Knitting on

So yeah I've feeling things here and decided a bit of retail therapy is alright. I'd been feeling nostalgic about my knitting and I think I have reached the phase of what happens if I cannot get this yarn, knitting needles, or thing anymore. I never understood when others lamented yarn being discontinued, now I understand that feeling of loss. We have lost so much. So before some thing have gone I thought they could do a wee stop at my house. I got four skeins of Urth yarns and three of Gusto. Along with a new tape measure, some new needle tips and a new set of sock needles. 

While I was waiting for that to arrive I cast on a sock for Hubby. This is Plymoth Yarns Happy Feet that I received as a gift from a coworker back in New York. I think they will make fine socks for him.

I even started weaving in ends on my True Colors shawl. There are so may ends and I really think I am at least halfway through. But fun fact I discovered today is that my stucco wall works as velcro to hang shawls for pretty pics. I think this is one of my favorite shawls that I have made. 

Once my new sock needles showed up I had to cast on some Gusto yarn I bought a while back. I was a bit disappointed with the coloring of this yarn as the color is not supersaturated, there is white peaking out all the time, but when I was looking at yarn the other day this is a gradient and I just need to see this knit into socks for me. I think maybe the white will give it a bit of tweed effect. Guess we will know soon.

Burt would like you to know fireworks are stupid. Under the bed is Ok if Momma lies there and pets my fur though.

May your knitting help you find peace and joy. 

I've been knitting now with pictures

We've been trying to stay somewhat cool this summer and get into better shape. So I've been busy not really documenting my knitting. Unless it is taking pics to share with my knitting buddy. 

First up I finished a fantastic pair of socks for me. They are so bright and stripey! I love them. That green really pops for me.
 

Then I finally talked my sister into trying out my hand knit socks. It didn't hurt that I found yarn based on one of her favorite TV shows. You better Call Saul because she's getting Saul Goodman socks from Breaking Yarn.

But like always I am so scared things I knit will not fit that I stalled out on making them. So close and yet so far. She's not here to try them on and I am a very nervous Nellie.

What Momma?  I said nervous Nellie not Mellie!

So I started some Carlsbad Cavern socks for hubby. I know how to make hubby socks!!

Some yarn called to me and said it would make an awesome shawl so I answered back yes you would, and cast on.

I kept on knitting and it really was pretty.

No Momma I like how Daddy's socks match my fur,  let's keep knitting socks.

But Burt I found another set of yarns I want to try together. Let's knit another shawl.

OK but I still like Dad's socks best. Although the shawl does make my fur pop...

Stripey Sock Love

Sometimes I think I could just knit striped socks for the rest of my life. Color changes amuse me so much.

Even when it is early in the knitting process the color changes are so neat.

 Almost as nice as the flowering trees around here.

On making ourselves happy whatever excuse we need.

2020?!

Am I right? Whew, what a year. The year no one will want to remember. So like most folks I've been trying to look on the bright side and do what I can to make myself and those around me happy. I've learned and grown. I have learned how easy it is to make freezer meals when you're home all the time. I have fallen in complete love with my crock pot and bread machine. 

I love working from home. Especially now that I can call these two my coworkers. We've put on some Covid, Mom's home to dispense food, and Burt's smart enough to demand food, weight. We have also figured out that Burt will run down the stairs chasing treats. Guess where Momma's desk is? Yep right by the stairs.  So that weight is going to go away in 2021. We could all stand to lose a bit here. So it is written so it will be done. 

My coworkers taking a wee nip break.

My broken ankle started stay at home orders earlier for me than the rest of my world. We ordered my medical equipment and some easy to get into and out of clothes and not much else for the first part of the year. 

Then restrictions eased and I had a long list of things that I wanted to have for the next lockdown and I got busy supporting my knitting habit. I saw yarn stores close up and thought I could help some people and myself.  I bought knitting needles, stitch markers, tools, storage containers and yarn. 

My first Jimmy Beans Wool order.

I bought my favorite needles and tried out some new ones, then I bought more like the new ones because they worked well for me too. And stitch markers I bought any kind that I thought looked interesting. I had bought some cat ones from the local yarn shop that closed and wished that I had bought more. I sought out more and now they live with me too. I bought DPN tubes to protect my knitting needles from my bossy boy that figured out the sure fire way to get Mom's attention is to grab a knitting needle in his teeth and run away. DPNs slip out of stitches very easily. Bad Burt gets what he wants. Not anymore BB, they are protected and you no longer have an instant food machine!

Yarn babies from CeCe's Wool

I "attended" another Rhinebeck. I wish I could have gone to NY and seen my friends like we had talked about last year, but at least we're doing ok and can still love to look at each other's yarn. I know I can ask for yarn advice and opinions and get asked the same while many mile separate us. 

Beautiful neutral Valley Yarns fingering weight.

I found out that I have loads of color in my stash but needed some nice neutrals in case the colorwork shawl patterns keep attacking my brain. I have at least one of those to show you.

If I get more tools and stash I need another project bag right? I fell in love with this bee print from Phoenix Yarn. Such a perfectly pressed, beautiful bag. Honestly I was looking at the honeycomb pattern and did not even notice the flower garden bottom till I received the bag. It is a bit bigger and less stiff than other bags I have which makes it all the more unique in my collection. 

Urth Uneek Sock from Blizzard Yarns. 

And just in case you think all I have been doing is supporting yarnie people I will tell you that I have knit up this yarn into beautiful stripy hubby socks that he's getting for Christmas. So he can dazzle and pop his way into the new year. Who doesn't want socks for the new year? 

Remember to be kind and take care of each other. Wear a mask and stay home and safe as much as possible. We can stop Covid spreading.