I LOVE my wee sock (and other knitting updates)

I got home from work today, and was so excited to see some mail in the mailbox for me. This little cutie is from Bibby! There is no way she could have known, but the colors are my favorites.. turqouise & pink's (according to the card it is cherry tree hill). It even has a cute little button.



Isn't it sweet? I couldn't decide how photograph it best...



Here is where I placed it for my husband to see when he got home...




Thank you soooo much Bibby! =o)


In other knitting news, I cast on for the leftovers vest last night...



Not far yet.. and I'm a little nervous since it's such a big project, but I'm excited too. I'm also really loving the yarn.

A few weeks ago we went hunting for something for yarn storage. Admittedly I just stuck what I already have from previous craft stuff in here... but I was excited to find this at target. It's 4 cubes x 2 cubes, and you can get a second one and make it 4 x 4. I hope to eventually do that.



..and that cute kitty? Thats my boy kitty Cody. He's a sweetheart. We have 2 Cat's who you will see from time to time on here. The other is a gray girl kitty named Kasey.

I mentioned previously about starting on some squares for baby blankets. I'm using patterns out of this "Sampler Afghans" book.

Here is a Elm Seed Stitch:


Here is a reverse herringonbone faggot:


(learning to block is also on my to-do list.)

Wee Socks... and other in-progress items

While visiting different blogs, I found this wee tiny sock swap at Yarn Miracle.

This sock pattern turns out sooooo cute! I used size 1 needles, and since I did not have any sock yarn, I decided to use embroidery thread (I mean ... no one is getting this sock on their foot anyway). I did not do the ribbed cuff part. Basically I used 2 threads of embroidery thread at a time.. yellow & green to start, then green & blue, then blue & pink, then pink then yellow .. each for a few rows then repeat. I did show my in-progress sock to my family at my nephews birthday party. They (in good fun) made fun of me, getting a big kick out of the wee socks. Actually... I think it turned out rather cute:



Here is an in-progress picture, also showing the embroidery thread:



In other news.. I've got 2 babies coming up in the family so I've started working on baby blankets using yarn that I already have. I started with a diagonal baby blanket, and just have changed the colors out a bit:



I'm past the half way point, but I'm not sure if I might not add some more blocks to it around the edges to make it a little bigger. I looked for longer circular needles in town, but 29' was the longest I could find.

Lastly... I have purchased the yarn so that I can make the Leftovers vest from Knitty. I really liked the yarn that I found. I know it's not the highest quality stuff, but it does feel good, and I love the colors. Hoping that I can finish some other stuff and get started on this in the not to distant future.



Honestly I keep purchasing knitting stuff... I can't seem to help myself.. and I definitely would LOVE some real sock yarn.. but theres so much to choose from that I can't seem to choose! I have a couple other knitting magazines, and I got some basic cream colored yarn for another baby blanket I will be working on.