Everyday Crafty Goodness

I figured out why my first attempt at the Jaywalker socks failed miserably … I used the wrong size needles!  I thought my size zero needles were my size ones for some reason so no wonder I couldn’t get my foot through the sock.  I frogged the sock and started over with the right needles last night and it looks like it’s going to fit just fine.

Speaking of knitting, I think I squealed when I saw Emerson Cod (played by Chi McBride) knit on Pushing Daisies.  He made a couple of gun cozies (very crafty), a vest, and he keeps his stacks of cash in knitted socks (I think they were socks at least).  How cool is that?

I started knitting the jaywalker socks this weekend and when I had about 4 inches of the cuff/leg done, I thought I’d try it on to see how it fits.  It DOESN’T!!!  So now I have to rip the whole thing out and start over.  Boo.  I might try casting on 84 stitches instead of 76 stitches and use #2 needles instead of #1 like I did.  I swear my feet are not that big…

Woohoo, I finished my socks late last night!  I had just enough yarn to finish the right sock (my socks are right/left specific like shoes). 

Just look at that sad puppy face…what’s Molly thinking?

Autumn is here and the cool nights make me want to knit (and wear wool socks).  These are my fourth pair of hand knit socks.  I tried to make the stripes match each other and so far so good although it doesn’t look like I’ll have enough yarn to finish the second sock!  I should be done with this pair this week.  There’s nothing like knitting socks to Law and Order marathons in the fall…

Yarn: Lion Brand Magic Stripes in Denim

Needles: sizes 1 (for cuff and toes) and 2 double pointed

Cast on 64 stitches, K3 P1 ribbed pattern

Look what I found under my bed…a lone sock!  I started knitting this sock last winter and sort of left it unfinished.  For some reason I had this huge mental block about knitting socks.  I thought it would be too hard for me to learn but I figured it out as I went along.  This would be my 4th pair of knitted socks.  The yarn is Lion’s Brand Magic Stripes.  Do I have a high arch or what?

* UFO – UnFinished Object