Sunday, February 2, 2014

Spring is Coming!

hehe... I knew that if I made a fuss about our spring-like winter something would happen...and it snowed!! I am very, very happy :) We are also expected to receive below zero weather this week so I'm planning to make some crock pot stews soon.

Last night I finished my Spring is Coming socks:

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Pattern: an improvised, basic vanilla sock, 64 stitches, cuff down
Yarn: Crazy Zauberball in Spring is Here
Needles: 2.25 mm Hiya Hiya Sharps, 32" circular
3/13 pairs for 2014

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I LOVE them! The Crazy Zauberball is my new favorite yarn. There is just something wonderful and cozy and happy about how the color changes from one to the next...


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I still very much enjoyed knitting these one at a time, and I'm planning my next OAAT pair.


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I am still working on Socks on a Plane. I knit my first Fish Lips Kiss Heels on them and it went so well! I forgot to take a photo, but maybe next time I blog they will be finished! The FLK heel fits me very well and I am planning to use it again. However, one of my problems with toe up socks is the soles always end up longer than a pair that was knit cuff down! Does that make sense? It drives me nuts when I wash the week's worth of socks, and I can tell which ones were knit toe up. They still fit me well, but the foot really grows when wet. Where I am going with this is, these Socks on a Plane socks have super long feet!!! I suppose my remedy is to just start the heel sooner. Does this happen to anyone else?

Last week I noticed I had forgotten to cross a cable about twenty rows down. At first I was going to leave it because I didn't think I would be able to fix it! I did a little Googling, frogged down, and am so glad I did!!

Oh noooo! I forgot to cross a cable and decided I couldn't live with it. Oh well. Good news, I knit my first Fish Lips Kiss Heels today!!!

It was very thrilling and so much easier than I expected. The biggest thing is being able to read the cable and know when to cross. I used two dpns to rework the stitches.


I have learned my yarn diet lesson: it does more harm than good...


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from left to right: Liberty's Yarn Jabbersocky in Yule, Liberty's Yarn Sockingbird in Montol, Black Market Wool in No Use for a Name and H2 Go, iKNITiatives in Visions of Spring Flowers


I think I would have similar results if I ever went on a real diet. No chocolate bar or bowl of gravy would be safe. 


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It's safe to say I'm ditching my yarn diet. I did go about one whole month without any yarn purchases though :) and then I went waaaaay overboard (I still have a box coming in the mail). I did look at my expenses in January and am planning a budget (this is boring stuff, I know). It will feel better buying yarn without overspending.

Ok! I must make a taco dip to bring to the Superbowl Party!!
Go Peyton! :)
xx

20 comments:

  1. What fun sock yarn. I like how your Zauberball came out.

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    1. Thank you Stefanie! I am really really enjoying the Zauberball socks!!

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  2. I love both of these pairs! The Zauberball came out great, and I love that pink speckled yarn!

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    1. Oh thank you so much! Isn't the pink one fun?! :)

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  3. green green green - they are gorgeous, cannot say it enough!!! and your crash the diet yarns are fabulous, too! i especially love the pink one!! enjoy!!

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  4. Yep, every time I say I'm 'not buying any more yarn', I buy some more, it's the best predictor I have. Much better for me to say 'I'm knitting with what I have already'....it doesn't always keep me working with my existing pretties, but it helps.

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    1. Yep, that's what I'm going to stick with too from now on :)

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  5. Love the socks. ... and all that fabulous yarn!

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    1. thank you thank you! can't wait to play with all of them!

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  6. very fun socks, they turned out so bright and great! I have always been a oaat sock knitter, and I'm actually attempting toe up two at a time for the second time, the first didn't go so well… we'll see what happens. I think the fun part of the diet is coming off of it, looks like you had a lot of fun! i'm still on my stash diet except for one skein from trailing clouds.. couldn't help it, I love me some stripes!

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    1. Oh I hope your second attempt taat socks work for you!! There are some patterns that I know if I didn't knit them taat I just wouldn't finish the second... ooh stripey yarn is the best!!

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  7. love your socks! my yarn diet didn't last long either...i just can't help myself :(
    i need to get some socks on my needles. i'm on the lookout for a stripy yarn in green...i don't think i have ever knit with green!
    enjoy your snowy weather!
    ~hugs

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    1. haha that makes me feel better, Katie!! blech to yarn diets ;) stripey green yarn sounds so nice!! I made a pair with Knit Picks Felici in Aquarium that are very green :) however, the yarn is discontinued :( good luck finding your green stripes! xx

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  8. I find my reaction to deprivation is pretty similar to yours. Better to allow myself occasional little indulgences! Those socks are super pretty.

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  9. I love those socks! I want to cast on some Zauerball!! But I'm not quite ready. I need to make some further progress with my WIPs first. I'm so impressed you fixed the cable! Good job!
    I love all the yarn you pick out. One day we will have to do a sock yarn swap! Enjoy it all. I love seeing them come together.

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    1. thank you!!! I loved the Zauberball and am hoping to buy more!! :) hehe and thanks! it was so daunting at first, but ended up being very easy to fix! definitely worth it.


      Ooooh I would love to do a sock yarn swap!!

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  10. I admire your ability to rip back cable stitches and reknit in a column like that. I tried to do this with a pair of mittens once, and it was a disaster! I ended up ripping back completely and reknitting.

    Love your sock yarns!

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    1. Thank you, Kimberlyn! I was really worried that once I ripped it, I wouldn't be able to knit it back. Hopefully it never happens to you again, but if it does, I hope you are able to fix it!

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