little bit of crazy leaking out

Finally, here is a picture of the finished CIC socks. For once I finished a KAL by the deadline, shocking!

I am so excited!! There are so many cute/beautiful designs!

I have to knit Samus, it took my breath away with it’s wonderful simplicity. Ok, I prolly won’t knit it in orange, maybe a deep rich green or purple.

I really like Cinxia, too. It seem like it would dress up jeans, or could be worn with a simple skirt.

Love Blackberry. I think this would be a great gift sweater, I don’t see myself wearing it, at least until I have lost some weight, seels like the shaping would just accentuate the negative . . . hmmm . . . maybe I could just wear it open.

The socks, Falling Leaves, are very cute, too. I like the solid pair over the varigated, but that is just a personal preference, I think it shows off the pattern better.

. . . and Bubby, who can resist an adorable knit teddy bear?

There are, of course, more patterns, but these are the ones that spoke to me the most.

Yesterday, I printed out a pattern from WildThings for a new knitting bag. I need to sew up the one I already have cut out . . . hmmmm . . . how many knitting bags does one really need?

Speaking of knitting bags, I was at Trader Joe’s today and they had those wonderful lined baskets again. I had to buy another one. This time it was a larger round one (the previous one was a small oval).

Do you ever buy something because the container it comes in would be wonderful for holding your knitting or knitting accessories? Case in point, the clear zip bag that the Bert’s Bees sampler comes in. Love the bag, love the products, it’s a win-win.

Last night I finished the CIC socks. They turned out really well, I think I’m gonna make a couple of pairs for my kids to wear around the house this winter as slippers . . . maybe even a pair for me, too. I took a couple of pics, but they came out blurry, I wiil have to try again later.

While I was surfing the CIC sites I found a pattern for the What’s in My Pocket Vest for CIC. It is very cute and I will be saving all extra wool yarn so I can knit up a few, I won’t have time to get them made for this winter but for next.

After I finished the CIC socks I started working on a baby sweater for one of my mom’s co-workers. I am using the Knitting Pure & Simple Baby Cardigan pattern with some Plymouth Encore worsted.

This is the first sock of a pair for CIC. They are also the beginnerSAM sock for August/September, using this pattern. I used Lopi as suggested in the pattern and the only modification I made to the pattern was to use 2×2 rib and continue the ribbing down the instep. I knit up this sock last night in one sitting, they go together so quickly. I will try to finish the second sock tonight. When I finish the 2nd sock I will have my 3yo model them for you all to see.

I am also planning on making a couple pair of these socks for my kids to wear around the house this winter, they would prefer go barefoot, but I think I can convince them to wear these cozy socks.