No sick talk anymore, just reports on smokin' fast knitting! I have found my groove, then frogged it and knitted myself another one, all at my former blistering pace.
It wasn't really a resolution, as I've long since given up making them, but my UFOs were starting to bother me, taking up room and taunting me from the corners of my living room. My revenge was to finish, finish and finish some more!
First was the swirly felted bag, oversized, boxy and about eleventy billion kinds of awesome.
Steph is right, she's awesome enough to deserve a lining, but that didn't stop me from using her today. When I get the urge to sew a bit, I think I'll line her in chocolate brown. Isn't she darling?
One last yarn run allowed me to finish David's clogs, not in time for the holiday but at least before his January birthday. While on a yarn run at Michael's in the city, I had a chat with a random fellow knitter in the book section, and she turned out to be a blog reader (Hi Kim!). She promises to get a blog or to at least delurk in 2008, so let's encourage her.
Here are David's finished clogs, denim blue and denim/baby blue twist.
I have officially graduated from Rockin' Sock Club 2007, with a perfect 6.0 GPA (all pairs completed). I'd really put me more at a 5.0, since it took me a few kits to get into the groove of using other designer's construction methods. Thanks to a loving husband who despises shopping for birthday pressies for the wife who has everything and needs nothing, I'm back in the Club for 2008. Here are the Salish Sea Socks, in the exclusive colourway Bella Coola, medium weight.
While clearing out the UFO bin, I couldn't leave a second sock hanging, so I worked the other Retro Rib in Panda Wool. These were simply a pleasure to work, and the resulting socks are very squishy and have nice elasticity. I have 3 skeins in another colourway in the Panda Wool, probably enough for knee highs, so I'll be playing with it in the fairly near future. The colourway below is Red Cinnamon.
And for the brother-in-law with the misfortune of moving west to Edmonton in January (brrrrrrrrrr!), socks are in progress, in Trekking. His size 12 feet mean an endless, plain knit. I'm working them toe-up in 4x2 rib, and the photo is a bit behind the times, as I completed the leg of the first sock this morning en route to a meeting, and worked about half of sock #2 over the course of said meeting.
Off to write and backdate a post with some (scary) promised stats from 2007. I won't do a full round-up of 2007, but if you click here, there are monthly tallies starting last January. It's a little nuts. You've been warned.
Um, I'd say you made up for your non-knitting convalescence. Cripes. I'm surprise your yarn doesn't catch on fire (right. wool is self extinguishing.)
Woo - nice bag! Is it grey? I'm picturing a really wild colour for the lining...
Posted by: Terra | January 10, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Edmonton is not THAT bad....it gives us a chance to wear all the woolies we make!!
Posted by: Teri | January 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Edmonton is a lovely city. And we love handknits. Maybe you'd like to visit. Teri and I would love to show you all the LYSs and LPs (Local Pharmacies)
Posted by: Joline | January 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Hi I just found your blog and I am loving your clogs, what pattern is it?
Posted by: mardi | January 10, 2008 at 03:27 PM
You ARE back in the groove! Welcome back - and those stats down there are amazing!
Posted by: Pat | January 10, 2008 at 08:29 PM
Check you out with your knitting mojo.
You rock miss, you rock.
We need to plan a visit soon. Let me know what your schedule is like and we can plan around...um...my husband and children's since I apparently revolve around that.
Posted by: Lesley | January 10, 2008 at 09:18 PM
That's a fabulous bag!! Can I ask what pattern you used (if you used one)?
I really like the cuff/leg on those Salish Sea socks. Gorgeous.
Posted by: Kay | January 10, 2008 at 09:56 PM
Glad you're feeling better.
What are your thoughts on knitting a large and very pink felted diaper bag????? Me willing to pay top $.
Posted by: Kerry | January 11, 2008 at 06:41 PM
Your bag is gorgeous, definitely deserving of a lining. Good to see you've found your mojo.
Posted by: Kim | January 13, 2008 at 07:27 PM
You do set a blistering pace. I'm still reeling over the sock count of 2007. For 2008, I'm up to 2.5 pairs. I must knit faster.
Love the Swirly felted bag - a nice lining would completely propell it into the land of fabulocity.
Thak you for your comment on my blog - my first real comment! I feel like a superstar. Thanks Deb!
Posted by: Rebecca | January 13, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Stunning bag! did you use a pattern? If so...WHAT???? I love it, I want it, I need it....
Posted by: Carol | January 14, 2008 at 03:30 PM
D, do you know of any local knitters that knit to sell? I want to buy a hand knit sweater in PINK, and I came across a site where a girl knit sweaters to specifically sell them, but I no longer have the link. Do you know of anyone in the metro area??
Posted by: Kerry | January 15, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Hey Deb! Great to see you're back to your old habits so quickly. :) I too, am in the Sock Club for 2008 and am very much looking forward to it!
Here's to a productive 2007 and an even better 2008!
Posted by: Hope | January 16, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Those Retro Rib socks are just calling my name - or my husbands, whichever of our feet I feel the most guilty about.
Posted by: Ellen | January 23, 2008 at 02:22 PM