Between Loads

Well, here are the dh socks - in their blocking glory:
This is a standard 2×2 ribbed sock.  Cascade 220, doubled throughout, on size 6 needles - 4.5 spi - Finished size-13!  I used EZ’s Woodsman Sock heel.  Started with 60 stitches for the leg, decreased to 52 stitches for the heel and foot, lots of [...]

Well - I decided that the Argosy scarf would not work well for my yarn - so ripped that out and started this:
A very easy 4 row pattern - I can watch 24 with my husband and knit at the same time - no problem…I am about 3/4 of the way through the scarf!  I showed some friends what [...]

For those of you ”not in the know” - this is my youngest son’s entry for the Pinewood Derby - Dragonfire.  This is not actually a “car” but a “skateboard” design.  He and dh had a lot of fun working on it - Alex actually did a lot of the work himself.  If you ask him about the process, he will tell [...]

I’ve been to London to visit the queen…I wish!
No - I have been working, running kids around, and LAUNDRY!
Today I took a break - did I relax with some tea and knitting?  No - I cleaned the house, enough so that I can let people in, but don’t even talk to me about the bathrooms [...]

I expect you all had an uneventful New Year…the roads were VERY interesting around here. Anyway - I wanted to post some pictures and comments regarding the holidays here: (Forgive the wonkiness of this post - Wordpress “upgraded” and I had to figure out the whole picture thing - I blew up some of the knitting [...]