My first pair of Christmas socks are DONE! This took forever and felt like such a triumph!
I was going to be a super spy and not post photos of the Christmas socks but...honestly, I doubt that most of the recipients read this blog so I am taking my chances. This is a fair warning for anyone who doesn't want to keep secrets:
Elm! Pattern by Cookie A from The Knitter's Book of Socks (buy this book!)
It took me about 5 times to get this going but once I did, I had so much fun knitting these up. And I am pretty happy with the final outcome, but see for yourself!
If you look by my foot, you can see the corner of the cabled hot water bottle cover I made from Knit Crate.
I love these socks, I love this yarn, I love everything about this project and I just hope the recipient loves these as much as I do.
In other news, I finished WingSpan for my mom. Here's what that looks like prior to blocking. I love this pattern and have been seeing some of the incredible things people have done with it. The pattern is only free on Ravelry until July 20th so I sincerely recommend saving that bad boy prior to then!
Now, I am onto the socks for The CEO's sister. I knew the pattern was for her as soon as I saw it. And now, well, it is kicking my heinie. I will tell you more about it later. The CEO and I hand picked both the yarns and the patterns for the family for specific reasons. I'll do a recap after Christmas and explain them. However, I think the person who gets the gift should hear about that first.
As for food, I haven't been cooking much...still. But The CEO has now requested a barbacoa bowl. Anybody have a recipe?
NoM
~EK
I was going to be a super spy and not post photos of the Christmas socks but...honestly, I doubt that most of the recipients read this blog so I am taking my chances. This is a fair warning for anyone who doesn't want to keep secrets:
Elm! Pattern by Cookie A from The Knitter's Book of Socks (buy this book!)
It took me about 5 times to get this going but once I did, I had so much fun knitting these up. And I am pretty happy with the final outcome, but see for yourself!
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| Foot model = me |
I love these socks, I love this yarn, I love everything about this project and I just hope the recipient loves these as much as I do.
In other news, I finished WingSpan for my mom. Here's what that looks like prior to blocking. I love this pattern and have been seeing some of the incredible things people have done with it. The pattern is only free on Ravelry until July 20th so I sincerely recommend saving that bad boy prior to then!
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| Complete with a view of the new wall hangings for the dining room :) |
As for food, I haven't been cooking much...still. But The CEO has now requested a barbacoa bowl. Anybody have a recipe?
NoM
~EK
Those socks are FABULOUS! The color and the cabling are just amazing. Just lovely!
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