Just a few pictures..

I really have been knitting. I finished the socks I was knitting for my son J (he's the one who is recovering from a snowboard accident/surgery). These socks were supposed to be done for the ill-fated trip - but weren't. I worked on them quite a bit while sitting with him in the hospital, but had to wait until I got home to find directions to kitchener stitch the toe closed. They are just plain/standard socks knit with "Master Grey" Wildfoote sock yarn on size 1 bamboo DPN's.

Boy am I glad these socks are done. It wasn't the most interesting yarn to knit with after knitting with colorful, handpainted yarns, although it does seem like a very nice yarn. Now I can feel free to start on my Rockin' Sock Club Kit - when I get it in the mail. I guess I am one of the unlucky few whose binder wasn't right. I'm hoping my kit will go out in the next few days. In the meantime, the suspense got to me, and I had to "peek" at the yarn that is coming, and the sock pattern. One of the members in the group started a ring for everyone in the group, and a flicker page to share pictures of our socks. I kinda needed something to lift my spirits, and seeing the yarn colors did that. I really like the colorway in the Feb. kit.

When I got as far as I could on J's sock in the hospital, I started the Left front of the Arwen Cardigan. For those of you not familiar with the pattern, that long snakey-looking thing on the right side of the picture is going to be a sleeve when it grows up!! I sure do like the cable pattern, but have had to keep checking myself, and ripping out a few rows when I haven't paid close enough attention to the way the cables are suppsed to go. I think I have my mantra down now,"cable front, cable back, cable front, cable back ..." I am also loving the color and feel of the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran.

I can't stand it any more, I haven't knitted all day and want to get a few rows done before I have to go to bed!! Ta Ta