The Dropped Stitch

I was happily knitting away on my Citron when I laid it out to admire my work. What should I notice? A dropped stitch. All the way before the first ruched area. So late last night, I frogged it.

Then I started the second sock.

Nice progress, eh? I'm about halfway through the heel. I had my dad try the first sock on since he wears the same shoe size as Mike. He then requested a pair for himself.

I finished the toe and I think I'll work on this sock today. Size 11 socks in a charcoal grayish black. Wish me luck!

Happy Knitting!

New Years' Knitting

It's a new year and once again, I've decided to start a blog. Actually,  I've started two. This time, I intend to keep it up and running. I hope you all will hold me to this.

On Dec. 31, I received a Knitpicks order.

• Stroll in Agate Heather (1), Aurora Heather (1), Buckskin (1), Grass (2), and Shoreline Twist (2).
• Stroll Tonal in Royalty (1). 
• Stroll Sport in Elk Heather (3).
• Shine Sport in Arbor (3).
• Comfy Fingering in Black (2).
• Comfy Bulky in Fedora (2).
• Comfy Worsted in Fedora (7), and Pomegranate (3).
• Swish Bulky in Marlin (2).
• Alpaca Cloud in Tango (1). 
• Knitting Needle Coil Wraps in Small (1).
• Options Nickel Plated Fixed Circulars in 24in. Sz. 1s.

I then decided to start Bella's Mittens using the Swish Bulky. While I don't particularly enjoy Twilight, I thought these were really cute and I needed something easy to work on while watching Season 1 of Bones. 

Here's a picture of them.

After I finished those, my mom reminded me that I promised my cousin's husband some socks. I'm using the Stroll Sport I got. Here's the first one.

It's just a basic toe-up sock with 2/2 rib on the instep.

Next, I'm working on Citron using the Alpaca Cloud. I just finished the second section. I'm really enjoying it, although I did end up with 10 extra stitches. Oh well.

I'm also working on a pair of socks of my own design. Pictures and links will be up once I get the pattern written.

Now, I'm off to watch season 2 of Bones and work on the second sock and maybe my Citron. 

Happy knitting!