Susan has mad skills. She dyes these sock blanks in beautiful colors. I've had this sock blank for 4 months. I casted on a pair of socks on my birthday (November 9) on size 0 needles. This what they look like this morning. Since my last post, I think I've knitted an inch on them. They were taken off their circular needle so that I could use the circ on a shawl. Actually, I find it easier without the circular needle to knit them. I just need a few more size 0 needles. If you look at what is in my hands in this picture, you will see I am knitting on these socks. That sleeping dude on my lap? That is my son. He was all tuckered out from bailing the 4" of water that flooded our basement. The pressure tank sprung a leak and we spent hours bailing water out in 5 gallon bucket increments. It's an old basement, with no drain.
KIP Bags by Ruddawg has gotten their 1000th feedback! In honor of this momentous occasion, I am giving away a One of a Kind KIP Bag filled with goodies. The stuff? A sampling based on the idea "A Few of my Favorite Things." What are a few of my favorite things? Well, KIP bags, of course. This one is red velvet, 10" high by 7 1/2" wide. A red velvet wrist strap allows for knitting and walking at the same time. It has a decorator fabric bottom and fancy stitching at the top to give it a more festive look. What is in the bag? The top fuzzy item is a pair of socks. Not just socks, but a pair of those fuzzy and oh so soft socks. I am a fiend for socks! I ask for a new set of socks every year for my birthday. Next is a skein of Alpaca yarn - Caramel in color. I love, love LOVE alpaca! This skein is from Blue Sky Alpacas, 120 yards of Sport Weight Yarn. The red item is my most useful tool for knitting, sewing and everything else. It's a small swiss army knife that ...
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