Current mood:

Keepin' on truckin'

A Slow Knitting Weekend
Not too much knitting was done on my part this weekend. I was mostly consumed by knitting Dad's super-warm super-huge socks:

 

I feel comfortable letting it slip that these are for Dad, since I can't think of anyone less likely to read this blog.

I have one finished and have the other one started. On the first sock, I figured out how to weave the ends in as I go. I studied the tutorial posted by Sockpr0n, but couldn't make her instructions work for continental, until I kinda stumbled into it. Very easy, very quick, and when you are done, you are DONE. Good for the soul! 

heatherlayne_nwanted to hear about the purple mitten:



This was my first attempt at colourwork. Not the neatest, but not bad in my own estimation. One problem is that the Fair Isle motif caused a smaller gauge, which pulls in that part of the mitten, making it difficult to wear. I really ought to knit the thumb and block out this bad boy before I write it off, but I am not sure. If I do write it off as a Christmas present, it will be a donation to a charity. It is still a good mitten, but the tightness of the FI makes it too small for the hand for which it was intended.

Also seen in this picture is the Odessa I started, but was dismayed to find that though I had gotten gauge, it fits comfortably around a 23" needle despite a supposed circumference of 20". Bah.

So, this is the state of the windowsill:



I am getting back to Dad's sock today, so I hope to get that out of the way soon. How is everyone else doing with Christmas knitting? (except ladyknits... I know all too well that she is done :) )