not much going on. currently I am working on a crochet project... can't for the life of me remember what the pattern is called and I don't feel like searching for it right now. basically, it's a bolero that is originally designed to be done in 'Trellis' but I happened to have picked up tons of 'Matrix' a few months back when Michael's had it on sale for $.99. I figure it shouldn't be too different- they're both railroad/ladder yarns. I think Trellis might be a little bit bigger, but the pattern is basically measures in inches so I'm not worried. and I'm doing a bit larger size then what I would normally wear. I just really didn't feel like swatching- I'm horrible about that anyway, but this yarn isn't exactly fun to work with. atleast crocheting it, it comes together pretty quickly. I had tried to knit with it on a different pattern but that was HELL!!! I'll post pics of the progress, and links to the pattern, soon.

my first socks

I finished them Tuesday on our way to my fiance's parents' house to take care of some car registration stuff. I'll admit that for a while I had second sock syndrome but forced myself to start it and it actually went quite quickly when I set myself to working on it. (but that waited until after I finished the felted "Jeep" beanie for my future MIL- still have to make his dad one...) So, I did the first with DPNs and the second trying Magic Loop. I made them ankle socks because I don't like tall socks. They look fat, but I love them and they fit perfectly!!!





Lion Brand Magic Stripe yarn in Sea Blue Stripes- Basic Sock Pattern.

and I still have close to half a ball of yarn left since I decided to keep this one's short. I might make some matching fingerless gloves or something with it...

first post ever- a knitting world for me!

I have a myspace where I hang with my friends, but honestly, I have no fiber friends. No one I know personally knits or crochets (or else they won't admit it!) but I always read everyone else's blogs about knitting and what they are working on and what yarn they are using and so on and I have longed to brag a bit on my own knitting life. unfortunately, whenever I talk about knitting on my myspace blog, it seems I get fewer comments so... but now, I finally have somewhere to put my FO! and I've been saving up... lol

• scarf I worked on forever- 3 stranded garter stitch- I was still learning at that point.
  
  
• and my first ever finished dishcloth a Grandmother's favorite, in different Sugar 'n Cream yarn- I let one of the girls I babysit pick the color pattern...
  

I've got a lot more finished in the last month that I hope to get pictures of after done blocking. I tend to be one of those people who stock up a lot of FO to block all at once...

OTN-

• "It's a Wrap" beach wrap from The Garter Belt in some clearance yarn I got a Joann's
• Second sock of my first ever pair using Lion Brand's Magic Stripe Basic Socks in their Sea Blue Stripe color. I'm on the foot part so almost done. I did the first one on dpn's and now I'm trying it's match with Magic Loop- we'll see how that turns out.
• I also have several WIPs that were given to me so I have to figure out what they we're using needle-wise and finish them up, or else FROG! FROG! FROG!

I'm hoping I still have time to knit and keep this new blog up since I should be starting my job next week. I'll do my best anyway!