Comments on: Sock Love

By: Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Malabrigo, Hazel Knits, and More

Sheri at The Loopy Ewe » Malabrigo, Hazel Knits, and More — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:37:37 +0000

[...] We added in a great batch of String Theory Hand Dyed Caper Sock. (These are still one of my very favorite pairs of socks. And I knit the second which, as you know, is very [...]

By: Spiraling

Spiraling — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:02:36 +0000

That’s a great sock pattern, and you chose a beautiful yarn for it.

My Christmas knitting is going pretty well, I’m probably about half way there. I need to make three hats, two pairs of mittens, finish the toes of three pairs of socks and weave a few scarves. Then I have to start my Christmas sewing!

By: Doris

Doris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:21:31 +0000

meant to say hold to that!

By: Doris

Doris — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:21:06 +0000

I am knitting for only a few people this year. My husband is getting a pair of socks, my sister is getting a great scarf, and the rest will be bought, unless knitted gifts get added and finished. I decided there would be no pressure on the knitting this year…we’ll see if I hole to that, lol!

By: Hariamrit

Hariamrit — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:26 +0000

I am making 2 Girasole’s, 6 pairs of socks, 1 scarf, 6 mittens, 1 shawl that jazz, 6 hats and probably a couple of extra somethings in case i forgot someone. Not enough hours in the day. wish I could just sit and knit all day. The second Girasole is for my daughter. It is the last thing I will be knitting. she knows she is getting that so if it is not done no problem. Still waiting for her to decide on the color. She is just glad she is getting one as a blanket.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:41:56 +0000

I started knitting for the holidays in August somewhere but of course I plan for my own lazyness. I knew I’d lose interest after a bulk of the work was done and then just pick it up and power through the rest last minute. Of course this year there were complications so I had to get it done this week. *sigh* Other holiday projects are well at hand at present. Give me about a week before Christmas before I start freaking out again. Ah aren’t the holidays wonderful?

As for the Easy Bake Oven I didn’t have one either. However my mom bought me one of the kits with the little pans and the mix and helped me use the big oven. Not quite the same I know but I got to eat the little cakes which is all I really wanted anyway. Years later I saw a friend of mine do the exact same thing with her daughter and it warmed my heart.

By: Joannah

Joannah — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:33 +0000

What?! Holidays!? It’s November already?! uh-oh.

By: TMTTYRR

TMTTYRR — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:07:20 +0000

Love those socks! Very pretty pattern! I may actually be able to post a sock pic soon myself. Something I’ve been working on since Fling. (And yes, what Sara said: I’m on pins and needles waiting for sign ups!)

As for gifts, I’ve actually got one done because I needed to do it for the LYS as a sample, so I’m ahead of myself (but still incredibly far behind in spite of the small size of my gift list). There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything that needs doing. But, we just keep knitting. And crocheting. And baking.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:33:24 +0000

Making a knitting list with just 7 weeks until Christmas eve is going to make you crazy. You probably have to reconsider your craft and bake for people instead – a couple of gifts per day instead of ??? long. I made my list in early October and, after some knitting and realistic review, have already sliced and diced people off the hand-knit list and onto the “easy” list. Or you can do like I did for my kids (9 & 11) last year – they each got a bag of yarn and a photo of the pattern. That way I didn’t have to hide my knitting from them. It made them happy to know the project on my needles was for them too.
Good luck!

By: Helene

Helene — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:24:32 +0000

Just wanted to mention that Happy, the love of my life (don’t tell my daughters or my husband), was bred and raised to be a Guide dog for the blind. Happy never made it completely through guide dog training (yes she is a dropout). When people donate several thousand dollars to the guide dog foundation they get to name a puppy. Someone named her Happy, I don’t know why but it is perfect. My neighbor raised her so I knew her as a puppy. Then she went off to guide dog school and she made it through to the very end. I don’t know why they didn’t accept her as a guide dog but less than a third of the dogs pass. Puppy raisers get first dibs when a dog gets rejected so my friend passed her to me (with more donations to the guide dog foundation). So Happy came to my home knowing my smell and with her familiar bed and toys waiting for her. Unfortunately, I now spend every night watching tv with a 60 lb dog on my lap and not getting any knitting done. But we’re all happy now.