Second socks

So I finished the hat and decided that it was the perfect time to try my hand at another pair of socks. This pattern comes from Interweave Knits and it has...get this...cables! I know, now that I've started, I'm really wondering what I was thinking. Trying cables on the second pair of socks is almost as crazy as...making up my own pattern by using bits and pieces of different patterns to make the first pair. Not that I would ever do that. But I know someone who is/did/is doing so. Still, I can do cables. I can do socks. I ought to be able to do socks with cables. Right?
Pattern: Cable Rib Socks from Interweave Knits
Yarn: Berroco Comfort Socks

Progress on the sweater

So last night I scurried home via Wal-Mart to pick up another white t-shirt for my Quilt Festival uniform and then went back to work on my house. This is why I hate traveling as often as I do. The pressure! My house, which has been systematically destroyed by me and my furry dog, has to be cleaned up. I might be killed in some freak quilting accident and then someone might actually have to come into my house in the state it's normally in unless I do a major overhaul before I leave. And as my normal mode of doing laundry consists of washing every piece of clothing that I own because I've surpassed all my normal combinations and sunk to things that don't quite match, it's a big job. I worked all weekend on said laundry and picking up...mainly yarn and projects in progress. Tonight I have to get Darcy settled with the babysitter (don't tell Darcy) and then grieve all the way home. Then I have to vacuum the entire house and wash lots of dishes. And pack. And now I'm little concerned about my blue jean situation for my Quilt Festival uniform (mainly how the jeans I have actually fit). And as there's no one left at my house to keep things going while I'm gone, everything has to be all tied up before I leave.

On the bright side, my house will be really clean when Darcy and I get home. For about 5 minutes.

So all that to say, I'd rather be knitting. So far, I've finished the back and half of the right front on the Interweave sweater (purple on the cover, brown in my world). It's moving pretty well because of the gauge (I think that's what you call it...big yarn and big needles=fast). I expect the wheels to fall off of this project about 2 seconds after I start to pick up stitches for the ribbing skirt and collar. It will happen. I'm knitting it in Berroco Peruvia...chipotle is the color.

Yes, I did

Ever since I became the Knit/Crochet person around here, people ask me "Did you make that?" when I wear sweaters. And I answer "Yes, last night." I'm lying. Of course. But here is my first completed adult-size sweater. I wore it to work today. And I took this picture before leaving for work when I was apparently very excited about the thought of working. Weird.

I learned some important things. 1. Choose the right size. 2. Measure as you go. 3. Bumpy yarn...good for hiding mistakes, feels a little like a bath robe when you're done. 4. Don't try photography at 6;15 a.m. I do feel a little like that time I had to wear my Home Ec project to school. So far everyone's been very complimentary, but I still feel a little like I'm wearing a flashing sign that says "Yes, this is my first sweater ever. Be kind."

The pattern came from one of my favorite knitting magazines, Creative Knitting, and the yarn is Crayon from Knit Picks.

Here's my next sweater, a project from Interweave Knits, another favorite. Maybe I'll learn from my mistakes and this will be my first perfect project.