I just haven't been finishing anything. I think I have to many things on the needles at the moment...

No Bake Cookies

Did you see the episode of knitty gritty with Cookie A on it? She made some pretty cute socks using STR Heavyweight, which I had not yet tried. So, I ordered up a skein and cast on!

These are super easy and are a quick knit, unlike Cookie A's other sock patterns. There is a leaf pattern on the top of the foot that you can't really see in the picture (or really with the yarn at all--there is a little too much variation in the colors for the pattern to stand out) Since these are way easy to knit and way faster, I've dubbed them the "no bake cookie" socks.

Georgetown, Take 2.

I found this yarn squirreled away in the sock yarn dresser--a sad little sock with only a ball of yarn for a mate. I had already completed one sock but wasn't a big fan and, because I am awful about writing things down when I am knitting, couldnt duplicated it if I had wanted to, so it got ripped and reknit into:

Pattern from More sensational knitted socks--called something like trellis? not sure on that one. Its super easy to memorize though and I am completely loving the look of this sock. The yarn is subtle but yet has just enough color for my taste...

Big Cookie.

We shall not speak of my lack of progress on this sock:

In fact, I am thinking of ripping it and knitting it smaller. The instructions have an option for a shorter sock and I think I may take the easy way out on this one and knit it that way.

Elizabeth's Flourescant Socks

I am so almost done with these. I need to just wrap them up and deliver them to the new owner. Its only about 2 1/2 more inches of ribbing--surely I can get this done in the next week, right??

if only I could knit as fast as I could buy yarn....

Heres some of the stuff thats arrived at my door recently. Theres some chewey spaghetti, yarn love, dyeabolical yarns, claudia... and thats not even all. I broke down and ordered a sweater kit I've been admiring for ages...

So much for the knit from your stash, eh? I'm going to get back on the wagon though--that was my one get out of jail free card--so no more (non sock) yarn for me until september.

with so many socks in waiting--whats a girl to do?

sigh...cast on for a cardigan... I am never going to get 52 pairs of socks knit in a year if I keep losing focus and knitting sweaters. This cardigan is the dropped stitch cardigan (a little more than half way down the page) from Interweave Knits Spring 2006. I even cast on for it ages ago but, looking back at it now, its way to big for me. I'm planning on knitting this a touch smaller than I normally would so it will fit me as I continue to lose weight. Yarn is Debbie Bliss cotton angora in red.

Speaking of IK--anybody have any idea when the summer issue ships? They have the teaser up on the website but I dont know the date they usually ship... I love the oriel lace blouse and the spiral boot socks....

I also got my new Spunky Eclectic sock club yarn and the second RSC shipment but I'll avoid pictures for those that haven't received theirs yet--I hate to spoil it for someone!!