Happy Birthday to me!

Never say never! Here they are, my second attempt at two socks on two needles and toe up socks. I decided to try the two on two again after the first pair of toe up socks, simple because I thought starting at the toe would be easier then at the top (and it is). I also decided to try the toe up socks again after a modification to the toe. On the first pair I disliked the pointed toe, so on this pair I made a more rounded toe, and I like the look of it much better. Wanting them to be different then your usual sock (and more difficult) I decided to add an nice lace pattern to the top. See... I can't wait until they are done, (thirty years form now).












And yes, today is my birthday and look at what my wonderful parents got me. The books I wanted, how did they know? I also got a super cool knitting tote from my big sister (I'll have pictures of it next time). And from my little brother and sister-in-law I got a really cool tea set with a little glass tea pot and flowering tea. All in all it was one of my better birthdays, and I think this year will be pretty good too.








This peach thing is the beginning of a baby sweater I'm making. It'll just be plain knit with a garter border, then I'm going to embroider the shoulders with some flowers or something. Good grief, this one is going to take years too. Ok, let's look at the finished projects.












Here is a little romper I just made. I made this with some cheap acrylic, perfect for baby clothes. I do like making the keepsake baby items out of the finest wool, or cotton, but for those everyday items I find something easily washed and dried is much better on baby and mommy, and they're just as cute.












And finally, the afghan. I decided it was finished when I ran out of yarn, I did think about buying more to make it a little bigger, but then I just figured what the hell, it's done. Now I can pack it away for winter. Oh, and I'm still working on that baby blanket from the last post, only two more skeins to go! Maybe I'll have it done by May, 2007.











So, that's what I've been doing that past couple weeks, I hope to get these post on quicker, but some weeks I just don't have much to show. However, I do think this month is going to be a good knitting month. Heck, with all my great gifts what else will there be to do?

Later,
PG