best. sock. project. bag. ever.

I got this cute little bag at the Urban Craft Uprising this past December from a vendor called "Heavens to Betsie". I was supposed to be shopping for Christmas presents for others, but when I saw this bag, it called out to me...actually it screamed "PUT YOUR SOCK PROJECTS IN ME!" And, well, since I like bags, who was I to resist? The thing you can't see in the picture is that the actual exterior is plastic...as in, your sharp little size 1 dpns won't be poking through and making holes in your awesome bag. If you're in Seattle, the woman who makes these is at Pike Place Market (Store is "Heavens to Betsie" -- she also sells some awesome potholders and larger bags too!)

Knitting makes holiday travel tolerable.

Travelling this holiday season was a bit trying -- between planes being delayed (is a delay because you don't have the part to fix a plane struck by lightening called weather-related or not...?) and sheer airline incompetency, I had some time to knit. In the end we arrived safely, our luggage arrived a few days later (intact) and it was a good visit.

Remember the Noro scarf I showed in the last post, though? Well, I didn't work on it at all until we were at the airport. Knit half of the thing ON one of the flights, and now I have a very warm, fuzzy scarf :)

I also managed to squeeze in two dishcloths before the year ended -- these got sent off as part of a Christmas gift.

The other thing I finished lately were the pedicure socks for my mom -- but I didn't get pictures taken before they got shipped out in the mail.

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Even though I haven't been blogging about it, I have been knitting :)

I've been working on some pedicure socks for my mom for Christmas (her request) -- they're in cascade fixation (and yes, the blue is left over from the last socks I made for her) -- Not sure if they'll be done in time to send to her for Christmas, but the rest of her gifts are going out this week, so it'll be OK if one gift makes it late...


I've also been working on a Clapotis (in Noro Silk Garden) for a co-worker -- we're trading talents: I'm making her a scarf, and she's making me some earrings!


The third thing I'm working on is the Noro Striped Scarf. Despite the fact that the Yarn Harlot didn't jump on the band wagon last year and then knit at least three versions of the scarf this year...I somehow managed to not even know that there was a band wagon to jump on! ...And yet, the first time I saw this scarf...I knew I had to have one. So on Thanksgiving, I started working on it (even though I've got Christmas knitting to do)


I picked a very...boring (for lack of a better word) contrast color for the scarf...but so far I like how its turning out :)

this post has no knitting content, but it does have cool pictures

so I found out at knitting last night that this blog has more readers than I thought, and that the lack of updates has not gone un-noticed like I had hoped it had :)

since I am in the middle of not only unpacking from a move, but writing yet another fellowship proposal (please let me get one of these soon, I'm sick of writing them!)...I leave you with some pictures until things are a bit more organized at home and we have internet there again...





knitting content to return soon...

ooh, and if anyone can correctly guess the location of the 3rd and/or 4th picture, I'll send you something fun :)