Catching Up DEATH BE SOCKS4

This is the parcel Bev sent me. Lots of goodies.







Plus the most beautiful and comfortable socks.
THANKYOU BEV














Now these are what I was knitting. Didn't get very far. Only the legs done. Righto I used stash yarn. 4ply baby wool machine wash with 2.5mm needles.

First up Jacobeans the first socks in the Sock knitting Pentathalon. I used woolbale 8ply in green. These socks used 3 balls. Fit the Bloke perfectly.













This shawl is knitted from one skein of Feista rayon boukle.

I cast on 40st and then k1,yo, knit to end on every row. I had enough left to fringe and tassell each end. This is a gift.



And lastly, My Bullets in Sockwars111.

I used stash. 5ply wool crepe. Finished this morning and washing right now.

More Milly and some socks

Here is my happy girl with her first wheels. It didn't take her very long to get the hang of sitting and scooting on it. Or walking behind it. She is so proud of herself.








Here are the Questing socks that finally killed me. Rather The Bloke will enjoy wearing them.

Why do the socks knitted by others never actually fit me?



Finally some Pentathalon socks, Jacobeans in progress. Using some vintage woolbale wool that is not supposed to be machine washable but is.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MILLY!!!

My Darling Daughter is one. Here is her cake, sponge with chocolate mouse filling and covering plus cream and sprinkles on top.








And here is the Birthday Girl enjoying her cake.






She just loves the camera.

Finished socks

Righto, first up is the Vineland socks for the first SockQuest

Second are the Zombie socks for the first round of Sockmadnes 08. I bombed out in the first round this year.

SockQuest

I am up to the toes.
They are being knitted with Bendigo Classic 8ply on 2.75mm needles for a tension of 7 spi.

DEATH BY SOCKS 3

My feet are now DEAD.

But my hands now have some lovely jitterbug and patons astra to knit with.

Thank you Anita and Trudy for being my assasins.

Susie Rose you organize a great conflict.

Socks of Death 3

Firstly, here is the lovely yarns I received in the Knittalk swap. I cannot wait to knit up the yarn on the right. More socks.






AND PRESENTING

SOCKS OF DEATH 3






Knit from stash, Bendigo 5ply classic. I hope they fit..


Now I hope the internet stays on..Been 5 days without it. Grrrrrrr.

AND THEY'RE OFF!!

Yes they are finally off. To school that is. My baby boy is now a primary school prep and he loved it. Cannot wait until tomorrow. My big boy is now a year 9er. So proud of him too. Milly crawled around the house looking for them. Cute.

and drum roll please I posted the Socks of Death today. Elaine is quite ill now and will be dead in the fortnight. Sooo sad. NOT. insert manical laughter fading into the distance................................................

Christmas swaps that I sent out

The top is what I sent in the Christmas around the world swap.








The yarn is from my sheep spun by me. The swap is the Knitalk christmas yarn swap.








The last is sent to a local Kris kringle for MUMs.




The Death by Socks socks are coming along. The gusset is taking forever, or so it seems. I am using Bendigo Woollen Mills 5ply classic in celery and a darker green. The stash is getting smaller!!

DEATH BY SOCKS

Yes it has just about started again!!! I am signed up have both my assassin and target now I just have to wait for the pattern.

sigh....

soo much to do soo little time. Especially when sleep calls.

Geelongs Stitch N Bitch night is being held in my home this month. So any Geelong area people whom would like to come drop me a line and I will get you the details.

Date Wednesday 16th Jan
Place mine
Time 7pm to whenever.
bring a plate to share.

Now off to do eggs........................................Oh my ankle hurts, I couldn't possibly use my hands for anything but knitting.

Bugger no one believes me...

So much done and to do.

The sound of silence......................... I wish. New strange fact about me, I have weak ankles. Here is the relevance.

I was walking with Milly in my arms and my ankle rolled. I went down and didn't get her out of the way enough. End result baby with cast on.






That was before Christmas, just. So here she is Xmas day Firstly with her pressies, and later pulling herself around with her cast.

It was taken off on the 3rd, 2weeks and 5 days from it happening.

On the 1st, I did it again to my left ankle. But worse, not carrying bub (thank goodness) but I stepped down off the feed cart and over i went. 90kilos on a turned left ankle. I swear that was the most painful thing yet! Not broken, I allmost wish it was. sigh..........................

Milly is really crawling quite fast now and pulling up on things.

Made up Xmas swaps and will post them on monday. Late. Bad bad swapper. That is why the ankle happened, KARMA.