Scout’s having a contest! Caption the picture before Friday and the caption that makes her laugh hardest will win something from her shop.
Bloglines is wonky again – it took 23 hours for my RSS feed from yesterday to update. Grrrr. And I’m sure the only reason I almost (well, within 40 posts) caught up in bloglines yesterday was because it wasn’t updating.
May is doing great!! Her incision is less than 1/2″ long and she doesn’t have any stitches – looks like they used surgical glue maybe?! Chaos is getting over himself and isn’t hissing at her (much) now.
You may not remember, but this is, ostensibly and occasionally, a knitting blog. (I’ll pause to let you recover.) That said, I’ve actually knitted a few things (besides bibs!) recently.
I finished my luridly striping socks over the weekend – 63g of Kona fingering went a bit further than I expected, especially considering my size 11 feet.
The extra yarn is to the left – I knit each sock toe-up from opposite ends of the ball to make sure I used as much yarn as possible. Interestingly, while one sock had a pink toe and the other a black toe, due to quite a bit of variation in my warping board technique (my stripes weren’t consistent), both socks ended at the exact same spot in the colorway. (Please note that this picture was taken before May’s surgery, when she had a furry tummy…)
Several weeks ago, I knitted a narrow arrowhead lace scarf that I hoped to use at work, when I wear my hair up and my neck gets chilly. I knit this with my not-Rhinebeck La Lana Phat Silk. Unfortunately, my picky neck found this merino-silk blend too scratchy. Right now Jeanne is testing it around her own neck. I was so annoyed, I didn’t take a final picture of this after blocking/ironing (the ironing really made the silk shine).
The socks are awesome!!!
Where’s the warning to put sunglasses on before we get to the picture?
Definitely! Some super soft cashmere to keep her tummy warm outside and fresh, grilled salmon for inside.
This is a KNITTING blog?!
I feel so used.
Oooh if it is too scratchy for Jeanne… 🙂
I love those stripey socks – they are brilliant! I’ve just scrolled through your blog to get Christmas present ideas for people 🙂
Lovely lace!
Awww, so glad she’s feeling better!
Well, I love those socks and I would proudly wear them! I love the colours.
My eyes! I’m blind! Too brite!
Sorry about the scarf not working out.
Ick…I hate itchy wool…even more so when I’m tricked into thinking it’s soft in the ball. Grrrrr! I hope Jeanna likes it though…its so pretty!
Glad May’s doing well. Our cats are the same – if one is gone for even just one day, they think it’s back to the good ol’ days when they were the only child… then they’re all put out when the prodigal cat comes home again!
The scarf is so pretty – but you’re right, life’s too short to wear scratchy stuff.
From Tigger: “Damn, May is out of the mating pictures for me…oh wait. I can’t mate either. Well, get better soon little black kitty.”
Pepto Pink! I love them!
I feel your sock size pain. I have size 10 1/2 feet, and knitting sock feet seems to go on forever.
This is a knitting blog?! I only come for the cats and the contests.
Those socks are awesome! I love the stripes! I’m sorry to hear that your scarf was scratchy, it is beautiful.
Great socks, no doubt your feet will be very, very happy in those socks. How could they not be?
I just love the colors in the socks, love the scarf too. Glad May is doing good.
Socks! They look awesome. Hey, my heels were traternal even though I started at the same color… Amuses me. I need to finish mine don’t I?
yep, I remember that it’s a knitting blog
starring, two gorgeous kitties
and yummy socks!
The socks look great, Chris. Glad to hear May is doing well after her visit to the vet.
Nice FOs! Amazing socks (for colourway too) – and such a teensy bit of yarn left! May looks much happier – sorry to hear about your scarf not working out, does Jeanne get an early Christmas present? 😉
Great socks!
Yeah bloglines just updated with your feed only a minute ago, but you posted this morning yes? It’s not picking up my feed either, rrr.
I love those socks! Luridly striped, indeed.
Glad to hear Mayhem is feeling better and smelling less vet-like. I think she *needs* a kitty bed. Maybe not one knit out of lace though.
Oh wow! You knit? 😉
Nice socks! That’s too bad about the scarf. It’s really nice. I know what you mean though. Stuff around my neck bothers me more than anywhere else.
Glad to hear May is doing so well.
I’m so in love with those socks. 🙂
Those are the coolest socks ever! I’ve really gotten into the funky striped ones lately.
LOVE those socks! So super cute!
I’m so very annoyed with Bloglines right now. I swear there’s one teenager who’s doing the updates – just whenever he/she feels like it! And then they “update” posts that are already read. What’s the point if you don’t update on a timely basis and you re-update old material? UGH!
You and Syd look the same from the back (with just different color hair) and your feet look alike.
You’re also smart, funny and you both make me smile.
Could you be twin sisters of differnt mothers.
Great socks! That’s too bad about the scratchy scarf because the colors are beautiful. Hand Maiden makes a cashmere-silk blend you could use for the cat bed. I’m sure May would like that. Although I bet she is softer than any silk.
Poor May! I think she’d look sweet in a little cashmere belly wrap!
Oh great.. now I suppose I have to post knitting at MY blog too? Way to tip everyone off there Chris.. 😉
Your socks are fabulous!!!!
Love the colors.
Glad May’s doing better.
Gwen
Glad May is doing well! And wow, those socks….
Wow, those are some jazzy socks!! Good to see May is doing well, too.
Those socks are HOT! Too bad you have to give up that cute scarf. It’s really sweet.
What is the point of dull socks? Socks were meant to show personality and those ones are right up there on the richter scale of personality…. Glad that May is doing well. Did I see you are the wheel of fortune? Me too!
Love the socks! Punk Rawk Forevah!
Oooh, ironing. I will remember that, I am currently making a My So Called Scarf with a merino/silk blend.
Those socks are seriously bright!Glad May is recovering form her little op 🙂
Your feet are size 11 too! Wow! There are so few of us and even fewer shoes for us. 🙂
Wow, you are not the only one behind on your blog lines. The pink and black stripped great! Glad May is doing well.