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6th April, 2007. 11:32 am. Christmas in April?

I've never knitted a sock before- or really ever had that desire to yet.  I have a really short attention span with my knitting so far and haven't wanted to put that much time into them yet (or two mittens, sweaters, etc)  I recently was searching through Christmas stocking patterns figuring it would be a great way to try a sock- that required minimal DPN's.  It was really quick and turned out great, if I do say so myself.  And I even cast on the wrong number of stitches so I had to fudge a bit with the heel- and it still looks good!  So it's now my FIL's Christmas gift- filled of course.  I'm starting on a similiar one for my MIL using three strands of wool ease red sprinkles.  The stockings have sort of a timeless feel to them I think.  Here's the link to the pattern I used- I'd recommend it http://pickinandthrowin.blogspot.com/2006/09/cabled-christmas-stocking.html
And here's the finished stocking:

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5th April, 2007. 8:52 am. First Post

The first post of a new blog is always a bit unnerving.  It sets the whole tone for a blog. Is the blogger funny, boring, interesting, lame, etc.  This blog will simply be for my knitting, crocheting and sewing so it may seem quite lame to some.  I have a MUCH more exciting homeschool blog so keep that in mind =)

Here's some pictures of a baby set I'm making.  Does it look like a basketball on the hat- or just an orange blob?  The blanket is one big crocheted granny sqaure, that I need to finish.


And here's a picture of the original hat- the football helmet from the itty bitty hat book.  It turned out HUGE and looks more like an old fashioned pilot hat to me.  Which I do like so I may try to make it smaller next time.

That's it for now.  Time to start school.

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