Tessellating Lace Sock colors?

Recently I have become addicted to the laptop. You might not notice it yet because... there have been a few completed projects and posts. But I have been floating around the web looking for new patterns and seeing who is up to stitching up cool socks and the patterns involved. You guessed it... I am becoming a Ravelry-aholic. I am who I am... you'll find me on Ravelry as "sockergirl." Upper case? Lower case? I am not a snobby about the "S"... but I might become snobby about my knitting. I'll apologize in advance.

The Sockapalooza socks are half completed :), which always makes me think about my next pair. I spotted the Tessellating Lace Socks at Kat's Knitting the Light Fantastic blog. (Sorry not sure how to link.) She designed some pretty socks and needed a knit tester. Since I need to get OFF line and do more around the house, like knitting, (not cleaning or painting the outside) I volunteered to test knit the pattern. Below is the sock Kat designed and knit: Nice knits! But the next question is.... which yarn should I make them up in? Let me know what you think. the yarns from left to right are: On-line cotton (red, blue, green, yellow) Opal (yellow black white) STR G-Rock (varigated purples, green, golds) Monarch Sport (local hand painted greens and yellows varigated?) and Opal (striped yellow gold blues.)If all goes well with the mash up madness, I will start the Tessellating Lace Saturday or Sunday?

Lots of cables here lately

Here is this week's pair of socks. It is the Favorite Socks (interweave)- Cable Rib Socks. Pretty easy, especially with the soft Austerman Step yarn. Although it seemed to fuzz a bit when I had the socks in creation. hmmm.... I may need to wash them carefully. :( there are full cables (leg-foot) on the outside and short leg cables on the inside. I like the colors. they should go well with .. uhm... my khakis.I opened my blogg and all the orange socks scared me.... so I quickly cast on a ... GREEN pair of socks to calm me. I feel better .


BUT.... reality... I MUST knit Sockapoola socks. Oh they are due... in a week. I hope my pal is cooking up something super cool!! I am going for mad Mash UPs - attempt number 2. starting them tomorrow and not knitting anything else until they are done... well maybe a green relief every once in a while. oh, if any one has ideas for a pattern for my green panda friend... 56 sts....

One more for June, and two for July

Here is the much awaited pictures for the last few weeks of my knitting life. I hate to tell you guys, I really did not miss the internet connection for the last few weeks.... I guess that is a good sign that I am not addicted to the computer.... I think. :) Here is pair number one completed on the plane. Pattern is from More Sensational knits and is a 5 stitch pattern Open Twisted Ribbing. Made from Lana Grossa cotton, size 2 needles and 60 stitches. I recommend the pattern and the yarn!Then in July I decided to give the 6 sock's Eiffel Tower design a try. I had to change the toe up image to a top down... hmm... not sure it went so well. But the sock yarn color turned out pretty good. On-line summer color 100, size 2 needles 60 stitches. These socks seemed to drag on through the dull pattern. Or maybe it was the heat and humidity that were getting to me.After all this crazy patterning I thought it was time for a pair of green socks. :) Creative Arts color #104, size 3 needles, 48 stitches, simple sock pattern. This pair of socks will keep my toes toasty in the winter for sure!The long plane ride home helped me get a good start on my next Jojoba step socks. :) one done tonight, and the next one???? but I also need to get the sockapalooza sock finished by August 2nd. Hope to log on soon now that I am closer to my stash!

Sorry no pictures

Been a while since I wrote. I have been busy on the road dealing with lost passport, wallets, cameras. Thank goodness none of these items were mine. :) I have been able to finish a pair of cotton socks for summer and I have one more pair close to completion and another single sock from wool. I am pretty sure the weather will become hot and that wool sock will hybernate for the remains of the trip. Fortunately. the temperature is hanging in at 26 C all day long. :) so too humid yet. WIll did have a day last week at 30 C adn humid. today is a long sleeve day since i am cold blooded. HOpe to post pictures by the end of the week. Sock on!

Busier than expected

Funny how time flies when you are on vacation and getting ready for vacation. But the time leading up to the vacation. The regular everyday life?
So I had hoped to finish a pair of cotton socks and post the completed picture ALL over the internet... but I am stuck on the heel and the last time I through a loop was... shhh.... Sunday. :( To make up for the non knitting. I D-stashed the crappy frilly stuff I had some how accumulated into those under bed bins. After moving this on to a happier owner, I cruised over to the yarn store and bought some.... GREEN..... Panda cotton. hee hee .... hee hee.... so on to my 2 week vacation. Let's see how many socks I can knit!!!

still knitting

Here are the tofu socks! small needles and lots of stitches. This pair makes the 78th pair of socks I have made in the last two and a half years.
I bought another skien of tofutsies thinking I should make the Jaywalker 72 st pattern. But then I realized I would have to go down another size of two of needles. So I was able to entice a friend to try the marvelous tofutsies yarn. Wa la... yarn passed on and out of my stash. I sure have a lot of yarn left from this pair of socks. I'll just add it to the remnants bin. :)
Oh, so I am super busy right now at work and I was working most of the weekend on this project. The project is close to complete... but I had to take a little time out and ferry across to the church mouse and check on some yarn colors. :) well at $11 a skien I did a little in store research, and came up with Bel-Air being similar to Cascade's Pastaza yarn. Now I am going to have to find that perfect color. I was looking at olive... I still might be. hmm....
Well, I need to move on to doing some more work before the work week! This pair makes the 78th pair of socks I hav emade in the last two and a half years.

Weekend update...

So I was too lazy to update with pictures, I hope to put those up tomorrow. I finally made my first dish cloth for a friend who requested a pair. I did not know that the sugar n' cream yarn made two cloths per package. So now I must make another set to try and give away, or place the cheap cotton amongst my snobby sock wool stash. I also did a little shopping, visited...... uhm..... only 4 yarn stores this weekend and only bought about two skeins of sock yarn. Yes, I was panicking I would run out soon! I am tempted to go back and get that panda cotton green fern color.... hee hee hee... oh what do I do????? that's right I am on a yarn diet, OR I will be soon.... Should I start next week? Oh, I also completed a whole sock and turned the heel on my tofu sock. BUT I really want to make a sweater.