Ready for baby

Granny has all the goodies for baby Brody finished....so now he can make his appearance. His momma would be less than thrilled to know that's what he's been waiting for, so we just won't tell her. I've spent the last week with the telephone close by waiting for THE call. I'm hoping to be holding my sweet new grandson soon.

Reading.....

If I could only find a way to knit and read at the same time. The Friday Night Knitting Club is what I'm reading right now. It is a story of women drawn together by what else, knitting.

It's as comfy to read as cashmere. It's not my book club selection this month, but it's been on my list of books to read for some time now. I don't know if I want to finish it or not....I don't what the Knitting Club to end.

They Are Now a Couple

My Charade socks are finished. The toe on the second sock gave me fits. I guess I didn't have my head in the game, because I messed up the decreases more times than I care to remember.

They are tucked away in my drawer and waiting for fall for their debut. I have a couple of other projects to finish up then it's on to the next BIG step.

We're still waiting for Brody.....

I Think I Learned Something Today

This could be why I need a swift and ball winder.
I turned this beautiful hank of yarn into......

...this outrageous mess!! It started out simple enough. I was going to wind this hank that I bought at Stiches West into a ball ready to start my next pair of socks. That sounds simple enough, right? Well, 3 hours later this is what I've created.

I've avoided buying a swift/ball winder because I would much rather by yarn than equipment. Most of the time the yarn store winds the yarn for me. so it has not been a huge problem. After today maybe I should decide if I want to spend time unsnarling a mass of unruly yarn or knitting.

One Down, One to Go

I've finished the first Charade sock and begun the second one. I don't suffer from second-sock syndrome, that's for sure. Finishing one just makes me want to finish the next one really fast, so I will have a pair. We are just about out of sock wearing season around here, but I hope to have lots of new socks for next year.

For some reason this color photographs kind of funky. It is a really neat shade of orange and pink. It reminds me of sherbert. :)