More Alaska Socks!

If you recall, I came back from Alaska with some beautiful hand-dyed yarn and have only made the one pair of socks...

Well, now there has been more progress with the Alaska Yarn!


This sock is knit in the same pattern as the blue and white Alaska Socks, the only difference being a slightly longer foot. Oh, and these are gonna be knee-high. WOOHOO! Knee-high socks that'll actually fit over a normal-sized calf.

Note to the readers: before I started blogging, I made one knee-high sock that probably wouldn't even fit on my arm. it was out of really itchy wool too. I honestly don't know what I was thinking. I guess my excuse it that it was summer and I didn't feel like knitting anything useful, so I was just messing around.

Back to the awesome socks: I'm super excited about them. They are knit on 6s so it should be pretty speedy! hooray!

Arm Socks

In other news, I'm making some arm socks. These differ from handwarmers only because they extend much further up the arm. Totally simple pattern, which is good for when I feel like zoning out and knitting. I got this yarn for my birthday and it looks way cooler when knit than in the skein (surprise surprise, right?) yeah, well, it's awesome and I'm sure the recipient will like them come Xmas time

UFO Sighting

UFO as in alien spacecraft...Unfinished Object UFOs are no stranger to me.

My first foray into illusion knitting is so far a success! I'm making the Alien Scarf from Stitch and Bitch and it's turning out great!

From straight on it looks like green and black stripes:



But when you look at it from a more horizontal angle, the aliens appear:


Pretty nifty, eh?

Yes, this is going into the Xmas stash, but I'm not saying who it's for. After Xmas I'll be sure to make a nice little list of who got what, but until then, it'll have to be a mystery.

Speaking of stash-ness: so I had to buy yarn to make this scarf, but I plan to keep making aliens until the skeins are gone...therefore not adding to the stash...that's allowed I think.

X-mas Stash

A note to my friends and family:

After finishing that afghan, I've decided to start building up the stash of knitted Christmas presents....in an attempt to have them all finished on time. Therefore, most of the time I won't be saying who the recipients of these gifts will be....ya know, because there are too many of you that I knit for who read this blog...and/or have big blabbermouths...

So just know that any of these strange items could end up under your Xmas tree...

Attack of the Brain Slug

A la Futurama, I present this brain slug:



Isn't he pretty? I made a few alteration to the original pattern. Mainly the bobbles on the antennae and the way the headband is attached to the base.

Anyway, here's the bottom of him where the headband is fastened:



As I was trying to take his picture, he escaped...


...into the freezer,


onto the bikes...


and into the stash...



And then he got Christian..... duh duh duuuuuhhhh....


no more brains for Christian.... awwww.


At least the brain slug didn't starve to death!

Yet another hat

Another quick to knit hat from knitty... this one is Coronet. The band is knit on straights and then grafted together, and then you pick up stitches in the round and finish it in plain stockinette with the simplest of decreases for the top.

Despite the simplicity of the patterns, it makes a very nice looking hat....and it even fits my head! Hooray!


This one was also entirely from stash-tastic yarn! Hooray!

Final Pictures

Ta-da!




Washing it didn't really fix the color problem, but it did help the pattern open up and made the afghan feel more like fabric and it seemed to get bigger...it covered my whole queen bed.


Anyway, I mailed it off today, so I'll keep you all posted as to how the parents like it!