see mi knit

The offset cable zip up cardi (I need a name for it...) is slowly progressing.

I'm about to start the armhole shaping for the sleeves.  But I gotta tell you, it's hard plowing through endless ribbing when all that's calling for me is this:

It's some Jitterbug sock yarn I picked up in Boston in Plum.  I've already cast on for the Gentlemen's Fancy Socks with the Lozenge Pattern because I've been fixated by Kris' for a while now and I think she's spot on with going with a red colorway.  I'm almost done with the cuff and the color is just delicious!

I can't wait to finish these because I want to use another little gem that was waiting for me in Boston:

Weeeeeeeeee BUNNY SOCK BLOCKERS!!!!  I got them from these delightful eBay merchants and I'm pretty sure I got them custom made because when Kris asked them if they had bunnies they said "Sure we do, give us a mo'" and then they came back with SKETCHES for approval.  I picked the design you see above and I'm super delighted because as far as I know, I'm the only gal with bunny blockers... for now...  ;)

Oh and the baby sock jag, do just two pairs count as a jag?

But I'll have to you know that one of those socks in the back (Fairgrounds, STR) had 5 false starts before I decided to do basic socks, so really this picture represents at least 5 pairs! (The other socks are leftover STR in Garnet Dream)

The dragon, it roars!

The back:

As you can see, I ran out of green for the hoodie so I had to improvise. My roommate assured me that it was still "wayyy cute". 

Pattern:  Baby Dragon Hoodie
Yarn: Berocco Lullaby (2 skeins green, 3 skeins blue)
Needles: 7 for trim, 9 for body

The pattern was really easy, even with hardly any directions (all charted).   The yarn was horrible to work with!  Marnie warns that it snags but snag is an understatement.  This yarn even catches on carpet!  It is also splitty and sort of ribbony so it's hard to get an even stitch. In addition, I made the spots using duplicate stitch and it was really hard to cover the blue stitches with the green stitches, creating a mottled effect on the spots.  I will call this a feature of the sweater.  In conclusion, I will never work with Lullaby again.  HOWEVER, it creates a very soft fabric, which is nice for babies.

Lessons learned from the Olympics:

• I can do it if I put my back into it
• Time limits are not for me. I think it makes me create a sub-quality product in exchange for meeting a deadline.
• I candooit

I'm so glad I didn't choose an adult size sweater.

And look, finally Bliss gets its moment!

Pattern: Twisted Rib
Yarn: Esprit Puzzle in Denim
Needles: US1s (Crystal Palace, Brittanys, and Susan Bates Silvalumes) dpns

The yarn was all right. Cheap.  I'm glad I chose this pattern because it helped make it more "squashy" feeling.  I used a bunch of different dpn's for experimental factor and it didn't make much of a difference to the final product.

Onward, to more fun socks!