From my brother Allen and my best friend Christina bought me some beautiful blue dice (just like the Caribbean blue, but not frosted) for Yule, and it turns out I had the perfect blue to match. This was my absolute first attempt at a knitted dice bag. No pattern, just improvised. It has a little point on the bottom.

Well, I use my French Press mostly at my friend Tiffani's house. They have an enclosed porch that is the smoking room. When I'm sitting out there, ten minutes after the hot water is poured into the French press the coffee is cold. I found the Natural Coffee Cozies by Bernat Design Studio pattern and decided wool would be best at keeping it warm. Right now, I'm just worried that after I felt the piece and stick it on the French press, it'll shrink and break the beaker. We will see...

I have trouble sleeping at night. Mostly, by the time my eyes are closing for sleep, it's already daylight. I decided I needed something for it, so I started knitting this Chevron Eyeshade by Desi Knitter. The only thing I've decided I don't like about the pattern is the decreases. Next time I make one, I may use that double decrease [sl2tog, k1, p2so] that looks like layered knit stitches over top the slanted stitches.

Made a dice bag using the Deep Sea Flower Dice Bag pattern by Nina Hyland. It calls for Noro Kureyon yarn and US 8 dpns, but I used Noro Kureyon Sock and US 3 dpns and made a bag big enough for one set of dice. My aunt and Angie from my women's group have requested one each; Lil requested a purple one with a strap long enough for a necklace, and Angie wants one in dark colours with a strap long enough for a necklace as well.

This was a test knit for YarnYenta. The pattern is actually already up on Ravelry for $5.00. The pattern is called Crystal Continuum by Heatherly Walker. It's been totally fun working on them (though a total pain in the ass when I forget which row I'm on). I'm using Noro Kureyon Sock and US2 dpns.

This is my first toe-up sock. I used the pattern The Humble Sock goes Toe Up by Nikki Burns. I had to re-bind off three times on the first sock!! It was too tight the first two times. Jojoland Melody Superwash, color MS11.

I used Pedicure Socks (to knit) by Patons as a basis, but didn't follow it to a tee. The first sock took me a while; three days. The second one took me about five hours knitting time (over the course of two days). They're SO comfortable. I wish I knew what brand of yarn I used. All I know is that I got it from Lilly. I used the Paton's Pedicure Socks pattern (free at my LYS), but added a toe. Omigosh, I have a funny story to go with that. Turning heel was surprisingly easy from the horror stories that I've heard.



I finished my first sock at Borders in the cafe. Was hanging out with Lilly and Skyler that day. I wrote a little sign that said, "Yay! :)" and sent it to everyone in my contacts list that could accept picture messages.


I finished the second sock at Sarah's in her basement. I had to put them on. They fit me perfect, which means that the only people that can wear them are me and my eight-year-old brother, Alix.


Lilly said that they made my feet look even smaller (especially compared to my ankles... eep!). I absolutely love knee-high (or higher) socks, though I knew I didn't have enough yarn for two socks that tall. Still a good first set. They're both the same size. I was thrilled.