On My Needles

The Annetrelac Socks are finally underway...this is an unofficial KAL with 3 participants. Knitdad, Mendy and moi.  Knitdad had some Anne in his stash, so he will be using that.  Not sure what Mendy will cast on.  I thought this Trekking might work...we'll see what the next round of rectangles look like. So far, so good.  Note the circular needle holding stitches on the back so they don't zoom off my dpns.

Could It Be??

Yesterday I was at SIT(Stitch in Time) to do a mini KAL with Larry.  We thought it would be fun to try the Annetrelac Sock pattern.  It was published in the Winter 2007, Holiday issue, if you happen to have it.  We'll see how it goes.  While there, several friends dropped by to knit, visit, and have expert advise from Larry on knitting questions.  I don't know how Larry manages to keep all of that information straight!  One person who came by was Andy, a brave sole who just ripped back on a project.  He had a wig with him and it didn't take much persuasion to get a shot ...

Have you heard the expression Separated at Birth?  Well, a few minutes after Andy left the store, we were looking through copies of new books and came upon this photo in

Knits for Men
Could it be?  Only their hairdressers know....

For Those of You.....

who are still confused how Sock Wars III works (in theory, at least) this is the best explanation of the process.

I am still waiting to hand off the socks in progress that were mailed to me from the UK.  

Meanwhile, the struggle to finish the Leafling Socks is drawing to a close.  After ripping the socks back to before the heel twice, I think I have it figured out.  I am planning to cast on another project tomorrow at SIT one way or another.  We'll see what tomorrow brings.

We saw Mongol this evening.  What a brutal life they had.

I'm Dead

Well, the mailman had several packages for us today...and YES one of them did contain my Death Socks.  I have already notified my "killers" but first, let us bow our heads for a moment of silence.



Here are my fantastic Death Socks and the package of goodies from my co-killers, Gabrielle and Freda.  They made death all the sweeter by their thoughtfulness!

Now to the problem of sorting out who will get the socks in progress that I have been holding for the past few weeks.  Once I decided to not opt into the continuation of the game (after the Supreme Commander called Sock Wars III over), I had to wait to die without influencing the game.  How boring is that?

  

Sock Wars III Winner Declared

The winner of the original Sock Wars III game has been announced.  If you are interested click here.  Because he is from California, too......I guess my postcard made it into the drawing but the force was not with me, sadly.  The stitch marker above has three skulls that represent my 3 confirmed kills...a fellow warrior had them available in her Etsy store 

The second Spring Forward sock came off the needles this morning.  Don't they look spiffy with my new garden clogs?No, I don't plan to wear the socks in the garden.  I couldn't resist the combination for a photo..

Two quick shots from the garden...it is way too hot to putter around out there these days!

Spring Forward #1

The first Spring Forward Sock is off the needles and kitchenered. It is done in BMFA's fingering weight Lemongrass. If you care to look, I have several views posted on my Ravelry projects page. The pattern was error free and quite easy.  No problems watching TV with this one!  Try it and you will not be disappointed.

Something exciting came in the mail just now....and it was not my Death Socks! Something much better than that. My latest ebay victory...Wollmeise. I am embarrassed to mention how much I paid for it. You know that MUST HAVE feeling? Here it is....the colorway is Brombeere.

Our tomato crop was increased by three plants yesterday. That brings us to a grand total of thirteen plants.  The additions are different varieties of "large" tomatoes.  We had neglected to select and plant that category - but made up for our oversight.  Stand back...Killer Tomatoes due to attack soon.

Our plants seem quite happy and most of the blossoms seem to be setting without needing encouragement.  We don't have enough to share yet...but that situation won't last much longer. That is, of course, if the squirrels don't run out of birdseed and develop a taste for tomatoes!

Hope You Had...

..a happy Father's Day.  We certainly did. As we were headed up the driveway, Spookie ran past the car with something in his mouth. Always ready to take a picture, I grabbed my camera, jumped out of the car and followed him around the side of the house.  He dropped his trophy for a quick photo.We met Meghan and Julien and went on an epicurean adventure in Monterrey Park. They find the most interesting (and tasty) places to go to...this one is called Elite and is known for Dim Sum.  I am sure Greg and I will be back there soon!  After eating we decided to go to Armstrong Nursery to continue our visit. We needed plant food for our tomato crop and they were shopping for house plants.  While there, I snapped some more photos...




































Then we headed to Borders Bookstore on South Lake to continue our visit and to look at some games on Meghan's Nintendo DS Lite.  I think she was surprised to know that I already had one! Meghan had some games that I didn't know about...so I was able to audition them.  It is a fun gadget and the games are very addictive.  Needless to say that I was on Amazon last night ordering three more games and a carrying case for my unit.  It was a very enjoyable afternoon, filled with fun things to do.

The Spring Forward Socks are coming along.  I am almost through the first pattern repeat (24 rows) on the leg.  It is the kind of pattern that lends itself to TV watching or conversation-not too taxing on the brain.  That doesn't mean that it isn't interesting. How do you think it looks?