Congrat's to Grasshopper

Those are some very cute amigurumi's Grasshopper...I must admit I'm jealous as I have yet to finish one. The heads kept coming out extremely misshapen...I will get back to that though one day as my nieces got their hands on Amigurumi World and I have a monkey and a penguin on order :)

Sensei, I must say that I'm not so sure about that quiz...your knitting ability shows us that you are disciplined....I'll take it and see how I turn out.

Congratulations again Grasshopper on the great SI news !

Well, I thought I should share some pictures to show that I actually do know how to knit and purl :)

Amigurumi

Blue Bear in a Red Dress

Baby Chick

"Patches" the Puppy

Humility?

http://www.helloquizzy.com/tests/the-best-thing-about-you-test

Your result for The Best Thing About You Test ...

Humility

Humility is your strongest virtue. You are humble.

Humility is the defining characteristic of an unpretentious and modest person, someone who does not think that he or she is better or more important than others. And you? When you do the right thing, you're doing it for all the right reasons. All 7 virtues are a part of you, but your humility runs deepest.

It is likely you're a quiet type. But if not, then you just have dark, secret side that loves to give.

Humble famous people: JD Salinger, Isaac Newton, Harry Potter (pre-puberty)

Your raw relative scores follow. 0% is low, and 100% is perfect, nearly impossible. Note that I pitted the virtues against each other, so in some way these are relative scores. It's impossible to score high on all of them, and a low score on one is just relatively low compared to the other virtues.

YOUR VIRTUES
40% Compassion
44% Intelligence
63% Humility
56% Honesty
13% Discipline
43% Courage
58% Passion

What do you think? Would you say this is accurate? I know I humiliate myself on a fairly regular basis, but I don't think that is the same thing.

Holiday Fun!

Christmas was a blast this year...way better with a two year old that’s for darn sure. Even if I am not entirely sure what I am supposed to do with the giant remote control monster truck that is currently residing beside the sofa. I had no problem finding space for my new swift and ball winder!!!

The post Christmas down time has given me a chance to spend time on long neglected projects. I tidied up my craft room and I have finally started posting projects on Ravelry. I know, I am way behind the times but better late than never...I hope...

Finished Projects:

I am pretty proud of my BSJ and I just love the Dream in Colour Butter Peeps.

I finished these fingerless glove thingies and I fully intend to wear them at work. I just have to find the right outfit.

Misc. Christmas shots:

The swatches of Sensei, Grasshopper and Seifu. We were at a workshop with Brandon Mabley. Sensei's is on the bottom, second from the left. Seifu's is on the bottom, second from the right. Grasshopper's is third row from the top, second from the left.

Sensei and Grasshopper at the Knitter's Frolic in Toronto in April 2008. Seifu took the picture. At our feet are our purchases.

Sock meme

When did you first learn to knit socks? Around 1998, I think. I remember knitting socks for Elinor's principal à la Dumbledore wishing for socks for Christmas. She got the joke.

What's the first sock you ever knit? Plain socks in red Lopi. I was always scratching my ankles. I remember buying clogs to wear with them as they were too thick to wear with regular shoes. I was too scared of the thin sock yarn. Kudos to you, Grasshopper for jumping right in.

Favorite Sock Pattern? Monkeys by Cookie A., I guess. I'm on my second pair. Is her name really Cookie?

Favorite needle method? Right now it is the Magic Loop, but I still use double points when I run out of long circular 2.25 mms.

Favorite sock needles? Knitpicks Harmony, but they tend to break if carried around, so I use the Knitpicks Steel.

Who do you knit socks for? Me. The kids. Hubby has one pair that he does wear when it gets cold.

How many pairs have you knitted to date? I don't actually know. My friends would snicker as they know that I don't often knit pairs. Maybe 16 actual pairs and 30 singles in progress or waiting mates.

What is on your sock knitting to-do list? The list is endless with Ravelry to look at. I guess Lucy Neatby's socks in the latest Knitters magazine. They don't actually have Bosnian toes or Turkish heels and she doesn't know why they named socks with holes that name. Who knows? I have some Aquarius Cat's pajamas saved for them. I also would like to use the really rich dark brown Madtosh for Francie.

What kind of socks do you like to knit- Striped? Yes, I was on a self striping yarn kick for a while there. I just have to perfect a short row heel so that the heels look nice.

Colourwork? I haven't done much of this with socks. I do have a Fair Isle kit for socks.

Plain Stockinette? I like really 'sick' yarn as the kids would say so they look best in plain stockinette.

Cabled? Yup, I like simple cabled socks, too.

Lace? Totally fun. I'm knitting ,Vog on right now and I love doing the lace down the front of the sock - it keeps things interesting.

Anklets? The aforementioned Vogs

Knee Socks? Haven't yet. I fear I would look like an aging Pippi Longstocking.

Solid Colours? Yes, but I prefer a textured pattern when working in solids.

Bright and crazy? Have tons of this, but am leaning towards semi-solids now.

Faux Fair Isle (the yarn doing all of the work)? Been there, done that.

Tag a few sock knitters here: Grasshopper, consider yourself tagged. Rookie Hookie, your time will come.