Wednesday WIPs

 

Ta da. I beat the calendar and had them all done by the end of the month. Miss Bab's with the crazy afterthought heel on the left are mine, the rest are headed for the gift box.

I managed to get two more pairs cast on last night. I have one more pair waiting to be cast on. Although these are all Halloween colorways, I'm in no hurry to get them finished. They are all going in the gift box. 

The second Cozy Quilt sock has not grown this much this week thanks to my rush to get all the other socks finished but its time has come again. I'm back to working on it every night again. 

TNT: Goat Loaded

 

Done. Now it can join all my other stacked critters. 

These to be exact. As soon as I find the backing and trim I'm turning them into the little pillows the designer intended them to be. There's more in the collection but I wasn't tempted although there might be a winter holiday one in my future. 

Matter's House's alphabet and right side fence are now finished. There's a bottom border still to do but I think I'll do the birdy looking thing on the right before I wind it up on the frame more. I can't really stitch it until I do. 

Alas, the Patchwork Automne re-do didn't get far. I realized I didn't have the colors I needed to work on that important center block. I hope to pick it up today when I go into town for a doctor's appointment. There's supposed to be a new Micheals down there somewhere so I'll have to go looking. 

All Wound Up Again

 

The socks I was knitting for one of the Grands were too small which was not a problem because look what happened. A knot. Ugh. I tossed that sad cuff right in the trash bin.

Then I took all of the rest of the sock yarn I had planned on using this week and caked it up looking very carefully for knots. I didn't find any more, thank goodness. That's the finished pumpkin patch puzzle in the background. I told The Mister I'd have it done by October and by golly, I did, with days to spare. 

While we were away this Kroy showed up in the mailbox. While winding it up I noticed it's thinner than the old Kroy I had been using. I never could get the yardage I needed for socks out of Kroy so I stopped using it but still had some in the stash. I'm hoping to get a pair that fit out of this. I remembered to measure and trace the Grand's little foot this time. 

I also tried a new pumpkin bread recipe yesterday. I used half the sugar that was called for and it was still very good. I wanted one that used oil instead of butter because I never have butter. I was so tired yesterday from all the weekend fun that my willpower was gone. I ate an entire little loaf in bits and pieces throughout the day while spending most of the day on the couch. Diet and exercise routine start again tomorrow.

Full House

 

Kids, kids everywhere. Little boys solving math problems. 

Little girls putting together puzzles.

Caged monsters discovering the joys of a good book and a newborn that was quietly taking it all in from a corner on the couch. Thirteen kids and the parents that brought them.

There was a lot of food. Too much. Daughter picked these beauties up on Friday as a treat for Middle Son and his boys. They are heading back north this morning. Goodbyes were hard. It was the first time in years that we had so much family in one place and it will probably be years, if ever, that it will happen again. 

All Wound Up

 

I only had a couple of sock toes to finish on the ride up to Daughter's yesterday so before I left I got out the fall yarn to wind up so it would be ready to go when I get home.

I didn't wind up the Felici but now that I'm thinking about it, I should. I hate surprise knots that ruin the stripe pattern and Felici can be very naughty.

I was cleaning up all the project baskets and bags and putting away all the leftover balls when I noticed how many I have. I've got a nice collection. I keep telling myself I'm going to do something with them but I rarely do.

Once upon a time I knit them all into a giant tube, cut it in half, cast off each half and had a pair of interesting leg warmers. I'm thinking I might do the same but this time graft the ends for a very interesting cowl. 

On the Road Again

 

We're off again today to Daughter's house. Not to babysit this time but to visit. Middle Son is driving down from Detroit with the Grands and we are all getting together over the weekend. I took yesterday off from crafting to get packed and to help The Mister work on this puzzle. I bought it for him not realizing how hard it would be and I really need it off the table by October since I have a Halloween puzzle I want to get started on. No complaints. I like a challenge and since I started working on it, I've become completely obsessed with it. 

Auxiliary Report

 

Thanks to my obsession with getting all those socks done this week, the auxiliary projects haven't seen much love. I did get started on the scarf I have on the loom. The jury is still out on it. It seems a little flimsy. 

I did get the wool strips cut for the latest rug on the frame and one flower done. This one won't take long to finish if I would just sit down and work on it. 

I had a scare with my big paper piecing project. That blue doohicky went missing. I need it to pop out the papers. I've tried other ways but this is the best thing for it especially if you want to save the papers for future use. When I went to buy a replacement, I realized that I've had it for so long that I didn't know where I got it or what it actually was. Finally I thought about using Google Search and it turns out this little doohickey is a die tool for paper cutting. I found another one and ordered it and then...sure enough, I found mine. Somehow it got in the bag with the Hexie Runner. 

This Hexie Runner to be exact. I'm happy to say I got to move the hoop this week and finished most of the hexies inside of it in spite of having all those socks to finish. 

For those keeping score: At this time I have 3 socks finished and 3 more to go.