Dragonfly 2 Completed!

While I was on a camping trip last weekend I finished up my second pair of Dragonfly Socks. *happy dance* I really like using that pattern because it's quickly memorized and I can work without having to keep checking the pattern.

It was soooooooooo relaxing, lying in a lounge chair out in the fresh air under big ol' trees, sipping tea and knitting away. Now THAT's a restful weekend!

Return to Dragonfly

I finally finished all those dishcloths I promised for the family reunion, and am now back this morning to my Dragonfly socks. I have a terrible headache, but have managed to turn the heel and am now beginning to decrease the gussets.

I'm going to have to lay them aside for a bit, though, and take something for my head and lie down for awhile.

Stupid headache.

A Little Sock Knitting

"Little" being the important word in that title...*LOL* My sock-knitting time is still suffering due to the knitting of dishcloths, but I'm in the home stretch on those. Yesterday I caved, though, and laid aside the dishcloths to knit on a pair of baby socks. I've recently learned that we have not only one, but TWO babies due in the family early in 2011.

While knitting dishcloths over the weekend, I began to think that the method I use to knit "plain vanilla" socks should work beautifully for baby socks. So yesterday, using leftovers from the most recently completed pair of socks for myself (Dragonfly, they are, and quite nice even if I do say so myself), I cast on 20 stitches (10 stitches on each needle) and increased until I had a total of 40 stitches (20 on each needle). I then started working a k3p1 rib on top of the sock and a plain stockinette sole until the length looked right to begin the heel flap. I've turned the heel and am now nearly finished decreasing the gusset. They look just adorable! I'm so close to finishing them that I won't photograph them until they're done.

I always have leftover sock yarn, so I should have enough to knit several pairs of baby socks. It's fun to work on something now and again that's so quick to finish! Of course, before I start the next pair I really need to make a Wal-Mart run to buy some pre-fab socks so I can check the size. I think the pair I'm knitting are okay, but it's been a long time since I had a baby in the house, so I'd better check! *LOL*

Still More Other Stuff

As you can see by my Time Tracker, my sock knitting time is still suffering. I completed the doggie sweater, but then remembered that I'd promised a dozen hand-knit dishcloths to give as bingo prizes at the family reunion in August. So, I knew I'd better get those done.

I was camping this past weekend and had some good knitting time, but a lot of it went to the dishcloths .... 7 done, 5 to go!

Other Stuff

As you can see by my Time Tracker (link on right), my sock knitting time has suffered terribly in the past few days. The reason is that I'm knitting a doggie sweater for a Yorkie that belongs to a friend. I'm still KNITTING, you see, just not doing much sock knitting.

I think I should be finished with the sweater tomorrow, so I'll be getting back to my second pair of Dragonfly socks after that.

Dragonfly Completed!

I just finished and photographed my Dragonfly socks. I really enjoyed this project. The pattern was easy to memorize, and I loved working with the yarn!

I really want to knit one more pair of summer-weight socks before getting into other projects. I enjoyed the Dragonfly so much that I think I'm going to knit it again in a different yarn....Sockotta's "Snow Queen" this time.

But for now, I really must get to bed! Tomorrow's a work day, and that alarm's going to go off at 5:30. Where did the weekend go???

Adios, Swan Song...Howdy, Dragonfly!

I did, indeed finish off Swan Song on Saturday and moved on to Dragonfly by Jocelyn Sertich. As with all the socks I'm knitting these days, it's "sorta kinda" Dragonfly socks, because I have a particular toe and heel that feel right on my pudgy foot and I just use patterns for the pretty parts. :-)

I'm really loving this yarn; it's Supersocke 100 by ONline. It's soft and wonderful and springy to work with, and the stripes are working up just beautifully.

We're expecting rain on this Memorial Day, and I really don't mind. I'm planning on spending some more time with sticks and string! :-)