs. Be back as soon as we have some.

Here is my latest sock. It's a sport-weight (I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby) done on size 3's in a twisted rib pattern....K2,yo,K2,K2tog. Repeat around. I think that this pattern looks really good with this yarn.

Here is the last hat that I made. It is the shark hat and the lovely Anna was gracious enough to model it for us. Looks like he is having a great snack!

This is the cafe at Barnes and Noble where we meet for "art" night. And they had some Harney teas for 50% off...sweet.

Finally, it is getting a little cooler here. Tonight it will be 51*. I want to lie out in the nice,cool grass. I am ready for fall. It will be nice to start wearing something other than shorts,especially some knitted things. Last night when I was driving home at 9:00 you could smell that decaying "fall" smell when I passed lots of trees,etc. Ahhhh! I am ready to wear lounging pajamas and curl up under a nice throw with a steaming cuppa.

New yarn stash! So soft and the colors are great. It's a sport-weight and is intended for ....you guessed it....socks. Ordered it from Herrschner's and it was a great sale. Yah for me. Not all of these are for me though. I will share. Although I'm looking for some interesting sport-weight patterns for socks.

Hip hip hooray! The hats are all finished. It's always fun to knit something until you have to do it. Then the pressure sets in and it is no longer quite as fun. Then the doubt sets in...am I going to be able to knit this pattern? Will the receipient like it? Will it fit? Do I have enough yarn? blah,blah, blah. But they are all packed up and I am pleased so that's that. And onto some socks. And a sock monkey hat for sis. This is the baby hat that I added an embroidered nose and whiskers after the picture. I was going to make it into a chicken hat complete with drumsticks but decided against it. This is much cuter.

I'm so excited! I just found the Red Dwarf dvd's at Columbia House and ordered series 1. Woohoo!! I can't wait for it to get here. They have the entire series,which is cool because I can't find them anywhere else. And I got it for 40% off as well. Sweet! www.reddwarf.co.uk.

So,so,so HOT! Ugh. Just gross and smoggy and humid and have not wanted to do anything except sit in front of the fan and well,just sit. At least it has cooled down into the mid-80's today and it is rumored that rain is on the way. But I'll believe it when I see rain.

Here is a shot of J's pretty sock that she worked on at Monday night art night. Love those jazz hands!

This is the sock that I work on when we are in the car or I'm waiting somewhere. Nice,no? I need to get cracking on it 'cause I love the yarn and would like to wear the socks. Of course this is still the first one.
Ignore the feet although the toenails are pretty. heehee.
Still working on the hat order...I'm on the 4th one. It's a shark from www.knittingninja.com and is a little tricky at first but pretty fun. Then one more and I can get back to socks.
Happy Labor Day to all!

This is one of the hats that I've knitted this week. I have gotten an order for 5 "funky/crazy" hats and I figured that this is definately that. It wasn't finished when I took the photo but since has been done.

This is another hat. A good stashbusting project as the "pigtails" are made with all kinds of yarn. As is the hat. A bulky weight, very fast knit.
Feeling almost completely well now,except the lingering,annoying cough and nose-blowing. Spent enough time on the couch, not even knitting or watching tv, just sleeping. Yuck. At least it went fast.

Been sick with some kind of nasty "grunge" this weekend. Spent Friday on the couch just sleeping and piled up under 3 blankets and my winter "woobie" (robe). Much better now...just have to go and sleep....nshskufogjajfp ansdfgjaljds zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Oooohhh....new. Pretty. It was found "lurking'' in the aisles of Hobby Lobby and just decided to come home with me. I very gladly gave it a home.

Finished my Olympic knitting and just have to crochet the edging around. Pictures and more to follow!

Aren't they pretty? I love the yarn. Berrocco Ultra Alpaca in the color Blueberry. Not the best picture but you get the general idea.

Been busy knitting on my medallion shawl (Vogue Knitting winter 2007/2008) by Norah Gaughan for our knitting Olympics. After much tearing out and gnashing of teeth I FINALLY have gotten my "groove" on and have gotten 7 of the 15 medallions made.

I also just got an order for 5 hand-knit hats. As funky and funny as I want. Found some great patterns on Ravelry so as soon as the shawl is finished I am going to work on the hats.

Sis still hasn't gotten her car back as of today (ooops!) but supposedly tomorrow, so we'll see. Okay, I have made a pot of tea that is just fabulous. It's a splurge that I got at Williams-Sonoma and haven't had any in years. It's Mariage Freres and mmmmmm. The type is Marco Polo and just the most fragrant, flavorful,smooth tea you have ever tasted.http://www.mariagefreges.com. Go there and enjoy!

And while you are having a cuppa, go to this site and drool over some YARN!www.yarnsprout.com. Tell her I sent you.

Well, I've been a very bad girl this week. Why I just don't believe it, you say. It's true. I've broken my sister's pretty car. ---->

See, I moved her car to a different part of the driveway on Wednesday and then went to move it back later and couldn't get the key out of the ignition!! So I called sis to come out and take a look,( 'cause obviously I don't know how to take out a key). Turns out that it was stuck but the car didn't turn off completely because you could still move it out of gear.

She calls the dealership where she bought it (of course, some other dealer has taken it over) and they say to bring it on over. And it should take about an hour or less. 2 1/2 hours later she is starting to get a little irritated and just before she gets up to find someone the service manager comes over to her and says (very solemnly)"Can you come with us?" Ummmm, she gets a bit concerned and puts away her laptop...they offer free wifi so she took advantage... and she sees.....Her poor car with the antenna ripped off and the whole hood scraped and scratched up. After they fixed the steering column and installed a new airbag they ran it through the car wash where the spring on the carwash door broke and landed, yes, you guessed it, on the car. So she has a rental car and is still waiting to hear about how long for her car.

They called the car rental place before they even came out to get her so the rental would be there when she saw the car. Oops. At least she wasn't out somewhere when the ignition column malfunctioned.

On the upside, I started my Olympic knitting and let's just say that I have already ripped it out twice. I've not knit something using a chart before and it's somewhat confusing. I don't know why because I can cross-stitch and that uses charts. But I have persevered and we shall see. I think it will be a good learning piece as well as a just pretty.

This is the wierdest looking caterpillar that I've ever seen. You can't really tell from the picture but it has black spikes all down the back....he's a mean thing! I guess it would deter me from trying to eat him if I was a caterpillar-eating type of creature. It is soooooooooo HOT here...supposed to be 94* tomorrow and lots of humidity. Just don't want to do anything. And since the Olympics start on Friday(ugh) I bought some movies and tv shows dvd's on sale today. I have never been into watching the Olympics so I'm glad to have something else to watch. Especially since we are getting ready to start the knitting. I have everything all together for mine except the needles. I don't have a pair of size 7's 16" except for the cheapie interchangable set I have so I will be using those. I can't believe I don't have a pair that size. I want to get some more KnitPicks options cables but I don't think they come in a 16". I should check the catalog and make sure.

OOOHHHH, a big bag of sock yarn. I just love opening the door and having a box of yarn "staring" back at me. There are 10 skeins of Palette fingering weight which will make 5 pairs of bee-u-ti-ful socks. The colors are so scrumptious...Salsa Heather, Blue Note Heather, Fawn, Wood and a purple heather of which I cannot recall the name. So many choices.

Here is the Guilty Pleasure sock all finished. I "loves" them. So soft and the pattern is fun and fast. I think I will make this pattern again.

And I have enough yarn left over for a short pair of some sort. Which is always nice.

Here is the Guilty Pleasure sock. I actually have finished one and am about 3/4ths done with the second one. I really like this yarn. It's Bernat Softee Baby and just is nice and soft and easy to work with. And the color is pretty although it is hard to tell in the photo. But it's a pretty blue/white marl and knits up quite nicely.

I know that this is a knitting blog but doesn't it make you want to lick the screen?

Making you hungry yet?? This is a cookie tray that Amanda made for a client. She makes the BEST pastries and cakes and is very,very generous as well.