Knitting for Other People
On occasion, I knit for people that don’t live within a 10 mile radius of the house. Shocking I know. But on these occasions it provides me with an opportunity to acquire more yarn than I actually need under the pretense of Indecision. Below, we have the color choices for the May Day Sock Swap.
Shi Bui in Rapids and Wasabi, Socks That Shine in Turkey Red
I am going to make the Raindrop Lace Socks from Fiber Trends. I was committed to this pattern for this swap months ago (”April Showers Bring May Flowers” get it?) and have just crossed my fingers that my Sock Pal wouldn’t have an aversion to lacy socks. I just have to decide which of the delicious (and the Shi Bui really does look like it is going to be delicious to work with) yarns to use.
There are several projects in the finished and ready for the mailbox category.
A 6″ square dish rag for Larissa’s latest project.
It’s a “cropped” version of the Wheatfields Dishcloth.
A baby present for one of Michael’s co-workers - I used a crochet hook to knit the eyes and vest buttons into the fabric. They should be almost as secure as safety eyes - I would say “as secure as safety eyes,” but the buttons have a smaller shank so they might break more easily.
The pattern is from Fuzzy Mitten, of course.
A hat for my Darling Sister. I forgot to give it to her when she was down here holding her Darling Niece (to be fair, I was in the hospital, and didn’t think to tell her to get it off of the table when she went to feed the cats).
There will be a May Day Sock Swap post later today - but first: PANCAKES!
February 24th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I’ve knit with the shi bui yarn before and it is wonderfully squooshy. I’d have a hard time choosing from your three colors! You HAVE been busy with knitting projects… just LOVE that little bunny.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
That bunny is too cute! I’m about to go check on my May Day swap gals!
February 24th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
lovely yarn, beautiful bunny!
February 25th, 2008 at 7:59 am
The bunny is very cute!
Dropped a small wee thing in the mail for you (well actually for Eleanor) today. If all goes well it should arrive across the pond in 10 days or so, or it could be longer, coming from Africa and all.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Oh, the bunny is too adorable! The yarn colors are gorgeous!
February 25th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Love the bunny…what a special gift it will be!!
I can’t believe you have time to knit right now!!!
February 25th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Girl you are amazing or crazy … I’m not sure which! Home with a newborn and a c-section incision and already off to the races! Whoever heard off all this blogging with a new baby in the house?!
February 25th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Oh! Oh! I HEAT it!! I didn’t think you even had it started. But, then who could think of hats when there is a Darling Niece about. O-h! I’m super Excited.
February 25th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
The bunny is absolutely adorable!
February 25th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Mmmmm…lots of yummy sock yarn. Those are wonderful colors, and the pattern is beautiful. I am looking forward to seeing your progress on these.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Well this post sure was full of yummy stuff! I’ve never heard of that yarn before. Is there no end to the sock yarns just waiting to be discovered? hmmmmm it looks divine though. How’s Miss Ellie?
February 26th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Hi Emily -
First, the confession. I do not knit. Nor do I tink. I do, however, spend a great deal of time around my wife, and she is known to both knit and tink. I also spend time looking for stitch markers on the floor, lest baby 3 eat them.
That said, the other night my wife and I were up in the office (facing different walls), when suddenly she gasped and said “oh, she is here!”. She was, of course, talking about your daughter. We then spent a few minutes inspecting your tax deduction.
Congratulations from the non-knitting part of your occasional readers! Babies are, indeed, a huge consumer of time. If you think about it, is there anything else you would rather be doing????
Enjoy these days! It won’t be long before Ellie is walking around trying to instruct everyone in her world (including the cats) on what to do.
john
February 26th, 2008 at 10:22 am
You always make me smile, Emily. I’m so glad that you and Ellie are settling in and you are still enjoying and finding time to share your talents with others. The bunny is super cute.
February 26th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
All amazing knits. I WOV THE WIDDLE BUNNY!
Ellie lets you knit! What a good girl she is!
February 27th, 2008 at 8:34 am
What an adorable little bunny! The details are just amazing!
February 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
That bunny is so cute. It went straight into my Ravelry queue.
February 27th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
so, I’ve been blog-tagged, and now I’m tagging you, if you want to play join right in
http://emmylouhelmuth.blogspot.com/2008/02/ive-been-tagged.html
February 28th, 2008 at 9:36 am
I don’t think you can go wrong with any of those colors. That bunny is too cute!