Author: kokomeau

While I did knit a pair of socks before, they were wool, and after washing them by mistake, they felted quite nicely and hid all my mistakes. So I can’t really claim to be comfortable yet with the whole process of turning a heel, picking up the correct stitches, and hiding that inevitable hole in the gusset. I found a wonderfully helpful site that should be called “Sock Knitting For Dummies.” God bless Silver for creating this site.

Aren’t these the cutest THANGS!?!? I love making these little hats. They knit up so fast, and there are so many cute patterns. And I’m so lucky my brother and his wife had boy and girl twins so I can do both. Who knows if they’ll ever use them? They’re just fun to make, and they’re a nice break from some of the bigger projects.

IT’S DONE! My first Clapotis is done! What a thrill for me, because I’d been putting off starting this project for months thinking it might be too hard. After frogging a few times and then finding the best help at the Clapotis Yahoo knitalong, I finished it (photos here)! This has been the most interesting and addicting pattern so far for me. I’m just itching to start my summer one, but I want to hold off a little bit … at least a month, if I can!

BTW, here is my oldest son, Andrew, and his fiance, Kristin.
They’re getting married in May!

Hmm…a knitted garter, perhaps?

Well, last night I started a cute little hat for my soon-to-be godson in Cotton Classic thinking I’d take a break from my wonderful Clapotis. It was so quick and easy I ended up finishing it the same evening. Sure, it was 1:30 in the morning when I finally weaved in the last of the loose ends, but it’s cute, huh? It probably won’t fit him for another month, but here in upstate Michigan we have the never-ending winters, so I have that goin’ for me.

I also finally finished the shrug I made last month out of Lion Brand Chenille Thick & Quick. This was a great no-brainer kind of knitting project that kept me busy until I got the nerve to start my Clapotis. This thing had been sitting on my counter all rolled up waiting to be stitched together for too long. I wasn’t real sure how it was going to look, but once I finished it, I found I actually liked it. I’m amazed how much it even looks like the picture! Hmm. Go figure.

Well, I couldn’t help myself. I went to our not-so-LYS to pick up two more skeins for my WIP, the Clapotis, and ended up finding some BEAUTIFUL hand-dyed yarn from Twisted Sisters in Mirage and decided that would be my next Clapotis scarf for summer. While I was there, I found the cutest patterns for a couple of baby hats for my new twin neice and nephew, so I had to get some yarn for those! I’ll have to get moving on the hats, though. There’s a Christening for them on the 21st, and we get to be Godparents to one (Evan)! I’m tickled pink, but I’ll make his in blue.