Socks - Pink Monkeys

I made these Monkey socks for my friend Monkey (Deb). I love this yarn!!!

Socks - Charity

I made these socks for charity. They are sock yarn doubled with heavy wool, and they are VERY warm. :)

Socks - Lovestruck Hearts

I made these Lovestruck Hearts socks as a graduation gift for one of my ChemoAngels friends.

Socks - Bremen Muster (Bumpy Socks)

I made these cute Bumpy Socks for my older daughter. I love the colors and the pattern together.

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - July 3

I finished my Easter socks! I dyed the yarn myself with egg dye. This is Knit Picks dyable yarn, and it is so soft and comfy. I love them!

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - July 1

I just need to finish the seam on the toe of the second sock. I am calling these my Easter socks because I used egg dye to hand-dye the yarn.

Cool, huh?

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 30

Woot! I finished the first heart sock. I love it!!!

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 29

Oooh, getting close!

Project 365 - Father's Day

A belated picture of my husband and our oldest daughter on Father's Day. (No sock knitting today).

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 27

More progress ....

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 26

I finished the gusset .....

Project 365 - John John's Half Birthday

Since John John's birthday is on Christmas Day, for the last several years we have celebrated it on his "half birthday" on June 25. This year we got him cupcakes. ;)

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 24

Okay, it's not a sock, but it is knit with sock yarn. :) This is a cell phone cosy for our younger daughter. I love the stripes.

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 23

I started this pair of socks about a week before SOS started. The pattern is Love Struck Hearts. I am knitting this pair with square needles!

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 22

I made it to the gusset on my daughter's sock.

Project 365 - Summer of Socks - June 21

Yay! Today is the first day of summer of socks. I started a pair of socks for our oldest daughter. The pattern is Bremen Muster, and the yarn is Garnstudio FABEL.

I went to Barnes & Nobel and had lunch and then found a comfy chair to sit in and knit. What a great day!

Summer of Socks Starts Today!

Today kicks of Summer of Socks 2009. I have been waiting eagerly for today to arrive!

I have three pairs of socks on the needles already, and my goal is to finish a sock a week between now and September 1.

Today, to celebrate the official start of SOS2009, I will cast on a pair of socks for my older daughter.

Pictures to be posted soon .....

Project 365 - Easter Vigil

Our beautiful daughters served as Altar Servers at the Easter Vigil Mass today. The mass is the most beautiful of the whole year, and this year it lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes. :)

Project 365 - "Tea Bag" Teddy Bear

This is my husband's teddy bear "Tea Bag" from when he was a little boy (and his stuffed doggie "Flash"). We got Tea Bag his very own Steeler's jersey for Christmas one year.

Project 365 - Crochet Flower Hot Pad

This Crochet Flower Hot Pad looks intimidating, but it was actually really easy to make. The petals are crocheted and then flipped and crocheted in place.