YAY!! Knitting!

Dam, I am at work and I can't acess my pictures for you, but I am back at it boys and girls!

I made slippers this weekend! From the Felt Clog pattern by Fiber Trends, I bought it at Knitopia and have had it for years.... I think that I must keep talking about it because Illuminating Soul finally talked me into getting to knitting them! Yay stuff for me! They went so dam fast that I think that I will knit myself another pair as well as two more for gifts! Super Instant Gratification, and another "trust the pattern" moment!

I just wanted to give you all a quick update that I am feeling much better and I am glad that I rested and did no more damage. The Doctor did NOT think that it was in any way knitting related so YAY!

I will have photos for you in the next post, I think that I will have to make a list of what I need to include so I don't forget anything!

Thank you for all the well wishing and good-stitching vibes Ericka, Knitting Up A Storm and Knittypants! I really appreciate it! You guys are the best part about blogging!

Hope everyone is having a good beginning to their week!

Still with the OWIE.

This sucks.

Still no knitting............... but I did use a crochet cast-on and got the blue Bamboo on the needles..... then I stopped.

I don't really like this, but the anti-inflamatory pills that the doctor gave me are helping, I am not as sore in the morning.

I think that not moving my in-laws this weekend would have helped me rest, but life continues at it's breakneck speed... who am I to try to slow down. LOL

I see my doctor to report in on Thursday. Until then I will be reading. I think that I am going to stop typing now before I fall farther into this little pity party... it sounds bad, but I am okay... just a bit stir crazy, I am sure you can relate. I am used to having something to do..... even if I am watching tv! now...... it's a bit frusturating more than anything. All will be well soon. I am resting as long as I need to, maybe even another week.

I have been checking your blogs to see your knitting goodies! I hope you are all have a great week, knitting or not.

This isn't going to be fun.

So I have arm pain...... yes ladies and gents, I am not knitting right now.
I have gone to the clinic, and the nice doctor didn't think that it was knitting related, but I am taking no chances. I like my hobbies too much to risk wrecking my wrists.
So I have decided to knit nothing for the next few days.
Seriously.
Nothing.
I tried...... there is owie.

LOL, goofyness aside I was going to cast on the blue bamboo this week as my swatch was done, measured, washed and measured again. I know what I need to know! I am ready..... except casting on is also owie.

Same goes for the fiber trends clog slippers.

To top it off I finished one Springtime sock..... and the stitch pattern that I have chosen mad it WAAAAAY to tight on my foot. Frog pond my friends.... I will rip it and pick another stittch pattern........

Le sigh. Hope you are having better times with your knitting this week. I will report back soon.

Look Look!!

Finished Things!!!

Carina's socks. A bamboo-wool blend handdyed by my LYS owner.

The Watermelon socks. On Your Toes with Aloe Vera!

Feet on Fire socks. %100 bamboo socks. As I said I love the colour, but only have one skein.

All were knit on 2.75mm needles in the magic loop style, and toe-up based on the sock pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks. Each was using a different stitch pattern. YAY!! I know that I have never had a post where all my FO's were socks! Neat, a new first.

Wendy, and Hunnybunny, I hope you like them! I can't wait to see you latest socks. I am not exactly sure what turned sock knitting from anintresting idea, to something that I have to have active all the time. I guess it's that "almost instant" gratification. I hope you enjoy checking them out. I have been enjoying wearing all the socks..... except the blue ones, they were for somone else! I hope she is wearing them! (Hunnybunny, maybe the heel that you are knitting isn't the right one for you, there are soooooo many patterns out there!)

I did also finish the You Can't See Me Hat. That however has to be blocked for sure!! so no pics of that! I started a new pair of socks, and given hope by my friend on Illuminating Soul, I will try to knit two socks at a time. Also I am going to continue with the Icarus Shawl. Thanks for being paitent...... I hope you are all having productive weeks! (yikes what a thing to say on Monday!) Talk to you soon!

okay.... so I was wrong.

I have no photos.....

Well, that isn't true, I have just not got them here. On this blog. For the moment.

I have other FO's too... and I hope to get the hat for my other half done, and the firey bamboo socks too! That will make me happy.

I have had a second-thoughts about frogging the Icarus shawl that I started. I think I will keep it and enjoy it! It has been an enjoyable knit so far! LOL not that I 'm far into it, but I can see it moving along well!
I still have to keep pluggin along on my friend James' afghan... but I really just need to sit down and get to it. I have to say that my socks have been easier to carry around with me. So when I finish a pair, I seem to cast on another....... and I probably will when I finish this pair too.

Project Spectrum has switched to another element this month. We have moved to EARTH. Now I have too look aroung for some browns and greens.... all I can think of are sock yarns!! LOL

So I will work on getting some pictures posted, so that you can actually see what I have been working through. I did do swatches in several of the fantastic yarns that I plan to make some new projects from. That bamboo is fantastic.

I think I got lost on my way to the blog.....

No seriously, how else could it have been this long since I posted! Yikes!!

LOL

I do have some FO's to report... but no pictures yet.

Did I mention that my mother's enterlac shawl is done, I will snag pics tomorrow when I give it to her. YAY!!

The pair of bamboo socks in the verigated yarn for my pal Carina were completed and given. We drove up to 150 Mile on the Easter long weekend for some relaxation (I got a pedicure!)
So I got to give my socks in person. I did try to finish the green hat for the man, but forgot the directions to it, so I could finish the body pattern by checking the previous rounds, but I have only knit this one other time..... so I was unsure about the decreasing. That should be done this week too.

Of course I cast on a new pair the next day with some fantastic "On Your Toes" with aloe vera. This is a colourway that totally looks like a watermelon, I promise pics soon, I am almost done, I think I will be turning the heel tonight. It fits with the PS3 colours, but my next socks will be so fiery, I am hoping to have them on the needles and done for this theme. Then on to the lovely Alpalca goodness..............I think, or maybe the rainbow, I am unsure.

LOL gotta love these choices.

My next steps with alot of yarns are swatching and the washing of said swatches...... I wasn to know that I can count on the gauge. I have heard of sagging with bamboo....... it worries me.

I think that is all that I can report on at the moment. My next post will be in a couple days anyway so I can show off a bit! Have a great end of the week!