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WIP Wednesday: Roller Rink Disco Socks

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The Roller Rink Disco socks have felt the love lately!

I’ve completed the foot and turned the gusset heel. I’m really becoming fond of this yarn and the color. The short color sections really blend oranges, pinks, and purples into something eye pleasing. And the fabric has a lovely hand to it.

I’m now torn as to how to finish the leg. I’m leaning towards a 2×2 rib instead of my normal stockinette leg with ribbed cuff. Just thinking about it to switch things up. With the added bonus that these might be a smidge small and the ribbing will forgive a lot of sins!

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Roller Rink Disco Vanilla Socks

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I was lucky to secure some Twist Fiber Studio Montford Fingering in the Roller Rink Disco color way as part of my 2016 sock yarn experiment. I grew up in too rural of an area to have access to a roller rink but as a child of the 80s/90s I felt drawn to it…


My brain space is still at a minimum so I’m once again working toe up vanilla socks over 68 stitches. Probably with a gusset heel but I haven’t decided completely. I go these started at the Royals game last weekend so they would count for #batterupkal2016!


I was surrender by Muggles but only a couple people noticed and commented. They were very nice comments, I was pleased!

Happy Knitting!!

WIP Wednesday: Camo Vanilla Socks

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My Camo Vanilla socks got some unexpected love this past weekend. We had a last minute babysitter and the husband and I snuck off to a movie at the $2 theater. The movie was terrible but I got 2+ hours of knitting!
I’m an inch away from startingthe heel  gusset. Fingers crossed I can get these done in June for the Down Cellar Studio’s 12 months to Christmas KAL!

I also got a little knitting snuck in on Fathers Day as I watched my almost two year old try to cope with the physics of a spinning sprinkler 😃

Happy Knitting!

Knitting In The Wild

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Hello there! This knitter has been crazy busy and sadly only some of it had been knitting. Summer is upon us here in Kansas and that means BBQ, baseball, family, and loads of travel! Sleep is for the weak (and those without toddlers).

Just wanted to drop in quickly and show some knitting in the wild that will hopefully count for the 2016 Knitting Butterfly’s Great Outdoors KAL!


Lots of dirt and little boys learning baseball! (Jellybean and Grandpa and in the background playing with bugs instead of 3rd base.) And the project is my Camo Vanilla Socks for my dad for Christmas. I hope to get a proper post about them this week but until then…Happy Knitting!!

Continued Growth

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My memory blanket is growing. Here is my progress since last week…


I’m on the 19th square with no signs of slowing. I still have several scraps but my pile is shrinking. I may dip into my yarn stash to make a few mini skeins even before I knit the socks. I never use all the yarn anyway so that’s not crazy at all right? I just want to ride this wave of motivation before I lose it.

I really haven’t touched anything else so my blog posts may be fewer and far between until this blanket fever passes. I should be making an effort to keep up with my birthday and Christmas prep. But should and will are two distinct concepts 😊

Happy Knitting!

Party Cake Peep Progress

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Sometimes I’m surprised by my projects. My Party Cake Peep Vanilla socks live in my purse. I pick them up while commuting or waiting in line. But being that they are vanilla…I don’t give them much thought. Guess what…they are almost done!


I’ve turned the heel and started up the leg! I think if I could put down my scrap blanket these might be done soon! Maybe there are knitting fairies that work on these when I’m not looking? 

Happy Knitting!

My First Hexipuff

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In addition to my sock yarn memory blanket I decided to start a pile of hexipuffs as well. I have MORE than enough sock scraps to do at least two Hexipuffs per color. I made it through the first one!


I managed not only to cast off incorrectly (Kitchener instead of crochet cast off) but I also failed to stuff it with fiber fill….insert face palm here….


It was easily enough remedied without losing any stitches and only took a a few minutes. Doesn’t this look much better? These aren’t quite as zen as my mitre squares but still fulfilling.

Now I just need to work up a storage plan for these tiny puff so in 15 years when I have enough for a blanket I can find them!

Happy Knitting!!

Cast On: Camo Vanilla Socks

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Winter is coming…..just kidding. But Christmas is only getting closer and closer. I need another pair of socks for my Dad for his stocking. I had snagged some more Cascade Heritage Prints from my LYS. This is a nice green/brown Camo print which suits my dad perfectly.

This is a nice thick fingering yarn that I’m working on US 2s. True to my sock knitting form this is another toe up vanilla sock. I’m letting the print of the yarn do the hard work. It makes the sock literally fly. I LOVE THAT! 
This is more “zen” knitting for me!


Happy Knitting!

Cast On: 22.5 Degrees

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As I talked about awhile back I frogged my Clapo-Ktus shawl. I just wasn’t feeling it. So I fell down the Ravelry rabbit whole and came out with 22.5 Degrees by Martina Behm. It’s a straight forward garter stitch shawl with YO increases and all knits. Perfect for current state of mush for brains!


I pulled out some Hiya Hiya bamboo circulars and got this baby on the needles. The pattern is designed for highly variegated but I think my solid royal blue will be just fine and fit my wardrobe just beautifully.


I even managed to sneak some wine and knitting time while the hubby was doing bedtime with Jellybean. Pure bliss!

Happy Knitting!!