May 23, 2004

At long last

Well they are finally done! I attempted to duplicate stitch the name of Eric's platoon just under the cuff but didn't like how it looked and so ripped it out. It was my first attempt at duplicate stitch and it looked it. I don't plan on starting another pair of socks any time soon because I am just socked-out and small needles are killing my hands these days! You'll note the pattern changed quite a bit after I turned the heel but I was too sick of them by then to mess with them. I can be such a lazy knitter! Looking at them in the picture makes me think of when I was a kid and would spin myself around and around on a swing and then try to focus on something while being all dizzy. Hmmm... sure hope he likes them.

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I went right back to work on Shore Thing and have finished up the diamond shape on the sides. The picture was taken before I got this far. Right now I am trying to figure out how much longer to make it before I start the armholes. I also washed a small spot of the wonderful black line I managed to put in it with my lifeline and it appears that it will come out. It had better!

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I started a cabled winter hat to take on my flight this coming week to MO for the graduation. The pattern and yarn is from Green Mountain Spinnery. I also have some cotton chenille for the Flower Washcloths from Knitters Stash I will probably take too. I want to make a few more this year as Christmas presents. I made two last year and they were a pretty big hit. I should probably take the Kureyon for the felted bag as it is made on bigger needles which are easier to get on a plane but I haven't decided exactly what I want for a bag yet. It's so hard to decide what to take as you never know what the airlines will deem acceptable. When I fly to DC to see my daughter they don't blink an eye at my size 1 sock needles but the airport in Las Vegas said no way. You would think the airport in DC would be the most strict, wouldn't you?

Hope your weekend was awesome! Mine just flew by. I have been much too busy these days and look forward to life slowing down a bit soon.

Happy Knitting!

Posted by Karen at May 23, 2004 08:08 PM | TrackBack
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ooooooo your socks look great, he will love them. Your other project does too :). BTW I was wondering, when they don't let you take the needles on the plane, what do you end up doing with them??

Posted by: Tifffany at May 23, 2004 10:10 PM

Tiffany,
I whip out my knitting when I am checking in so that if there is a problem I can pack it away in my luggage. If they don't like your needles, they don't care if it's in the luggage you check, just not in your carry-on.
And, thanks! :)

Posted by: Karen at May 24, 2004 08:39 PM

hmmmmmm yes i've done that but sometimes what the check in ppl say is ok does not fly with the TSA's. But luckily you haven't had that problem :)

Posted by: Tifffany at May 24, 2004 10:17 PM

The socks look great, Karen! The shore thing is looking really nice as well. I'm sure Eric will love the socks.

Have a good trip to MO this weekend.

Posted by: Jodi at May 25, 2004 07:05 AM

I knitted the Shore Thing for myself and my sister last year. A word of caution about the Fixation yarn -- it shrank when I washed it in the washing machine!

Posted by: monica at May 27, 2004 10:49 AM