We have a FO! I might be primarily a process knitter, but oh how I love finishing stuff. I'm still task oriented by nature and seriously dig being able to check things off on a list. Well check off these Opal Rainforest Socks. Stick a fork in them, they are done.
Project details:
Yarn: Opal Rainforest Flamingo
Pattern: My Own Basic over 60 Sts
Needles US2 - Metal DPNs
Started: 7/24/05
First sock finished 7/27
Second finished 8/3
Loved these socks. Loved finishing them so quickly. I have considerable yarn left over and will be making little Miss Kat-Kat a pair. I have one of her shoes in my purse now to measure in case I can't find the standard toddler shoe size/sock chart that I once upon a time had.
I had a bonus child-free night last night. Way back when, before I got smart, I would turn down my parents offer to keep the kids for the night. Now? I'm smart. Sometime during dinner last night it was decided that the kids should stay with my folks. Wednesday nights are perfect nights for them to sleepover as mom watches them on Thursday. No need to twist my arm. After finishing assisting in the assembly of the newest backyard toy that my father bought, a dip in the pool (it was brutally hot/humid), I went home. Alone. Odd it was too. So what did I do on my bonus night off? Knitted? Close. I pieced knitting. Umm, have I mentioned my dislike for hand-sewing knitted pieces? Oh I have. Yeah. Not one of my favorite things. I did put in another 2 hours on the Super Secret surprise baby gift and have another 4 or so to go. I look forward to a day when the SSSBG is done.
What else have I been up to? I noticed that the twins weren't oh-so-keen on their toddler friendly plastic plates from Ikea while I ate off the not-so-friendly Corelle. Last weekend during our meals at home, I opted to use the plastic plates myself so we would be more cohesive. It was around then that I gave thought to how my folks had handled the issue when I was a kid. Melmac. Mom had a serious set of Melmac dishes. While I can't remember the exact design, I do vaguely remember this plate covered entirely with blue and white flowers. I googled Melmac after finding that acrylic plate sets really aren't too available and struck gold on eBay. After winning a couple of auctions, I will now have a serious supply of melmac at my home shortly :) Who knew that it was trendy?! I was just being practical. Anyway, I got a crash course in melmac. At the same time it was a bit of a walk down memory lane. All those hideous colors from the 50's to the 70's. I finally settled on the least offensive of the bunch and came up with the Royalon Corsage pattern. Royalon was the melamine division of Royal China. Cool huh?
These pictures are borrowed from other auctions. I think its kind of kitschy and look forward to their arrival.
Hell it kept me from buying yarn ;) I started documenting my stash late last week and was shocked by how much I have purchased in the last 7 months. 22.5 miles of yarn! That did not include a considerable amount of sock yarn or any yarn purchased at Maryland. It was only the yarn that I either blogged or had a receipt for in my email. Ooookay. Need to use some of that up. Now I just have to keep from bidding on all the Royalon Violet Corsage pieces that show up on eBay. Everyone needs a hobby, right? And the violet? Has to be better than that 60's avocado green. Shudder.
Craft on!
Look on the bright side Risa, I live in a house that was built in the 70's and I have one Avacado green bathroom and one Harvest Gold half bath. I'm grateful that the tub is the green and not the harvest gold. I don't know that I would have been able to live with that! :)
Posted by: Lizzy B | August 05, 2005 at 09:51 AM