some of the stuff that’s been hurting my fingers
Posted on February 21st, 2007 at 10:13 amWell then, it does seem as though I’ve been living up to my blog title now doesn’t it?
This week has meandered by and I can’t seem to recall just what exactly I’ve accomplished, but when I look around it does appear that I’ve done a little crafting here and there.
I have a finished sock and the start of a second. Meet Hermione:
Although I cast her on almost directly after receiving my copy of Favorite Socks, I’ve been taking my time with the knitting. Knowing me however, I’ll probably have a finished pair in the next week or so.
And while I have a finished object I can’t quite share openly yet, I can share what I cast on in it’s wake. I’m making up a yoked toddler sweater for CIC/Care Wool, using leftovers. Having fun with the colors.
This weekend I knit a hat for Amy’s mom so fast, that I didn’t even take a pic of it before dashing off to give it away. Sorry ’bout that. I can tell you that it was purple, and that it was Odessa, sans beads.
Here’s something fun: A coupla weeks ago I got the urge to start something that can be ongoing for as many months or years as suits my fancy, using my sock yarn leftovers. Meet my small pancake stack-like pile of mini granny squares, to someday be sewn into an afghan.
I do realize that this will quite possibly be the ugliest thing to ever be crocheted. To everyone else anyway. To me it will be brilliantly gorgeous, being stitched with bits of my favorite handknits and the memories that accompany them.
I love crochet in a different way than knitting. I think when I crochet it releases a different pleasant hormone; It makes me feel very nice indeed. And I’m quite fond of the use of the little balls of yarn that would otherwise be ignored and eventually thrown out, even if it results in something utterly distasteful to everyone but me.
Since we’re here, how about a nice pic of one of the hobbits learning about what it’s like to be a dog.
As you can see, I still have yet to figure out how to photograph black dogs even all these months later.
February 21st, 2007 at 10:51 am
Love the colors in that sweater!
And thanks so much…again!!
February 21st, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Ooooh! Hermione!!
Love, love, love the CIC sweater!!
February 21st, 2007 at 3:57 pm
Lovely sweater….nice nice sock, but adorable sun-seeking hobbit and child.
February 21st, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Actually I meant …. hobbit and puppies
February 21st, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Beautiful Hermione! I just bought some wildfoote, how does it knit up? I think your future crocheted afghan will be quite wonderful. What a briliant idea to crochet something with your sock yarn. I’ve heard of other people knitting the log cabin blankets with their leftovers, but good ole granny squares never hurt anyone.
February 22nd, 2007 at 8:44 am
I love Hermione! Pretty color too!
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:00 pm
You might not be fond of blue, but I love the colors in that sweater! And pretty Hermione socks.
February 22nd, 2007 at 12:54 pm
I just wanted to say how lovely the socks are and that I’ve joined the Eowynn Challnege along with you! Love the podcast, it’s my very favorite!
February 23rd, 2007 at 9:11 am
You STILL continue to amaze me with the speed you crank out FO’s…lol! What a grand idea…the granny squares out of left over sock yarn! I have started a little pile of lo yarn and couldn’t stand the thought of getting rid of it…I originally thought baby socks…but the grandkids aren’t going to be babies forever…then what? Squares…lol.
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Hermione looks great! I love the idea of doing granny squares to remind you of previous projects. I keep thinking about making a quilt block to remind me of a specific quilt.
February 24th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Having a black dog and a black cat, I can truthfully say, you CAN’T phogograph them well without studio lighting. Oh well. Meet Sophie, the black blob, and Felix, the slightly (only slightly) smaller black blob.
March 3rd, 2007 at 10:58 am
I don’t know how I missed this post. But, the knitting and crochet is wonderful….but Jamie and the puppies is the highlight for me! :)
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:22 am
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