I Did It!!

I've been in the Rockin Sock Club since it started and this is my first finished pair of socks from it. :) Of course they don't fit me. :( I knit the first one and couldn't even get it on my foot. I ended up having my Aunt try it on and she could squeeze it on somehow with much persistence so I knit the other sock up for her a little bigger. I can get the second sock on but barely. :) I guess I have larger ankles than I thought. Anyway she is coming over later today and I know she will be thrilled that they are done. Now it's on to some socks for me. I haven't knit myself a pair since my very first pair!!



Project info
Pattern: Inside Out by Kaci Kyler Hays
Made for: Aunt Annie
Size: Combination of Sizes :) to fit size 11 foot

Needle and yarn
Needle
US 1 / 2.25 mm
US 2 / 2.75 mm
US 0 / 2.0 mm
Yarn
Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock - Mediumweight
How much? 1 skeins = 380.0 yards (347.5m)
Colorway: Monsoon

Notes
I knit the first sock with size 1 on the toe, heel, and cuff and size 0 on the foot. The second sock I knit the toe and heel with size 1, the foot with size 0, and the cuff with size 2. I must knit tightly because this sock still is very, very, very tight. I think most of it though was the cables on the cuff because when I got done with the heel and tried it on it fit wonderfully. I think next time I’d do the same idea but just a ribbed cuff.

Monkey Baby

I have two FO's to show you today. I've been busily knitting on these Monkey Socks. I had to get them done this month for SAM5 and I did it with tons of time to spare. :)



Here is another pictures on my foot. They are just a smidge to big for me which is good because they aren't for me and I love them. :)



These are of course the Monkey Socks. I started them last August. Knit a little bit of them on my honeymoon but got serious about them when I needed a pair for a swap and was worried I wouldn't get done in time. These fit the bill so that's when production picked up. I just finished them. :) The yarn is Shibuknits from KnitPurl in Porltand, OR. I just love it. I need to buy more of this colorway for myself. It is great yarn.

My other FO is the Baby Surprise Jacket. It's been finished for awhile but without buttons. Now it has buttons and has been gifted. I find it kinda funny that I got pregnant while knitting my first baby item. :)



Here is a close up of the buttons. They are little basketballs. So cute!! The dad of the new baby is a basketball and football coach so they are perfect.



I have gotten farther on my Cruise Claptois too. I really love this project. The yarn is STR in the Raven Series. I didn't think I'd like it has much as I do. It's great!!



And of course the best part of the Clappy is dropping stiches!



I knit my mom a Clappy the first Christmas that I started knitting. It was quite the project for me then. It is fun to see how much I have progressed since then. It is such an easy pattern. It's nice to know my skills have grown.

Well that's all for today folks. :) Make sure to check out my etsy shop for $12 hand dyed sock yarn!

Going Out of Business Sale

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I am having a going out of business sale in my etsy shop. For right now I will not be doing handdyed yarn because of baby and I know that I will be having more so I want to wait until they are older. Take advantage of $12 sock yarn!!! Even if you don't like the color you could overdye it and you would still get a great deal. Plus I am going to use the profits to help pay for a spinning wheel hopefully....or yarn for maternity sweaters. :)

Can you figure out why I'm excited?