Week In Review

It's been a rather eventful week here in NYC.

We are still thawing out from all the snow we got on Wednesday....

I was 8 rows from finishing my second Rick sock...

...when I realized I was knitting two right leg socks. Sock #2 quickly looked like this...

I did forge ahead and last night (by the end of the Survivor season premiere) I had a finished pair...

Pattern: Rick (by Cookie A.)
Yarn: STR Rare Gems Lightweight
Needle: Knit Picks Circs Size 2 and 1.5
Started: January 17, 2010
Finished: February 11, 2010

I also finished DB's Bedtime Socks last week. DB obliged me in letting me take a modeled shot of him wearing them for the blog.

Pattern: Basic Pattern I had from when I first learned to knit socks in 2002
Yarn: Louet Gems Sportweight (Black - 2 skeins; Blue - 1/2 skein)
Needle: Knit Picks Size 3
Started: January 19, 2010
Finished: February 4, 2010

DB loves them and when I asked him if he wanted more he said, "Oh Yeah!".

Lastly, I decided to join in on the Ravelympics fun this year. I signed up with the Sit'nKnit NYC group and will be participating in three events (Sock Hockey - Kai-Mei, Hat Halfpipe - Jenny Cloche and Mitten Moguls - Bella's Mittens). Think I might be a bit crazy to tackle three projects, but it will be a fun challenge.

Got Singles

Two single socks equal a pair right? Too bad one fits perfectly and the other is too big since it's not for me.

Over Martin Luther King Holiday weekend I decided I was ready to cast on for another pair of socks. Ever since my sis had started Rick socks last year, I knew I wanted to make them. I couldn't wait to use the STR Rare Gems I purchased at Rhinebeck this year. I love the orange/rust tones in the yarn. Sock #1 knitted up fast and I believe took me four or five days to finish. Sock #2 is currently on the needles.

Last week I decided I wanted to knit DB a pair of socks he could wear to bed. I thought it would be nicer to have a super soft hand-knit pair on your feet than thin sweat socks at night. I went stash diving and found some yarn that has been hibernating since 2003. The yarn is Louet Sales Gems Opal - Sport Weight. I had enough yarn to do the bulk of the sock in black and chose to do the heel and toe in blue. DB tried the sock on the other night and loved it. I see a few more pairs in his future. I'll be casting on for Sock #2 today.

In other news, my sis is back to blogging! Yay!