Cheese Spaghetti & Lima Bean Socks to Completion

Below is the skein of wool that I dyed various colors. And as you can see it is prodominently orange. Argh!


I had beautiful green wool in my stash and chose to knit with it to help neutralize my vibrately orange dyed wool for my jaywalker socks.


This is progression of the socks completed knitted down beyond the heel.


I reinforced the base of the heel by knitting with both wools.


And finally, the socks completed down to the toe. With only a little grafting to go.

My Jojoba Socks

I love knitting socks! The projects are small and portable enough to carry with me just about anywhere. I especially love visiting various yarn shops! I'm a very touchy, feely person and find it very exciting when I learn of the different types of yarns that are available. For socks, I'm putty when it comes to soft yarns.

While searching the internet, I learned of the Austermann Step yarn which is soft and has jojoba oil in it. And so I found skeins at a local shop and because my family wears shoes ranging in sizes 11 to 14, I also purchase two skeins. I personally found the Austermann Step pattern very straight forward and easy to follow.

I love the stretchability of K2P2 ribbed crew socks, but chose to add a bit of a twist. I K2P2 and alternated to P2K2 every 10 rows, which I thought gave an interesting pattern and still remained springy and snug fit around the leg. I also continued this pattern down the top of the foot and knit stockinette under the bottom.

When I finished knitting these socks, I gave them to my mother. She also always admires my socks but says they are too nice to wear and so she just saves them. However, on one very cold day when I was not able to find the right socks to wear, the socks were available and between you and me let's just say, they feel great to your feet and are very warm in the winter. :-)

The "HYDE" Hat

My son attended Hyde Leadership PCS and I often attended the football games. Many times, I sat in the cold and, therefore, I decided to created a hat showing my school spirit. And so I call this the "HYDE" hat!

Their mascot is the lion and they are the "PRIDE". And so the front of the hat says "HYDE" and when wearing it when you walk away you see our "PRIDE"!

Blue Gloves

I purchased two skeins of beautiful baby yarn and decided to make glove out of them.

Most of the time, I like working on projects with details and knitting the individual fingers for me was detail. However, I liked the outcome.