I can walk NON-straight lines.. now...

Somehow, Someway, SOME ONE has flipped on the light switch for me.. Jaywalkers now completely make sense... I just don't get this..

I FORCED myself (which was NOT an easy thing to do) last night with Miss Sarah and the knitting get together to work on them - I FINISHED the body of the sock and had ONE row of the heel flap completed before I left for home..

Got home and to my COMPLETE surprise, I did NOT want to put them down... Why is that you ask - I have NO clue what so ever!

So, I had to spend a couple of hours up last night in the wee hours of the morning calming down the old beagle dog (he is horribly frightened by storms) - so I figured what the hay - pulled them out and went to town..

I completed the heel flap and turned the heel correctly (ON THE FIRST TRY - which being only the 2nd time I did this and the issues I had on the first one - this is a coup!)

Then, I read the directions for the next step which is knit across and pick up 16 stitches down the side.. Ok, I get that - makes total sense... EXCEPT... That I have 19 slipped stitches from the turn - if I ONLY pick up the 16 I'm going to have a "holey" (and not a church going holy) sock.. If i pick up ALL 19 - then I'm assuming that I have to do additional decreases at some point and not sure with this whole pattern thingie how exactly that would work...

So, I sent an email to Miss Sarah - and I told her to answer it QUICKLY as I don't want to stop, I have great momentum and and and..

But alas, I am waiting - I think I'll go work on Bree's footie socks I've started! heeeeeee

It's supposed to be storming here again shortly - my weather radar (the old beagle) is telling me so.. So, it will be an awesome moring to sip my coffee and knit!

Cruising Along...

Welp, I have finished Bill's socks save the "Afterthought" heel and hopefully, Miss Sarah will be back in time to show me how to do that on Sunday! Yay! When that's done I'll post pictures..

So, in the meantime, I've moved on to the Sheep Tote (doing with 2 strands of Cascade Quatro and a Cascade 220) - and the pattern calls for 24" circs - well, unless you're doing it in a fingering weight it is tighter than I can even knit (and all will agree I knit TIGHT) - so, yesterday went to Peggy's in Plainfield and picked me up a 32" and all is well and I have the bottom finished and 10 rows out of 64 of the sides! It's an "easy" knit too which is nice!

I also while at Peggy's picked up my Addi's in size 1 to switch the Jaywalkers too - so, when I have a "quiet" moment, I will be doing that - I just don't know in my little pea of a brain WHY these Jaywalkers are causing me so much trouble - EVERYONE says how they are so easy to knit - well, not for me... I don't know why.. But, they are certainly on my "look cute, but HATE to knit" list!

But, I WILL (battle of the wills) get them DONE, DONE, DONE!

Then I will start the Koigu ones and a secret project for a good friend... She'll love it I'm sure - It's not horse related, but, it will be SO ugly it'll be pretty - I think based on that statement she'll know WHOM I'm speaking of...

We haven't been out to spoil the horses this week, just trying to get organized and situated and the holiday in the middle of the week really has us "thrown out of whack". I'm filling Bree's little pool up right now so it can warm up some before she jumps in - but, heck she doesn't care whatsoever - that kid can handle cold like a bathtub full of ice - brrrrr - it's supposed to be 90 here today so it might actually feel good....

And, tomorrow, I'm transporting probably 6 2lb baby pot bellied pigs from Springfield up to my house (meeting my friend Paige in Springfield who's picking them up from the breeder) and a bunch of horsey people up this way will be here tomorrow night to pick them up - This should be absolutely HYSTERICAL - considering the yuppy scumville neighbors I have - they'll hear those babies SQUEAL and think Oh geez, what have the rednecks next door brought home now? Sadly, they'll probably be here less than 4 hours.. It'd be fun to mess with their minds for the weekend.. hehehehe

Here's the one that I think Paige is getting.. Isn't he ADORABLE?

She's looking for "bad-ass" names for the little guy - and right now is liking Hercules - anyone else have ideas - you can post comment here or on her blog http://www.strawnequine.blogspot.com/