Shhhh!! Be very quiet....

I'm stalking a Monkey.....ooh! I think I've got him backed up against a Blue Brick Wall!

Just like everyone says, an amazingly quick knit. Started these last night during "The Office". I am really falling hard for this colorway, picked up at Rhinebeck last year.

Thanks for all the sock compliments! My goal is to make a good sized dent in the current sock yarn stash before Rhinebeck so I can add on again. Not to mention the Bank Error discount at Blue Moon. This is pair #9 for 2007! No where near the caliber of those going for the 52 pair plunge, but someone has to cheer on the sidelines.

We are off to Cape Cod for the weekend, which will provide plenty of opportunity to wear handknit socks and knit socks, given the forecast calls for mid-forties and 100% "chance" of rain all day today and tomorrow. Another update when we return. Maybe, dare I say, even another FO!

As for the contest, keep those guesses coming! A few of you are close...but I'm not sayin' who!

FOs fo sho...

I've got three, count 'em THREE FOs for 2007. Let's see if I can keep it up!

FLyboy would not let me get a photo of Daddy's Christmas socks without him. So behold T's finished socks...and Flyboy in his rocket jammies.

I"m getting ready to send out my package for Secret Pal 9, and decided to toss in a couple of warshcloths.

Variations on Mason Dixon Knitting's moss grid towel, Blue Sky Cotton , much more purple than the photo portrays. These were quick and fun, and took less than a full skein for both. I've got another full skein in sage and it just may end up in a moss grid towel for moi.

I'm waiting for the yarn I ordered for my pal, and then I'll send it all off to...another state. I hope she likes what I've put together for her!

Meanwhile, my pal emailed me to say my package is on its way to me. Yipee! I can't wait to get it!

New Year, New Goals

So I've been mulling over beginnings, fresh starts, new ideas this first week of the new year. I"m not much for resolutions; the word itself raises the hackles of the rebellious teenager in me. Some thoughts percolating for a while have manifested in the form of "__-along"'s, such as Knit from your Stash 2007 and 100 miles by April 1st. It seems that Project Spectrum 2.0 fits nicely into my planned 2007 knitting, so I may as well join them all! Too lazy to add buttons right now, however. Ahem.

My current knitting goals are as follows:
1. Finish T's Christmas socks--only 2 inches of 3x1 ribbing to go...
I added some reinforcing yarn to the heel. It's not nearly this contrasty in real life, but I love the subtly shifting color thang of the trekking.

2. Finish thuja socks for nephew . Same yarn, pattern, and size as ones for Dad. Should go fast.3. Knit jaywalkers for niece, out of Lisa Souza sport weight merino once it arrives. Should go fast, she's only 7 with a 20cm long foot.

4. Knit Bonne Marie's Ariann out of Araucania Nature Wool, procured from Webs over the New Year's weekend, on closeout! 6 skeins for under $30!! 5. Knit Hourglass sweater from Last Minute Knitted Gifts out of natural silver alpaca from A Touch of Twist. Or some variation thereof. Many thoughts swirling, will get back to you.

6. Knit 8 pairs of socks for ME from my sock yarn stash. Yes, I know I've got nothing on some people, who shall remain linkless. But I adore it all so much I can't stand to have it just hangin' around anymore. I've got enough here for 18 pairs, including 5 skeins of Trekking, 4 skeins of Socks That Rock, 2 skeins of Schaefer's Anne, enough for a pair each of Sundara, Wildfoote, Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farm, Lorna's Laces, and 3 unknown inherited skeins, 2 possibly Mountain Bearfoot:
I see some Project Spectrum potential in that pile!

7. Finish the Clapotis I started before Thanksgiving and gift it already. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your perspective), the giftee has no idea it is happening, so no motivation to put it tops on the list.

Non-knitting goals are not so concrete. I know I want to be more fit, and for motivation Runagogo fits the bill. My plan is to ski my way to April on my NordicTrak--no snow required! Which is a good thing given the high today was a balmy 70+F. I would also like to do more sewing this year. I have some fabric and vague ideas.

The rest of this month is going to busy, too. My parents arrive Thursday night for Flyboy's birthday on the 14th (FOUR! He's going to be four!) Then T, Flyboy and I jet off to Disney World for a long weekend. Somewhere in there I must send off my Secret Pal 9 package. It's almost ready.

Maybe I can finish T's sock tonight or tomorrow, and put one goal into the completed category.