Busy...Busy...Where does the time go?

I haven't posted for a little bit. I somehow decided to paint some kitchen cabinets...WHY I DON'T KNOW. I hate painting but the cabinets were black and that was just a little too depressing to me...so I had to do it. But of course, that cut into my knitting time. However, I did get one cream sock completely finished and decided that I didn't have time to do two pairs of socks by July 15th...the day of my party...for my nieces...sooooooo...seeing that my friend Lori is coming to visit on the 19th I decided to knit her a pair of these great, easy to knit lace socks. I know she will love them. She is my biggest fan of my knitting. I have knit her granddaughter and new grandson many things and she always just loves everything. I am going to post the cream colored sock that I finished but Lori's...which I have already started the second sock... is in a burgandy color.

This is still the twinkle toes sock...I have now memorized the pattern and can whip them up like nobody's business...ha. But they are such an easy lace pattern and using fatter yarn they are sooooooooo fast to make. I'm sure Lori will love them. After her socks are finished I will make the mate to this one for me. Have I said how much I LOVE making these socks...whoo hoo.

Well...tomorrow is our cookout. I made my potato and macaroni salads and have the hot dogs, burgers, chicken, chips, pretzels, corn chips, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, condiments and soda and beer. I think I will be working way to hard to get in much knitting. But it will be a great time with some friends and family. Although, my friend Lori won't be here...she will be next weekend so we will have to do something special for her when she comes.

My dear friend Kim from Yarns R Us in Hamburg, PA called me this week to chat. It was so nice to hear from her. I miss teaching classes there and especially I miss her and the other knitters I have gotten to know. Well, I had better get to bed...or we may be having burnt offerings tomorrow at the cookout...I have to keep my whits about me when cooking on the grill. I'll check in soon...Hopefully with something other than a sock that I am knitting.

"What about the twinkle toes socks?", you ask.

I must be out of my mind. I had the sock almost finished...however...deep down in that big black hole where that stupid creature MY CONSCIENCE resides there came that horrible nagging voice that kept pointing out to me that because I knit loosely I should have knitted the sock on a size 3 needle. That voice kept telling me that the sock would look better if it were knitted a bit more firmly. Again I say...I WAS ALMOST FINISHED...ALMOST TO THE CUFF... I surely can't rip out all this work I have already put into it. I will just look for a person with a big foot to give it to...God...I can't stand that nagging little voice. To make matters all the worse, I had ordered Lucy Neatby's two DVD's on sock knitting and they arrived yesterday. And what was the one thing Lucy stressed when I watched the DVD's last night???? A sock should be firmly knitted. By the way... the DVD's are great! But back to my delema....OK....I give in... you win nagging voice. Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I ripped out the whole darn sock and started anew on size 3 needles. I HATE WHEN THAT LITTLE VOICE IS RIGHT. And now there is peace in the valley. I do have to admit that I am much happier. I know that a lace sock doesn't have to be extremely firm but this one is soooooooo much better. I have worked on it today and am up to where I start the short rows heel. Here is the fruit of my labor.



At lease maybe I will be able to sleep tonight while that perfectionest beast is asleep.
I will take a better pic tomorrow when the light is bright and I am not so tired.