Presents in the mail......

I opened the mailbox the other day and what did I find but a package addressed to me! Inside the package was this ....

Yippeee! Sock yarn. Socks too!!! Irishgirlieknits sent me the most beautiful skeins of Socks That Rock, three whole skeins! (One was already wound, so that is already on needles!!!) There was also another skein of sock yarn, a pair of circular needles, several samples of sock soak soap, and a brand new pair of socks for me! You may also see some of Irishgirlieknits moo cards peeking out too. What an awesome box of goodies! She is so good to me! Thank you so much!!!!!

They are complete!

The first pair of socks every knitted by yours truly are complete! Emma is modeling them for you now. Yeah! They would not be complete without the help of Irishgirlieknits taking my knitting 911 calls, and Shannon over at my LYS Twisted who helped out in a pinch. Thank you so much ladies!!! Now I am rocking and rolling on my STR pair. There will certainly be a post when the first one is done :)

Coming right along

My second pair of socks is coming right along! I absolutely LOVE knitting with this STR by Blue Moon Fiber Arts! Thanks Tina! Sorry it took me so long. I decided to go with Neuroknitter's and Irishgirlieknits's suggestion of k6, p2 for the ribbed sock. I love the design. Thanks!

I just turned the heel on the second sock of the first pair, aka Emma's socks. I am having fun!

p.s. Liam passed to level 4 at Swimming Lessons and also started arm strokes today so we celebrated with dinner at Red Robin's! Hooray Liam!

#1 is done!!!

Here it is, my first sock is complete! It only took me a week, most of a week, OK the whole entire week. It is a snug fit. It fits Emma perfectly. She is thrilled she gets my first pair of socks! I already have the second one knit to a bit past the turned picot edge. I am ready to rip through that one because I am absolutely loving my STR sock! Thanks for all the input, I did decide to do the ribbed k6, p2. I got a good jump on it during tonight's "Family Movie Night" Nacho Libre.

Have a great weekend!

...Getting ahead of myself

Now I have heard from more than one of you that I am a true knitter because I have started my second pair of socks before finishing the first sock of my first pair! I am not totally new at knitting, maybe someday I will catch you up on what I have accomplished up to now. However, I am new to sock knitting. I am also new to these fancy, EXPENSIVE sock yarns. They are so nice and soft and pretty! How could I not get started on the next pair? Besides, this second pair is a BMFA Socks that Rock!!! If anyone out there recognizes the color please share with me what it is. Irishgirlieknits brought it home from her visit with the Wizard. It has no tag. She believes it is a mill end but it is just so pretty I can't imagine it not having a name. Next up it what pattern to follow. I was thinking of taking the plain vanilla sock pattern and doing the k6, p2 version. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the comments, I'm feeling the love! Happy Friday!

Welcome to my blog

....so my BFF from High School, Carrie, aka Irishgirlieknits, has been on my behind for years now to start a blog (drum roll) here it is! This past weekend she was up for a visit and has immersed me into the world of sock yarn. Granted, it didn't start this weekend, but it was nothing but yarn, yarn, yarn, knitting and hand knit socks this weekend! Let me just put it this way, after we visited Twisted and meeting Shannon on Friday, I had my first sock cast on that night. By Sunday I was knitting with two professionals, Woolgirl and Neuroknitter! (Talk about celebrities!) Monday, my ears were burning from Blue Moon Fiber Arts. Tuesday morning I had my first Socks That Rock cast on. (Yes, I am working on my second sock before my first is finished, crazy huh?!?) I am about 4 inches away from the end of my first sock, so I am off to finish. Please check back with me, I intend to post a picture or two in the near future. Thanks for reading!