New needles and sock yarn!

This morning, Cerridwen and I ambushed Purl's with our 40% off coupons from Jo-Ann's Crafts; Purl's said they would honor one coupon per customer for any one item. This was my big chance to snag the Addi Turbo sock yarn needles that I've been waiting for. I also scored some Italian sock yarn in a really nifty color combination. I hardly wait to start my 2 socks on 2 circular needles! Photos will definitely accompany my progress.


Needles: two 24" size 2 circular needles
Yarn: Sockotta
Colors: teal/blue/white

FO: iPod nano necklace

I love music just as much as I love ecology, language, literature and bicycling. Of course, I needed a fun iPod nano sock to hold all my tunes for when I stroll around my college campus! I knit this fun little sock a couple of months ago during one of my radio programs (kamp.arizona.edu) and just added an I-cord necklace. It works great! I'm going to knit another one for my youngest brother Stefan, who has an iPod mini. He specifically bought some Rowan cotton yarn (black) just so I could knit him one.


Yarn: silk/wool blend (the same exact yarn I used for my Acid Sunset hat and my first panta)
Type: worsted
Color: purple

FO: my first sock

Well, I finally finished my first sock! And it fits! I thought I was knitting rather tight on my size 3 dpns (those are actually a large needle gauge by sock standards), but the stitches were sort of loose and stretched more than I anticipated, creating a few ladders and holes where I picked up stitches in the heel flap. I'll have to knit the second one a wee bigger.

I still need to learn how to do the Kitchener stitch (grafting) for real, since I kind of fudged the toe. I shaped it correctly with ssk and k2tog decreases, but at the end, I was so anxious to finish that I just made up some sewing technique and closed it. But who will be paying attention to my toes when I'm wearing this sock with a pair of loafers? I thought so.

Such an accomplishment! YAY!


Yarn: KnitPicks Parade
Type: Wool fingering weight
Color: Forest stripe

WIP: Irish Hiking Scarf

I haven't touched this project in a couple of weeks since I've gone sock crazy, but I've learned to appreciate the simple cabled pattern. Like all good knitted accessories, "keep it simple, stupid" is the rule of thumb. I would love to make one for myself in Lamb's Pride worsted, in a heathered dark grey or a light color that would show off the cables.


Yarn: Smart wool
Type: Worsted
Color: Light grey

A scarf becomes a doily

As if more proof of my ADD-style knitting were needed, I decided to bind off Liesel at 60 rows rather than frog back to my mistake and re-knit. I wasn't too crazy about the color, although I really do like the smooth feel of the cotton blend yarn.



I went with Cerridwen today to Howard's Handwerk Haus to look at Lamb's Pride Worsted yarn in a multitude of colors. The colors that struck me the most were "Framboise", a bright plum color, and a slight off white. I didn't purchase either today, but will go back next Thursday and see if there's any I want to take with me to Europe to knit on the plane.

My knitting goals for the week:
-Snag 40% off coupons from either Michael's or Jo-Ann's so I can purchase 2 Addi Turbo needles for my 2 socks on 2 circs project
-Finish my green Parade sock on the dpns
-Bind off the Phi Beta Chi scarf to where it's sort of a cowl. It's really way too wide to be a proper scarf; a 16" circ is just too much for a scarf knit in the round - either that or I cast on way too many stitches to begin with; I can use the Caron Simply Soft for other projects

The Phi Beta Chi scarf: