Turning the Heel on an Empty Bus

The blue sock is coming along. I'm pretty sure I'm going to run out of yarn around the ankle; is there any point in making an ankle-length wool sock? Maybe I'll look for a different yarn for the calf portion ...

The Adventures of a Blue Sock

On our road trip to New York last weekend, I began the re-make of the blue sock. Here it is, looking for parking at W 56th and 10th:
Relaxing in a Manhattan apartment:

In traffic on I-95, headed to Connecticut:

At the in-law's, in Connecticut:

At a slight detour, in front of the Polar Beverage factory in Worcester, MA:

Home again, home again:

More Finger Puppets

Turns out there's plenty of time to knit at craft fairs if nobody's buying your stuff ...

(alpaca, frog, pony, spider)

Kitten Pouch

I made this little kitten pouch for Himself for Valentine's Day. The cat is an iron-on we got ages ago; the lining is flannel, left over from a pajama project.One of my only forays into embridery. I'm surprised it came out as well as it did!

Goodbye, Green Sweater

Once upon a time, there was a sweater. It was made of wool, kinda scratchy, and was bought at the dollar store. Rumor had it the sweater was vintage, but there was no way to be sure. The sweater wasn't talking.

It had a yoke with four colors! And three buttons! It was a preppy's delight. Unfortunately, the neckline came up a bit too far and was a little too tight. Plus, it was scratchy. So despite it being a comfortable cat bed ...

The sweater had to go. Happily, most of the pieces came apart without much trouble -- except the yoke, which would probably have to be felted. Halfway to its new life as balls of yarn, the sweater looked like this:

What will the sweater be in its next life? Stay tuned and see!

Finger Puppets

I've been working on these off and on, but finally wove in the ends and gave them faces last night. The frogs are my favorites, but I like the octopi a lot too. The green and the green/blue yellow are cotton (left over from the Swiffer project); the gray and red are wool (from S'Mittens).

Piggling

A pink pig, mostly completed on Tuesday, but completed yesterday with the addition of eyes.