Sock progress

Yep, still working on my first pair of socks.

You can see the finished first sock in the upper left, and I’m up to the heel wrap and turn stitches on my second.  I got a lot done last night at knitting group.  We went to a new restaurant, and they have LIGHT.  I could SEE what I was doing!

I like the way the second sock is “pooling,” the pattern that develops with the color changes of the yarn.  It changed abruptly when I had to start increasing for the instep, but that is part of the fun – watching the colors change you make each stitch.

Knitting update

Thought I would post an update on the great Christmas knitting.  Since I just learned to knit and was proud of myself, I wanted family to receive a hand-made gift from me.    Six presents were finished in time to be wrapped and a final one finished and delivered in January to a friend.

Fuzzy Feet, a felted slipper pattern was given to the women in the family and it seems everyone liked it.  The Niece and I felted a bunch of them and I learned a valuable lesson about felting.  If it has been a while since knitting, turn the item inside out before felting or you may get a pot holder!  Thankfully we were able to open the slipper up so you could insert your foot.  Whew!

some pictures:

Fuzzy Feet for sis:

Convertible Mittens for Niece

Cap for Nephew

And while I was in a needlework mode, I crocheted some “Hamster Huts” for the Niece’s micro hamsters

one of the fuzzy feet in progress