something new for my bumper ....


something that was on my christmas list this year was the elusive socks that rock from blue moon. i failed to score some at both maryland and rhinebeck! but thanks to santa, i am no longer without ....


the colbalt bloom and ruby are both light weight, and the jade is medium weight. i don't know when i will wind and knit any of it, as i'm still feeling jittery from all the holiday commotion. i am in great need of a mindless project though, and will likely chain or cast on for something today.


rocks? why yes, these are rocks ... very special painted bicho rocks. for my birthday, i received some stupid socks creatures from mom. but since mom is such a great gift-giver, she also painted me some rocks! and since this post is about socks & rocks and socks that rock, i give you some painted rocks that absolutely rock !


and since i never get off completely scotch free with mom, she also included a pair of black & white socks for me to make my own creature ... so, there we were, christmas eve night, into the wee hours of christmas day, making another wronky.

stupid sock creatures

genevieve, wronky, and claude
mom made these for me for my birthday. they were all created with the instructions from john murphy's _stupid sock creatures_.

i've yet to have success with making a creature, but perhaps mom can give me some pointers .... aren't they cute ?!

once a year ....

this little cupcake was made by betz white. it's so cute, i ordered it from her etsy shop as a gift to myself.

ps. it's a pin cushion, and the little sprinkles are the heads of pearl-topped pins.

how will the day be spent? knitting & crocheting! duh !

warming the extremities ...

i would say that christmas came early, but instead it's really a birthday that has been celebrated early. my birthday is not until the 24th, but i won't be around then, so my friends celebrated early ... and i tell you what ... they know my house is cold and that my hands are cold when i'm tapping at this keyboard!


this luscious red pair is malabrigo and knitted by rrrrrrita. it's a very basic pattern, and you can get 2 pairs and then some with just one hank of yarn. i made the same pair for my niece, and still have enough leftover for a matching hat or maybe some more mitts for someone else. hmmm ...


fetching... i think everyone has knitted these but me! these were knitted by the knitter formerly known as pinky, with cherry tree hill's worsted wt. possum fur.


and this pair? koigu .... from the rib and cable mitts pattern from this issue of interweave knits magazine. they were knitted by olive landlord, the original yarn sniffer!



and then there was some other yarn-y goodness from deb-a-licious ... i think she has me knitting about 5 pairs of socks so far, if i can get my sock needles clicking again .... i don't think it will be long though before i cast on with this lorna's laces sock yarn.



... or either of these more classical sock yarns by steinbach wolle and reynolds.

and this was just the tip of the iceberg !

i tell you what! it's a looooong loooong wait for gift time ... and i've been a good girl this year!

this is knitted from kureyon 138. i only have one more colorway of kureyon ... but two different dyelots !


i picked up a second hank of this yarn when i went down to bella filati on saturday. i had originally only purchased one to make a pair of fingerless mitts, but then decided, what if i want to knit socks ? and now i'm thinking i might want to knit gloves ....


whichever it is, i will be knitting them with these 5" needles from lantern moon.

busy knitter-elf

these guys look mighty confused ... but don't let them misguide you, as their dumb expressions are permanently sealed in fimo. some of my knitty girls and i took a little road trip down to bella filati on saturday. i picked up a few things to get me through the rest of my holiday making ... but i took this little twosome home with me, as a treat. don't worry, they've been working hard ....


yep ... they're working hard on another lizard ridge square. i like these needles ... they're 10" single points made by serendipity designs. they have a nice long taper, sharp points, and are smooth and lightweight.




these buttons? well, i got (two of) these at bella filati too ... the bird-thing is wooden, and about 2 3/4" tall. the spokey thing is not from bella filati and is almost 2" in diameter, and the last button is wooden, and about 1 3/4" in diameter. i also got some buttons for my central park hoodie, but i may not reknit the button band until christmas ....

and, it was a busy day ... and there's many more hours left in this evening ... but earlier today, i knitted my niece's fingerless mitts!




they're knitted with malabrigo, on size 9's and 10's. there's enough leftover for another pair, or perhaps a matching hat ... and then some.

i think i'm finished ...

i finally finished this batch of elf slippers early this afternoon, and 5 of the 6 pairs has already found new homes. but, i do still need to make a couple more pairs, or even a few ....

am i finished with holiday knitting & crocheting? NOPE !