September in Boston Socks

My first finished project this year is a pair of socks I started last year. 

If you go to my daily blog ( curiouslyintertwined) and click the label Yarn or Socks 

you can find in progress pictures. 

Pattern: September Chart from Cuff Club Vol. 2 by Summer Lee Knits 

Yarn: Boston sock yarn from Fiber Hustle purchased at Flock in 2024 (main)

Stroll from Knit Picks in Buoy (heel and toe) 

 Unidentified mini skein (cuff) 

Other notes: I always use a heel flap heel because I can lengthen the flap 

which creates a larger gusset to accommodate my high instep.

 

Pumpkin Day

Every year we carve pumpkins just before Halloween.  Today was that day.  

Above is my "before" pumpkin.

This is my "after."

Here is M's "before"

and her "after."

She wasn't entirely happy with her first one so she did a second.

Almost "before" for L.

"After" for L.

R's owl.

And Little E's progress got derailed by an unwell child.

While we are on the pumpkin theme I thought I'd show you some adorable things M made.

These are crocheted pumpkin trick-or-treat bags for the little girls.

Her stitches are beautiful.

She is quick and is good with the details.

The little girls will have fun filling them with goodies.

Wishing you creative time,

Sharon

I'm late, I'm late

As I was loading pictures today I found some Easter things I forgot to show you.

I'll show you now.

These darling little booties were made for one little girl.

They looked adorable with her outfit.  No biased opinion here.

The free pattern is Saartje's Bootees and can be found here.

And for their first Easter, the little girls received

store-bought chicks

in Grandma-made baskets.

I hope you had a wonderful Easter.

-Sharon

Recently

Warning:  Knit heavy post.  

There is a reward for those of you who make it all the way to the end. 

Yes, if you are not into knitting, go ahead and scroll all the way to the end.  I don't mind.

Recently I've completed some knitting projects 

and made some decisions about long completed items.

This little pixie hat was completed several years ago with no recipient in mind.

I bought the yarn on vacation in Washington.

The pattern was free with the purchase of the yarn.

I now have a willing recipient, so GB#2 is the proud owner of a new hat.

Next is a cozy little neck warmer.  

This was actually almost finished a long time ago.

All the knitting was done but the sewing together up the back was not going well.

So it went into the "I don't want to think about it anymore" spot.

Finally, the other day, I got it back out and made up my mind to make it work.

The cables were not fitting together properly at the join.  

I started there and did the best I could and then did the middle.

I am assured by my family that any little goofs will be covered by my hair.

I believe that the saying "Done is better than perfect" fits here.

The next recent finish is a belated Christmas gift.

One end has free form cables and the other has something a little more planned. 

Much to my surprise my son, T-Bone, had never received a hand-knit scarf 

and asked for one for Christmas.

This is the same project I showed in this post on my 366 day blog.  

The color here is much closer to its actual color.

And finally, 

I gave you a sneak peek at this last project in the post about lining my knitting bag.

GB#1 is also the proud owner of a new hat.

And now for your reward for getting to the end of this post... 

A couple weeks ago I saw this on my drive home.

The sky looked like it was actually on fire. 

I pulled the car over to take the picture.  It was absolutely not to be missed.

Thanks for hanging in there with me.

-Sharon