Here's the front of the dress

I'm about half way done with the back. So little girl will be so cute wearing it by this weekend.

dress update

Well, I finished my book in two days. Yes, it was very good and I won't spoil it for you. After the book, I finished the front on Babe's dress and I'm on my way with the back. I'll post a pic later.

Yes, I got it tonight at 12:30!

Well, no knitting progress will be happening this weekend since I got the new Harry Potter! Can't wait to get started on it.

My newest project ...

I've started making a dress for my little one and it's slow going. I tell you, 11 1/2 inches of stockinette stitch is a bore. Here's a pic of some of my progress, I done 2 more inches than this picture shows. The blue I'm using is the same color of her eyes and it will be beautiful!

There's a pretty lace pattern at the bottom of this, but you can't see it very well because it's rolling up.

Finally finished!

Here is the proof that I finished my first sock! If only I can find my 5th dpn, I could start on the second one.

Hey, what's the point of blocking a sock? Is it necessary?

Do you notice the brown wallpaper looking background on my blog? Well I saw cotton material that looks exactly like it at Wal-Mart for $1.00 a yard. I almost couldn't refuse a deal like that, but what would I make with it? Ah well.

I need to post a picture of my socks, I am almost done with my first sock ..... not the first pair, the first sock. I guess I am a very slow sock knitter. Anyway, I think it will be the most comfortable sock ever. I'm having so much fun making it, that I thought I would make my niece and sisters a pair for Christmas. My Mom, however, makes fun of me for putting so much effort into something that I could go buy for $2; so she will not be getting a pair a socks from me. Maybe a hat ... maybe.

It's a bird .... It's a plane .....

No, it's BVD Boy and the Panty Princess, better known as the Unmentionables Duo.

another pic

Here's one more pic of the sock in natural light. Funky colors, I know, but I so desperately wanted to try Lorna's Laces and this is one of the few colors Sandra Singh had in stock because of her sale.

my first sock!!!!

I started on a my first sock last month. I thought I'd start with a toddler sock for my little girl. Hey, little socks don't take as long to knit, right? Anyway, I knit the leg up pretty fast than stopped altogether when I got to the heel bc I'm intimidated.

Then I decided to start my second ever sock for me a couple of days ago .... maybe I should finish the first? Anyway, here are my socks......

Oh yes, I'm still alive ......

I haven't written in awhile .... but I haven't knitted, either. I started my first pair of socks, and I got stuck on the heel. So I just stopped altogether. But now that the new summer knitty is out, I'm inspired again. I love the hemp skirt and want to knit something for myselft .... but not sure if it will look good on a pot belly size 12 :).

Just in time for summer .....

I started a new project last night .... the Branching Out scarf. I'm using Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool, but dummy me got the whole skein in one big knot. If I can get it out tonight, I'll post some pics tomorrow.

done!

Here is the tank finished. I'm supposed to crochet a chain stitch and tie a bow with it at the shoulders. I was thinking of doing it in the blue, but I'm not sure. I might just leave it the way it is.

Almost done!

Here is the latest I've gotten done on the ruffled tank. I think it looks pretty cute without the pink ruffle and was almost not going to put it on .... but then I remembered I have a hole in the pink stripe that I wanted to cover up. I've got 1 armhole almost finished, 1 armhole and neck to finish in the pink. I'm sure I'll be done by the weekend.

I thought I was almost done

Last night I got the front and back of the ruffled tank sewn together. All I have left to do is sew on 2 ruffles in the round. Easy peasy, right? Well it just took me 2 hours to do one round .... my stitches were crazy tight and I had to increase 1 with every stitch. My fingers hurt. So now I'm on my 2nd round (there's 248 stitches now that doubled the size) ... with only 15 more to go. It may be next week before I get this baby finished.

They are crazy tonight

Stacy got the boys wired up tonight at Applebees. Chubby cheeks wants to know when he can spend the night with her. It was real. It was fun. But it wasn't real fun. (I kid, I kid.) Hey, I'm going to work some more on Red's ruffled tank.