I made YARN!

Wow, I was slow in finishing this up, but I plied this past weekend and I loved doing it and how it came out.

The blue bits that I spread throughout the yarn are not showing up real well, but I am pretty sure that once I knit and felt this into a bag, that it will come through.

I am very pleased with the quality of the twist. It seems to be nicely balanced. I was worried about that before plying. I can't wait to begin another fun project.

Fiber info:

A light gray fiber that is a Mystery wool blend from a local farm http://www.geocities.com/joan_ellison/

I got over 300 yards of yarn, weighing about 270 grams.

Not sure if this is good or what I should strive for since this is my first yarn.

I think for the most part the yarn is about a worsted weight, but has some thick and thin area's for sure.

Now for the unveiling

Band Heel Sock

Well I finished another sock last night and will cast on for the second one today.

This is a different kind of heel, not sure I like it or not. It seems to make a bit of an odd bump under the bottom of the heel. Wondering if that will be uncomfortable. There is no gusset, once you are done with the heel, your stitch count is already back to the original number that you cast on. Interesting!

This pair is for my daughter. This sock is a nice snug fit. It is my first pair on size 0 needles, I will have to try more on this size.

So have a look and let me know what you think, if you have any experience with this style of heel and have any comments, I would love to hear about it.

Sunny Days Dishcloth

Well the sunny days are going to be less and less frequent now. The holidays are upon us and I don't seem to be in a very festive mood.
Lots to think about around here.

Anyway, I am happy with this bright and sunny cloth. I should block it to even it out a bit, I am giving it as an X-mas gift. I will need to try and get another one knit up, to go with it. I have made good progress on my socks. Finished one today for my DD and am ready to begin the heel on a sock for my hubby.
I will need to get over to the yarn shop for some more Addi Turbo's this weekend. I think I want to buy a 40 in. number 1, So that I can do the final pair for my oldest son, 2 at a time, cuff down.

Here is the cloth.

One pair down

Well I am on the Christmas sock count down. I wanted to make my 3 children socks for Christmas and I bought the yarn in August, but have waited till just recently to get going.
Now I must hurry! Actually, I wanted to get hubby's done also, but his may have to wait. His Birthday is in January ; )

So here is the first pair. Luckily this son, only wears short socks.
The other 2 will want longer ones.
I am happy with how these turned out, however my original intent had been to make the heel gray as well, but I forgot until a bit past the heel and I wasn't going back
We are going to Pipestone this weekend to visit family and I will get to spend time with a friend and I will show her how to knit. That should be tons of fun. "Hi Joyce"