My New Appendage

Hey Kate!

The Spawn is modeling my new iPod armband. After all of that searching and kvetching and teststitching, I ended up cannibalizing my first, unfinished sock and crocheting a pocket to sew on it. It isn't particularly fetching, but it is useful and fun and surprisingly more comfortable than I was expecting. The yarn is discontinued from Knit Picks -- a sock yarn that I think was called Dancing. I don't remember. It's stretchy.

That's all I got.

Later!
Robin

Help me Obi-Yarn-Kenobi!

Hey Robin,
So I designed a sock. It's not that big a deal really, I used a stitch pattern from my calendar, took notes on sock design from Yarn Harlot, picked out the yarn and went-to-town. My question is: should I write it up? Does it need something "extra"? I was thinking of writing it up for a couple of sizes.... Here's pics of the first one:

Whaddaya think?

Laters.

Mitts for The Spawn

Hey Kate!

Yes, it's 80 degrees out, but I don't care. I'm still happy I finally finished the mitts for The Spawn and so is she. It should have been an hour project and they should match better and be better knitting, but when you knit and reknit and drop the project and pick it back up for months, stuff happens.

I used this nice and easy pattern and the lovely Knit Picks Swish Worsted in Delft Heather.

Now I need to make myself some nice cotton driving mitts. Or maybe another skirt for Kira. Or maybe my birthday present raglan thingy. Or maybe... Well, the possibilities are endless, but one thing is for certain: Knitting makes me feel better and that's a very good thing.

Later!
Robin

Patience!

Hey Kate,

I'm out of it right now because The Spawn is just so bouncy! But I'm happy with the results and here they are: a new bracelet!
That's all I got.

Robin