Category Archives: WIPs

Cast On: Mighty Rainbow Blanket

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And so it begins…


I’ve cast on the and worked two rows of the first rainbow color. The yarn is very soft. I’m finding that the metal knit picks interchangeable needles I chose are not well suited for this. I need to dig through my needle stash to find other size 9 options before I continue.

I’ve for both plans to finish this for blitz points for the 2016 Down Cellar Studio Pigskin Party KAL. Fingers crossed anyway! It’s only 30 garter rows per color. Never mind the 240 stitches ☺️

Happy Knitting!!

Sad Panda

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My newest socks off the needles took a bit of a sad turn. I put them in a cold water wash with Soak on gentle in my machine and disaster…..

Before:


After:


The blue and purple dye bled and just changed the whole sock. I’m a sad panda. They still fit and are beautiful in a fashion. They just aren’t my bright cheery socks anymore. I should have citric acid treated them but I was in a rush and didn’t think. I whole heartedly regret that but what can you do?

I have an email in to the yarn maker to see what I did wrong and to let them know there was a problem. No answer as of yet.

Here’s to happier knitting!

Zooming Socks

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I feel the need to shout this from the rooftops….I LOVE THIS YARN!


I started a sock this week and I already finished the first one! This is the Orbit base from String Theory Colorworks in the black body radiation color. It’s a heavy fingering to sport weight yarn. And boy does it zoom!!


I’m doing a 60 stitch vanilla sock on US2 needles. I did an afterthought heel to preserve my stripes. I have even started the second one and I’m optimistic I can make an exact matching pair!


I think I’m in love ❤️

Happy Knitting!

WIP Wednesday: Old Man of Storr

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I’ve managed to add a few rows to my Old Man of Storr shawl.


It’s really starting to get bunched up on the needles. It takes me an entire evening of post baby bedtime knitting to do four rows now.


But I’m in the home stretch. I’m in to the last chart repeat that is in stockinette. I can’t wait to see this finished!!

Happy Knitting

Oh Look…Pretty Yarn

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I was in my fiber storage the other day putting away the scraps from my last couple of projects and I heard a tiny voice call “knit me!”

I peaked in my sock yarn bin and this glorious skein of String Theory Orbit in Black Body Radiation popped out at me. It was part of my 2016 sock yarn experiment haul and I hadn’t gotten to it yet.

Never mind the box of UFOs, I wound up this hot little skein in preparation for the DCS Pigskin Party KAL. I was even able to take a good crack at winding it so the stripes will match. Though I probably just jinxed it, lol. I need to get the Pot O Gold socks off my needles so this yarn can jump on them!

Happy Knitting

WIP Wednesday: Pot O Gold Vanilla Socks

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Before my health setback I was managing to zoom on my Pot O Gold vanilla socks. I even finished the first sock.


As a refresher, this is a toe up vanilla sock over 64 stitches on a US 2 circular needle. And I used and afterthought heel to not interrupt the pseudo stripes. I heart this project so hard! I even wove in the ends as soon as I got done…


It’s a lovely fit. Not too loose and not too snug. I even managed to start the second sock before the skin on fingers literally started peeling as the hand foot mouth rash heeled. Dudes….this virus is legit for adults. I’ll spare you the details and leave it at that. Here’s another photo my my sock to distract you.


Happy Knitting!!

WIP Wednesday: Pot O Gold Vanilla Socks

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Holy cow this cake of yarn never ends! I’m still knitting on my Pot O Gold vanilla socks and baby they are growing!


I’ve installed the afterthought heel and continuing to zoom up the leg. I feel like I still have a TON of this yarn left. Honestly I can’t decide to how long to make this sucker! I’m getting bored with this and so the answer may be close at hand. They are tall enough now so I may just surrender…

But gosh, I sure do love looking at these colors and the way they are striping. 

Happy Knitting!!

Back To Where I Was

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I managed to get my Old Man of Storr shawl back to where I was when I had to rip!


I’m through two full repeats of lace. And my rainbow lifeline is in place and is sufficiently long this time. I have four more lace repeats to go and the rows just keep getting longer! 

There are a still few mistakes sprinkled in there but it’s much improved from my first attempt. I’m not sure I’m a lace convert/addict but I am enjoying this project. I find myself wanting to pick this up over other things.

Happy Knitting!!

Area 51

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I broke down and did it….I made my own Area 51….


Not the aliens, you know that box of unfinished objects? (Concept originally coined by Jasmin of the Knitmore Girls and not in any way by me). Mom life has really led me to cultivate a ton of WIPs. I have so little knitting time that I really only want to work on what sings to me, hence the WIPs.

They had begun to drift around the house and I had trouble locating some of them. Well no more, all projects half (or less) finished will be located in this $8 big lots tote in my craft room safe from both toddlers and bugs. I’m feeling a bit proud of myself ☺️.

What do you do with your WIPs? 

Cast On All The Things

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I had a few toddler free moments this past weekend and what’s a girl to do but play with yarn?!


I managed to round up and wind my next three sock projects. Each bag has the 1) yarn 2) needles and 3) stitch markers to start more yummy socks. They will all probably be some variation of toe-up vanilla socks as that is my zen zone of late. From left to right they are:

I’ve found I don’t always have time or brain space to prep knitting. In my stolen moments I just want to knit! So I’m hoping my OCD prepping will allow my needles to just fly!

Ps. I hand sound my balls and then used my ball winder to rewind them to reduce the stress on the yarn on the inside of the cake. So I’m not as worried if these sit around for a bit.

Happy Knitting!!