Look What Came in the Mail Today!

General Knitting
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I’m so excited! With the end of school fast approaching, I’m getting ready to start knitting in earnest again. So, to ensure that I’m all set, I placed an order…

But when I received the books, I realized that I did not have the right needles, so I had to place another order…

Can you tell I’m on a mission to learn new ways to knit socks? I’ve got the dpn thing down, but I want to try to minimize ladders, and the idea of completing two at a time intrigues and excites me.

I didn’t buy sock yarn because I have a skein or two that I want to use first.

I have exams this week, but you better believe that one of these books, and a set of needles will be in my bag, in the car, for the rest of my afternoon (i.e. car loop at school).

:happydance:

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Ooooohhhhh, lucky you!

I always get excited now when the mail comes…cause half the time I am waiting for yarn…sigh…darn addiction…

I got a box yesterday with Blue Sky Alpaca Silk in it…yummy…and am waiting for three more boxes in coming days…yippee!!! :inlove:

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:yay: OHH AHHH Looks like fun for you!!!

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Nice!

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oh so exciting!! I got good mail today too…the Angel Wings charity blanket!! Hooray for us!!

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:yay:

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I have both those books. I haven’t been able to use the 2 at a time one yet 'cause I haven’t gotten the right needle size yet…darn being a budget!
Good luck on exams and happy knitting!

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Yeah…I’m on a budget too. I should have waited to get the needles, but I know that KP orders take a while to get here, so I wanted to have them ready. My bank account was a bit angry with me…oh well…:teehee:

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The 2 at a time socks looks interesting. I just found a book at the library called Knitting Vintage Socks, New Twists on Classic Patterns. I haven’t had a chance to look at it yet.

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cool Auburn :slight_smile: I have yet to try 2 socks at once or socks on 2 circulars. I do however knit socks magic loop.

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I really want to learn ML. I tried Silver’s ML tutorial, but I got so frustrated. The concept was beyond me, and my yarn kept getting tangled.

I’m hoping to master it this time around.

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Enjoy!!! :knitting:

Hugs,
Laura

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I love ML for socks!!! Never could get the DPN thing down pat. Good luck on exams, or grades, I guess it is now.

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Nawww…exams are this week. One on Wednesday (just a general knowledge test…no pass/fail…just required by the university), one on Thursday, and one on Friday. I sure wish they were over, though.

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Ooh! Lucky you! Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles is FAH-BOO! I have it and LOVE IT! I really want the Two-at-a-Time Sock Book, though. Have fun sock knitting!

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What a beautiful haul. You nudged me into ordering more yarn. I just placed an order with Elann for 20 skeins of Elann Esprit in closeout colors. It’s time to start knitting cotton socks for summer.

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Glad I could inspire a fellow knitter! :clink:

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That you did. I’m tempted to go back for more, but then I wouldn’t be able to jump on any more good deals you guys find and post about.

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:cheering:

Ain’t it wonderful to get stuff in the mail!??? I love stalking the mailman, the UPS man, the DHL man, the FEDEX guy! :happydance:

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Yay for you :slight_smile:
I’d love to learn how to do two socks at the same time on dpn’s let alone on circular needles. That would make life a little more easier for me. Ah, what am I saying… I’ve still got 5 other projects that I need to finish before I start anything else.

Hope you have loads of fun with your new bounty =) Good luck on those exams too!