Thom's socks -- final photo

Last month, I posted a photo of Thom's new socks. He wore them recently, giving me an opportunity to take a photo in action.


He did make one request: "Watch where you're aiming that camera, ok???"

Project specs:
Yarn: Regia 4 ply
Color: tweedy gray (colorway 98)
Pattern: my own - toe up sock over 72 sts with 2x2 ribbed leg
Needles: size 1 Knitpicks dpns; size 0's for the last 1/2 inch
Gauge: 8ish sts/in

Posted on Ravelry.

Let there be light! (and then, photos...)

Blah, blah, blah ... BUSY ... blah, blah ... MOVED IN TO NEW HOUSE ... blah, blah ... TRAVELLED TO SEE FAMILY ... blah, blah ... CRAPPY WEATHER = POOR LIGHTING = NO PHOTOS ... blah, blah, blah ...

Well, that about sums up the past month or two and saves you from having to read a lot of rambling garbage. Now, what you are really here for ... the photos! The rain did break on a few occasions, so I have a few pix.

Remember this hat? And my promise to knit for charity? ... I finished the hat. No photo. Doh!

I made some more hats. Three baby hats for my mom ... one to give to her next door neighbor and two for colleagues at work. One is made from the variegated Peaches and Creme in the left of this photo. One from the variegated pink in the middle of the bottom photo here. And one from some orange GGH Goa. Oops, forgot to take photos before handing them off.

OK, OK, here's some photos I dredged up ...

A Fake-Isle ...
An ... ummm ... something green and wooly with a cable thing going on. Sized for a baby.

A ridiculous, retina-searing, scrap-bag mashup. Will keep a Mongolian child warm, though!
Finished some socks for the hubby ... and then proceeded to take an extremely overexposed photo that makes them appear to be the color of baby dust bunnies. Really, they are a manly charcoal grey.
Started some more socks for me (Diagonal Cross Rib from IK's "Favorite Socks" book. Artyarns Ultramerino #109) ...

Made 2 chemo caps and started a third one. Duh, no photos yet.

Well, let's hope I can blog a bit more regularly now ...

anecdotal

Yawn. I'm tired, so all you get is a random brain dump.

Manly Man Socks:
Manly man socks are at "manly man bobby sox" stage. Think he would like some anklets this year? (Note: I accidentally typed "manly man booby sox". I bet he'd like those even more!)

Nantucket Jacket:
I'm back to the Nantucket Jacket, and am *this* close to finishing the two fronts, leaving me with just the sleeves to knit. No photos now. I need to reconsider a collar shaping issue before I finish, and then I will take a photo. BTW, who designs an aran weight cabled jacket with 3/4 length sleeves? Cute, yeah, but not highly practical. I'll be lengthening those... With my speed, the sweater should be done just in time for spring :)

Knits in the wild:
Earlier this week, I was driving to pick my husband up at work (he works on Union Street in Boston, right near the Union Oyster House, for those who know Boston...). I saw someone all bundled up in a wool coat and hat and mittens and thought "hmm, those look like handknit mittens". Looked up to check if the hat was hand knit, caught sight of the face instead, and said "hey, I think I know who that is!" Looked back at the mittens. Yep, it was a pair of Charlie Card Mittens -- nay, the ORIGINAL Charlie Card Mittens -- spotted in the wilds, worn by the Subway Knitter herself. I tried to whip out the camera and take a pic of herr out my window (you know, the way she shoots other subway knitters' photos), but the light turned green, and I decided not to risk life and limb for a photo.

Awww ...
Remember the pillows I made for the Mafia? Apparently, the striped one has been "claimed" by Little Man as his own. He even brought it to daycare one day this week. Too cute!