I'm a Day Late.

I didn't blog last week.  There are a few reasons for this.... I finished my three pieces of blanket, but really, there are only so many pictures I can take and post of unblocked completed blanket squares.  let's be honest, that gets boring.  I'm so excited with all the progress I'm making though! 

The yarn for my project I'd planned for this week's knitting of Pembroke Vest , is still somewhere between here and Ohio.  I don't really want to do anymore blanket right now, and I'm not due to start another pair of socks for another week and a half, so........ I have no idea what to work on!!!!  I've been kind of playing around with a pattern and an idea I've had in my head for a while now, but I'm not really sure I'm ready to take the whole project forward.  Here is a little teaser knit with a really soft, yellow, bamboo yarn from Elann:

I'm actually really excited about this project, but it is going to take a lot of brain power, time and some graph paper.  I'm lacking a couple of those right now, so.... I need ideas of something to knit for the next two days.  I don't work tomorrow, and it's the Olympic season so I need something to do while I veg in front of the TV!  Any reasonable suggestions would be appreciated, and no Dave, I'm not going to knit a loin cloth....

Super Bowl Sunday

Well the Super Bowl certainly wasn't any good for football this year, but it was good for something.  I was able to finish my socks, so I'm 2/14!  I guess it doesn't really look that great in writing, but for the second day of February, I feel like I'm doing well.  At one point I had planned on finishing on Friday, but work was unusually exhausting this week, and I've still been recovering from being sick last week.  With out further preamble.... Pictures!

 Front View

 

 

 Side View

 

Not the best pictures I know, and I really need to work on my backgrounds, but eh... I'm always lucky to get pictures, and the socks themselves don't look too bad in the pictures.  

Last week, I set some goals to accomplish before I blogged this week, lets see how I did.  

• Finish one sock - Done and better.  I finished a whole pair... but only because I waited until today to blog
• Learn a short row heel  - Still need some practice on that, but now I've done it.
• Learn a new toe - Did what is called a pointed toe.
• Order yarn for baby vest Lots (ok, not lots), but some nice knit picks shine on it's way to me right now.
• Organize my stash so all my Christmas yarn is put away (I know it's a little late for this, but it really does still need to be done. )
• Take pictures so I have something pretty for the blog next week.  After all, what is a knitting blog without pictures? Done.  

My stash remains unorganized.  I guess that will go back on the list for this week.  I have until the 22nd before I need to start my next pair of socks.  So, I have almost three weeks of knitting before going back to socks.  I have some ideas of what I want to be working on for those three weeks.  I know I will be spending a lot of time on my blanket.  I'm hoping to get several more blocks done this month.  I also plan to knit that baby vest I ordered the yarn for.  Perhaps this week I will focus on two things.

• Organize my stash

• Complete the remaining three panel F's of my blanket.  I'll have to see if I can borrow a cable needle for that but I think I might know someone who can help with that.

While I'm working on that, I have a dilemma... I'm trying to come up for a name for the pair of socks I designed this week, and I'm struggling.  I have one idea, but I'm not completely sold on it. So... if anyone has any ideas, feel free to suggest them!