It is a good thing it is a tyedyed t shirt

I have a tye dye tshirt that is a rainbow of colors. It is a good thing that it is because it now has a splash of red on it. Woodland in Spring red, to be exact. Nice. It always seems that whenever I am dyeing yarn, red seems to be the one that gets EVERY.WHERE!

I am working on a Felicity hat for an IRL friend. She saw one that I recently made (down below) and wanted it. So that is on my needles right now in white, pink, and black.

I am also working on the mate to a sock that I am knitting for a customer. And I have officially and successfully taught my youngest to crochet a chain. She has been dilgently at work for the past 30 to 40 minutes. She did start off wanting to work on knitting, but her level of frustration limited any more progress.

Dinner is here for the young'uns and the hubby. I am having a bowl of Lucky Charms. Because I can.

Quite embarassed to admit....

That I totally lost the email address under which I have this account until it finally came to me at this very moment.

I am still knitting. Socks, mostly. I have been having a good time with it, actually. I will post pictures soon. I promise.

But what I have been doing a lot more of than knitting is yarn dyeing. Trim dyeing, in fact. For Morwenna at Mosaic Moon. She had asked if there would be interest in trim dyeing amongst our congo of artisans, and I jumped at the opportunity.

I have been dyeing Cestari, BFL, Gaia of all weights, Targhee, Mountain Meadow rambo, three-ply and one-ply Uruguay merinos. I have dyed pinks, purples, blues, reds, oranges, greens, browns, golds... you name. Everything under the sun. Except black. Haven't gotten that one mastered yet.

I am working on finishing a coop right now and working on getting a smaller one finished up to be shipped out next week. Then on to two smaller coops, and then a smallish medium one before I take on a larger one a in a few weeks. It is keeping me busy.

Teaching part-time at two universities has also been taking some time. Add three kids, their schedules, and a newly unemployed husband, you have the makings of a very interesting life right now.

But its all good.

Its my mantra. I keep repeating it. Over and over.

Its all good. And it feels good to blog again.

The hubby's socks

Finally finished up the hubby's Christmas present from me ... a pair of Lighthouse Gansey Socks from a Knitty issue. I had that one queued at Ravelry for some time, and meant to start making it sometime last year. I decided it would be a good Christmas present for the husband.

SO glad to have that monkey off my back. Now I will be moving on to a small pair for the person I did the other pair for. I am going to venture into more short row toes and heels.

Socks are finished

I loved this pattern. I don't think I could say I love it anymore without marrying it.

Check out the gorgeous socks. Love short row heels and toes. No sooner do you start knitting the heels are they already finished. Sweet! I will be making me a pair or two from this same pattern, and I am so not a pattern repeater when it comes to socks because I bore easily of it.

A sock

Just one, but the other one is started and on its way.

Little Turtle Knits Tatamagouche pattern, Mosaic Moon sock yarn in Copper Patina. Gorgeous combination, and I have to admit that I am a lover of short row heels and toes.

I will be making myself a pair of these as soon as I clear my business knitting.

Oh and check out my cool sock blocker! That is the one I purchased off Etsy. Love it. I love having the needle gauges in it. Very handy. My kids have been getting a kick out of it, too.

Yoga Socks

My sister and I were talking last night, and I was going on and on about my obsession of all things sock knitting.

She said she had gotten a pattern from our aunt for yoga socks. She explained it to me, and then I came home and cast on last night.

Of course, I was knitting them for a toddler (not intentionally, mind you). They need to be clingy as they don't have a heel or toes, but they have to be able to go over the foot.

So I had to frog those and start over on size 3s (I feel like I am knitting with King Kong needles after using 1s this entire time).

These will be kinda cool, I think. And a REALLY quick knit. I mean, no heel flap, no turning of the heel, no picking up the gussets. Just cast off half your stitches, knit a few rows back and forth, and then cast on your number of cast off stitches and start knitting in the round again. Easy peasy.

Now, if only I yoga'ed.

One thing at a time.

I am the champion AKA look on the internet before giving up

I have finally figured out the double crochet foundation chain. DUH! It makes complete sense.

Now on to the socks.