Any Sock KAL 2

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Carla, nice to hear from you! I’ve used I love this Cotton on dishcloths and it was TOO soft! Glad you like it, though!

Debbie, I use the same yarns for dish cloths. I find it doesn’t wash very well, though. Stains, fades… It’s fun to know the history of your town! We live in Sugar Land, which is where Imperial Sugar was made for decades. Sweet place to live.:roflhard:

Carey, both my mom and MIL do ONLY dishcloths, so I sort of quit knitting them! My friend actually had water dripping on her ceiling from the dryer vent that was clogged. She replaced the dryer and later had the water dripping. They thought it was a leaky toilet, but it turned out to be condensation from the trapped lint! Good reminder to all of us to clean out the lint!

Chris, thanks!

DDHouser, I’m with you on the DPNs. I’ve never mastered them. I do like toe-up socks, though. What pattern are you using?

Dustina, send us a link so we can fave your mittens!

DH took me to Red Lobster for dinner. Yum. Kids are gone, though, so it’s quiet around here. And tomorrow it’s back to work. Yuck. Oh, and I frogged the top half of the fronts of Hey Teach. :wall:

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I heard from Dotty the last time she posted on her blog (you can get to it from mine or Dustinas blog) other than that hadn’t heard much. She seems to be in good spirits & hasn’t been on because, remember she doesnt’ drive & Dh can’t so she has to ride her bike or catch the bus to wherever they go, it’s been to cold.

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I’ve got pictures. Finally!

These socks are knitted with cascade fixations. I handdyed the yarn myself and ran out of it on the second sock. Saturday, I finally picked up the courage to frog the heel of the first sock and the little bit of the heel of the second sock I was able to knit, and reknit it in black. Now all I need is better weather to wear them, it’s way to cold for anklets now.

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Lieke, those are gorgeous! Great job on the dye and the knitting. :slight_smile:

Gina, mmm, I love Red Lobster. :slight_smile:

Dustina, I think I’m going to get one of those vent cleaning systems, but since we’ve lived here for almost 10 years and never cleaned it, I think I’m going to have it professionally done once so I know I’m starting out nice and clean. We did get a new vent hose with the new dryer, so at least that part is clean. Thanks for the tip!

ddhouser, I hate dpns too! I haven’t tried 2 circs, but I absolutely love the magic loop method. I had to use Amy’s video and silver’s sock tutorial to master it, but I’m glad I did. I agree with Dustina about the sherman heel, I don’t like wraps either.

OK, I need to pay some bills and then get some work done! I have so much filing piling up on my desk…

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[B]Dustina:[/B] those mitts are fantastic! You are soooo talented!

[B]Gina:[/B] big hugs for you my friend! It’s hard spending lots of time alone. Believe me, I know! I spend most of each day alone. This weekend DH had a cold so he did no overtime and was home all weekend. Saturday we went to my DDs house. We spend most of Sunday in bed, coughing. We went out yesterday to the pet store to get some treats for Boots for his training. Now it's back to being along until 8 at night every day. DH is gone when I get up (he leaves at 5 a.m.) and comes home around 7:30-8 p.m. Some days this computer is the only interaction I get with other humans! I found the anti-depressants did not work on me. They left me having awful mood swings. Are you old enough for menopause? Perhaps that is whats going on.

[B]Sue:[/B] Thanks for the cardinal picture. You are lucky to get such pictures out your back window! I hope your arthritis is doing well in this nasty cold weather.

[B]Carey:[/B] Sorry you had to work on a holiday.

I have a dream… I dream I am able to finish these socks for DH. They are slowly coming along.

Hi :waving: I hope everyone is having a great day today.

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:blooby: Good Morning Socksters!

Gina~I’m sorry you had to frog part of the Hey Teach…I’m glad you two got to get out for awhile, I’ve never been to Red Lobster :rofl: …I’ll let you guys know what they say on the mitten front, I posted the question on how to keep it fair but the lady didn’t come on yesterday. Right now it’s going by how many add it to their favorites on Ravelry.

Lieke~They look wonderful and I like the black heel :thumbsup:

Carey~Yeah it might be a good idea to have them do it the first time, you can also buy dryer brushes to get down in the lint trap to get more stuff out… eek I dislike bill paying day…:oo:

Nothing much going on here but watching it spit snow…I need to start on the test knit socks, part of my wait has been on seeing if I can sub the yarn, I don’t have a solid wildfoote and I was going to go buy one but I hate to buy a new sock yarn when I have so much here ya know? So I’m just going to sub it and see :teehee:

You know how I signed up for that Olympic sock thing and I knit 2 pairs of socks and took 2 people out? Well the lady who I took out never sent me her stuff (this was at the end of Oct) 'cause she said she mailed hers out…well the lady she was suppose to mail it to says nope never got it…and the lady admits that she didn’t put conf on it… so since Nov I’ve been sitting and waiting for someone to take me out or someone tell me who I’m suppose to get my stuff from…it’s a mess there are so many broken links in the chain…I’ve e-mailed the main lady I don’t know how many times and then went to the yahoo group 'cause she wouldn’t answer me…she still hasn’t…:wall: I just want someone to take me out so I’m done…

I hope you all have a great day of knitting :blooby:

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Christine~we were posting at the same time…I hope you two are feeling better. I know what you mean when I first moved up here I didn’t know anyone and I got on a Boyds bears collector forum and it was like that for me the only human contact I had all day. :hug:

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For my US friends- Is anyone watching the inauguration today? One of our attorneys will have it on in his office, and invited everyone to come watch it with him. That’s what I’ll be doing in 30 minutes!

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OMG I can’t believe how busy you lot have been, Just had to read through 10 pages.

Ann - Can’t believe you had ice inside your house. must be cold. Great photo’s of you and the snow. Are you going to see anymore houses or wait until you can get serious.

Gina - hope you feel better now and keeping busy. What a pain about the Hey Teach. hope you still love it.

Christine - Glad to hear your shoulder is improving a little. I agree I think Chris and your DH could easily be mistaken for brothers.

Sue - love the quotes. Great photo’s, love the bird one, so pretty. I would say that qualify as a mountain of snow, my kids would love playing on it.

Carey - Sorry you are having trouble with the drier. Hopefully it will be sorted once you have the lint outlet cleaned.

Debbie - welcome to the group.

Dustina - the mittens are amazing. I will have to go over to Ravelry and fav them just in case it counts. Got my books on Saturday but have had little time to look through them. I know I will start with a pair of norwegian mittens. there is a pair that have a dog on them that is what I am doing. Reminds me of my Alaskan Malamute.

I have managed to finish up my log cabin blanket for the Jan Kal. This is the square I started in June/July when Dustina hosted a Log cabin square month. Did about 8-10 inch square and forgot all about it. dug it out on the 1st of Jan and joined Artlady and lots of others in making blankets.

It was supposed to be Maiseys blanket but Kamilia begged me for it and I caved in. now I have her and Kameron arguing over the darn blanket so we have sorted out a sharing system until I can get his blanket done. Have started the spiderman blanket for him. Better get it done quick.

Maisey have been sick since Thursday, Threw up Friday and have had a slight temperature off and on with diarrhea. Kameron started getting sick on Friday evening and is still home from school. Kamilia came home from school today and had diarrhea. So I think I might be having all three home tomorrow.

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Here are a couple of photo’s of the blanket. The first one Patches one of our kittens kept pounching on the blanket everytime I took a shot.

the second one is of Maisey snuggling under it. Kamilia was kind enough to let her use it because she was not well.



Julie - forgot to say, your date night sounded like a lot of fun. Glad your class looks to be a bit more fun than the last one.

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Carey~Isaiah left for school this morning asking if I would tivo it for him :teehee: …I kinda worry about all the money this has taken in the shape our economy is in…seems like a lot even though I know it’s a very exciting and historic time for our country.

Karina~I love that blanket! I hope the kids feel better soon it’s bad enough when 1 is sick but if they all go down together it’s really bad :hug: …I have to figure out the Alpaca mittens for mom and her friend and then I’m hoping I can finally start a pair in the book!

So I started the test knit today and it’s a short row toe with a provisional cast on…it does seem to make the toe go faster but I’m having to fight with holes…let ya know what I think after I get more done on the foot…:yay:

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Leike - I love your socks, so happy.

I have joined a couple of groups over on Yahoo. thought I would let you know that http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EZasPi/ is doing a Fair Isle workshop. it is done over the Internet and is free, you just have to join the group. it starts on the 30th of Jan. Seems like a nice easy going group much like this one where everything is being discussed.

I also joined knitlist. which I know I won’t be participating much in but will read the messages for tips and ideas. Hate it when you join a group and the first thing they tell you is only discuss knitting. But usually the OT chatter and banter is what makes a group friendly.

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Hi all! Still haven’t done any homework mainly because I dont have powerpoint on my pc or anyroom/memory to add it on. This pc is 6 years old & well long story short I bought a new one on Dell.com today. After s&h & tax it was $528 & we got a 19" flat screen monitor with it. I’m cloud9
Then since circuit city is closing here in the states I went there and got a wireless router to hook up and a wireless card for my 7 year old laptop so that Brian can be online while I’m online doing some of the studies. Anyway if any of you are in need of a pc that’s about as cheap as you’re gonna find with a monitor, believe me I researched LOTS.
Ok so now since Katie’s sleeping and the other 2 are outside playing I uess I’d better get onto my studies.

Lieke the socks are awesome! I love the color combo.

Karina, been wondering where you were-hope the kids feel better & I love that blanket!

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Hi everyone!

I have been trying to post more, but sometimes I just get too busy. Shame on me, I know!

Gina- :hug: I hate feeling that way. :hug: :hug: :hug: Hopefully your thyroid specialist will find a solution.

Julie- Your date night sounded fabulous! And very yummy. To answer your question, our economy sucks right now too. They are laying people off all over the place and it’s really scary. I’m trying to find a new job and meanwhile I’m lucky to have any job. I hope this doesn’t last too long!

Sue- Great pictures! The snow sure is pretty, isn’t it? And what a gorgeous picture of the cardinal.

Dustina- GORGEOUS mittens, oh my gosh! How long does it take you to knit a pair? Oh, and I agree about all the $$$ spent on the inauguration- even though I’m not American!

Carla- I love knitting dishcloths too. Such a quick fix. What are some of your favourite patterns?

Debbie- I love knitting dishcloths too. Actually, that’s mostly what I made when I first started knitting. It’s still one of my favourite ways to try out a stitch pattern.

Christine- Hope you and the DH are both feeling better. :hug: How are his socks coming along? What yarn are you using?

Lieke- Those socks are amazing! I love the colours and the stitch pattern. So cool.

Karina- LOVE that blanket! Such great colours in it. Maisey looks so cute all cuddled up.

Carey- How was the inauguration? That’s too bad about your dryer not working…hopefully it will be a cheap fix.

Today I cleaned, continued to tackle the laundry monster, had a driving lesson and watched The Tudors while knitting on Josh’s socks.

I finished a sock yesterday, but I don’t have any good pictures because when I went to open the back door to take a “sock in the snow” picture, the back door was frozen shut. I’ll get a good picture soon.

**Cat owners- Have you tried honeysuckle cat toys? Lucy doesn’t react to catnip at all, but we got her a honeysuckle mouse and she loves it! I’ve never even heard of it, but they had a few different toys with it at the store.

The following is a terrible picture of the snow outside and the icicles on the roof, but I thought you guys might like it anyways. Since I can’t open the back door, I had to take it through the window. When I was little I loved seeing how high the snow got on the tables etc. outside. It’s a good foot at least. The icicles are harder to see, but they’re as long at 2 feet in some points.

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Hey Socksters,

Thanks for letting me know about Dotty’s recent blog post. Although I’m glad shes turned her attention to better things:pray:, I sure miss her and I’m sure she misses staying in touch with all her cyberfriends.

Karina, your log cabin turned out great…I still have one of those to finish too. Umm, along with the Alita.

Lieke, what size needle did you use for the Fixation? They are really pretty.

Dustina, I can’t believe that the Sock Wars aren’t finished. I guess I haven’t heard anything more about it lately. Kind of like swaps…sometimes you win, sometimes you don’t. Sorry to hear you haven’t received your pair. I’ll have to look for the Plymouth Naturale. I bought some Bernat CottonTot last night.

Julie, I looked earlier at Dell. We run into the same thing as you. Kids get on the desktop, slow things up for DH’s class, DH get upset, kids get on my laptop forever, slows me up. I’d like to get the kids their own laptop…that way if they mess it up they have to deal with it. DH thinks that I should be able to know how to fix the computer. I know just enough to be dangerous. I try to clean it up and end up deleting things he needs. I never get on the desktop and told him to take it somewhere get it cleaned up and not let the kids on it. We got my laptop for $250 from someone who knows someone who refurnishes them. I haven’t had any problem with it at all. I’d like to get another one for the kids. Sorry for the rant.:aww:

Ann, its hard to stay caught up with this group!

Debbie, good idea with the white for the wash cloth.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Sock on,

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Ann, great to hear from you! I understand about getting to busy- I usually post when I have some down time at work. WOW, that snow is amazing! We don’t get any snow here in central Texas, though every once in a while (maybe once a year or every other year) we get an ice day. The whole city goes bananas, everything shuts down and we all huddle in our homes as though the apocalypse is imminent. :slight_smile:

Julie, that’s a great deal on your pc! Get to work on your homework, girl! :slight_smile:

Carla, Hi! Hope you’re having a good day!

Dustina, I was thinking the same thing about the economy. I think I remember hearing on NPR that Obama refused to use any tax money on the inauguration, but still. If people have enough money to put on that kind of production, shouldn’t they be helping stabilize the economy? I still think if those gazillionaire CEO’s want bailouts for their companies, they should be required to MATCH the funds they receive from the gov’t from their own ridiculous salaries. That’s great that Isaiah is interested! I don’t think Emily got to watch it at school, though I think all the classes should have watched it live. I don’t have tivo, but I’ll show her on CNN.com tonight.

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Leike - love those socks!!!
Carla - my family used to have only one computer. Dad didn’t use it much, but mom had major projects for boy scouts (she was in charge of keeping track of the ranks of all the boys, popcorn sales, wreath sales…) plus that desk is where she pays bills. Recreational internet use by my brother and I was kept at the absolute minimum. When I went to college, I got a laptop, but still had to hook into the internet using mom’s cord if I was at home… we didn’t have wireless. So I still could only be online when nobody else was at the desk. Finally, when my brother went to college, he bought a laptop and my parents bought their own laptop. At this point, if we really wanted, we could all be online at once and nobody would be stepping on each other’s toes (although one person would have to be on the desktop). I wish we’d had this set up long ago.

My brother leaves for Spain tomorrow, so last night the family came up for dinner. He’s homestaying, but has no idea who his family is… he WAS planning on getting gifts for them. I guess he could just have mom and dad mail stuff to him, like I did with my roommates. I wish I could go visit him… anybody know where to get free plane tickets to Europe? lol. Fortunately a girl who has been friends with him since… elementary school maybe?.. is going to the same place, which makes mom happy. Oh, and he plans to be strip searched everytime he hits a security checkpoint, because he bought a one way ticket (he doesn’t know for sure when he’ll want to come home… he might travel Europe a bit next summer). :roflhard:

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Karina, that blanket is really pretty. I love it. Now I really want to knit one as well.

Ann, that’s a really great picture, although I wouldn’t want to trade with you. We hardly get any snow here in the Netherlands, and if we get snow, it’s not nearly as much as you have there, so I love seeing snow pics.

Carla, I’ve used 3mm needles with the fixation. This gives me the best result for sock. 2.5mm is just a bit to tight and 3.5 mm makes the stitches to loose for socks.

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OK I got 2 sets of circulars the same size for my socks, not what. LOL Anyone have a good site to help me know how to knit on 2 circulars? Any help appreciated!

Debbie J:grphug:

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Lieke, CUTE socks!!! The black look great with the orange/red/yellow!!

Christine, no it’s not menopause. They just checked my hormones and they’re not even pre-menopausal. I think it’s my thyroid. They decreased my meds and that doesn’t help at all! HOpe you’re feeling better!

Dustina, I’ve frogged the ENTIRE bodice part now. I can be so bad with sizing!:wall: So if no one took you out, does that mean you WIN??? It SHOULD!!! I figure the money they’re spending goes in SOMEONE’s pocket–hopefully someone who needs it!

Carey, I watched it with my students today. One of them was SO clueless and she shouldn’t be! WHen she opened the door for me, I said, turn on the TV…We’re watching TV today! She said, “What, no work?!?” I said “HISTORY LESSON!” And that’s what it was!

Karina, yeah, I better love it when I’m DONE…whenever that will be! HOpe the kids are healthy soon! I HATE stomach bugs! Your blanket is SO pretty! I esp. like the pic of Maizy under it! Too cute!

Julie, SCORE on the computer!!! YAY!!

Ann, having the door frozen shut!:thud: Brrrr! That’s a LOT of snow!

Carla, I’ve deleted necessary files, too. Ugh! you try to do a good thing and POOF! Disaster!

Jess, My inlaws have NO wireless and DIAL-UP internet! It drove all of us computer-addicts CRAZY to be there!

I’m making the main dish and dessert for our Bible study group tonight. Gotta go finish!

Debbie, here’s a tutorial for toe-up sock on two circs. What in particular is getting you?

Happy knitting!