WIP pictures

Here is a picture of the Pram blanket made from sock yarn. Mr80grit really loves the colors and the project is easy to work on while watching TV. When I was going through my sock yarn parts I couldn't believe how much leftover sock yarn I had. I really wish I had the yarn bands as I have a fellow knitter who is using superwash sock yarn to make a sock yarn afghan.  I promise in the future to keep the bands with the extra yarn or at least a copy so I can share my yarn.

This yarn by Crystal Palace - Panda Superwash is very fun to knit. Pictures just don't due justice to the color. It is shiny but not in a metal way and it really soft on the hands.













Here is the simple sock with the Panda yarn, I am calling it Yule Ball as it reminds me of the colors of the Yule Ball in Goblet of Fire.  I frogged the original sock I started on Sunday as the pattern was lost in the colors. Mr80grit is going to find more of this color or if not a color in this yarn as he really like the feel and the look of the yarn.

Must Complete

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I have given myself the goal of finishing this pair of socks before I cast on for a pair of mittens or fingerless gloves. This is the leg of the second sock, so with some focused time I should be able to get this done by Friday night.  I really need another set of mittens or fingerless gloves as I only have one pair.

I am really enjoying wearing my handknit socks to work each day. Last year at my old job it just didn't work as well.  But everyday is a different pair, love it.

Knitting Updates

Current knitting projects, first is October Flame for me



October Nights for Mr80grit


Completed WC socks in size 7


Mr80grit socks for our Colorado Springs trip in October


My socks for our trip to Colorado Springs


I gave up trying to find the perfect place and time to take pictures of the projects.

Wednesday WIP's

Here is the roll call of my WIPs.

First I cast on a new sock for Mr80grit. It is really basic and currently ranks third in my knitting priority.



I am enjoying this socks as my travel sock. I even knitted this one in the dark at the drive in the weekend. I am calling it the burrow. It is the Weasley Homestead pattern and the yarn is Koigu.


Here is the wedding shawl known as wedding reflections. I am almost done with the second repeat. I really am enjoying the pattern and the yarn

WIPS on Wednesday

So some more knitting stuff...I joined a group on Ravelry that has to do with completing WIP in June. I only have two on the needles right now. One is the Troop 705 socks that have been in my bag for months. I am almost done with the first sock. It is just a basic sock but still....so this is getting the highest priority for now as I am totally ready to do a different sock.



The next is the shawl for my friends wedding, I have named Wedding Reflections because I am not planning to have it done until after the wedding on June 27th. It is an adaption of the North Star Pattern from Arctic Lace.


This is the book I also in the middle of right now.


That is an update of all my WIPS. Have a great wednesday!

WIP pictures

Well I finally got a few pictures this morning. While it was beautiful this weekend, it ended up being a crazy weekend and no pictures got taken.

Here is a updated picture of my Grey Dawn, Hanami shawl. I am more than half way done. However I may have to put this as second as I have a friend's wedding shawl to complete.



Last night I cast on Casade's alpaca Lace for the wedding shawl.


Sorry short post.

Coffee and a little knitting.

Good Morning Tuesday! It is a beautiful stormy day here in Salt Lake. Perfect for a little coffee and knitting. A few weeks ago or maybe it was a month ago, Mr80grit moved the coffee pot from the first floor kitchen up to the 3rd floor master bedroom. That was a brilliant idea if there ever was one! Now I brew my own instead of grabbing it at the local coffee shack. (Sorry...must have more coffee....)



I am back...now on to Mr80grit. Since he was so very wonderful during the last three crazy months of my corporate job I thought he deserved another pair of socks so about a week and a half ago we went to our favorite LYS and I let him pick out his yarn. One color for the thank you socks and one color for his birthday socks. So here is a picture of the 2nd sock of the thank you socks. Better know in our house as HP socks, they are Lorna Lace Shepherd Sport color Flames but because of the pooling the color looks like Griffendor House colors.



Here is a close up of the first sock finished on Sunday. He really, really likes them and gives me all the time I need to knit them as he wants to wear them to church on Sunday. Yes, with his Hawaiian Shirt, Shorts and crocs. He is cute and I love him!

a little knitting update

Although I have been quite on my blog, I have been a little busy knitting when I can. I learned how to knit two socks on one needle (a three minute tutorial was given to me by my LYS owner).



I started some wild socks for myself that remind me of my time in Girl Scouts.



A little knitting was done on my Forest Canopy Shawl.

I only have one day off this week so I stayed home and knitted, no error running.

Kept too busy and now too sleepy....

but I have been knitting. I did two mini socks since monday, learned how to knit two socks at one time with a 40" circular needle, and cast on some crazy colored socks for me on another needle. Mr80grit thinks I have too many projects on the needles, he maybe right. But I am in that kind of mood, if you know what I mean. Hopefully I will get some pictures taken this weekend. Two family birthdays this weekend and I work so it will be interesting.

At least the weather turned cooler in the 50's and 60's so I can wear layers and sleep with the window open at night!

First Vally Snow Yesterday!

Well the first snow hit the valley yesterday. I was able to grab some shots before I went to work. The first one is snow on the back patio.



The next two are pictures from our bathroom window through the screen.



I wish it would have stayed longer. I love fall snowstorms.

I am working on some socks for myself out of the Opal yarn in the Harry Potter series. I am calling my pair Muggles but the yarn colorway is Dumbledore. I like this colorway a lot!



I finished the first sock last night and cast on the 2nd sock between putting away my summer clothes and bringing out my winter ones. My wardrobe is probably triple now. I love turtlenecks, sweaters, sweatshirt and fleece tops.

WIP on Thursday

Here is another WIP for Christmas. I know I said I would not knit for Christmas this year, I am and I am enjoying it.

Weather is suppose to be changing this weekend, just in time for the Great Basin Fiber Arts Fair. But I don't care this 87 degree weather in October is not for me!

A handful of Chocolate

Mr80grit solved my chocolate issues yesterday so I was well stocked today for work. It came in very handy! Aren't hubbies the best. I think so!


Now for a little knitting. I cast these on right after finishing Mr80grit's socks on Monday. I told myself I was going to do any knitting for Christmas but I have two dear loved ones that I have never made socks for and I just feel the need to do so this year! They both are worth it!



Can you believe almost all my pictures lately have been taken by my camera on my blackberry? It is so awesome!