Recycled Silk

Years ago on Ebay I bought some recycled silk made from remnants of Saris.  I tried knitting a few things with it but because it is so rustic, thick and thin it was very difficult to get gauge.  Now that the Weaving bug has bitten me on Monday I'm going to set up a loom at the weaving studio to make a bedspread for a single bed.  It will work up fairly quickly as it is so thick.  I would say it's a bulky weight. 
Not much to tell on the knitting front as I wait for Ravelry to connect "Socks for His Nibs".  Can't seem to start anything else at the moment. 
I got a new laptop which has a webcam on it.  I thought I'd have to read a manual to figure out how to use it but it's easy to use and had some fun with it last night. 

This is a picture of the baby Socks for His Nibs.  Blogger has sure made some improvements to their software.  It's much easier to insert pictures than it used to be. 

Nearly there

Socks for His Nibs has been edited so many times I've lost count.  I think I've figured out how to upload it on Ravelry and now we wait till it's finalized.  It's been quite the journey from idea to completion.  My friend Wendy and my new friend Sharon test knit for me.  They had so many suggestions and corrected so many of my mistakes I hate to think what it would have looked like without them.  I made 3 1/2 pairs of socks and 3 baby socks out of the pattern that I couldn't see the forest through the trees.  My friend Karen of Wynterblue Publishing did the final edit and made the file look presentable.  I might have posted the pattern sooner but I could not take a decent picture to save my soul.  Stephanie of Aloeroot Web Services helped me with getting the Word Document into a PDF File.  I've got my next pattern charted up and waiting for me to start.  I think this one will be a bit easier.  It's not a difficult pattern, it's toe up and the gusset is lovely.  Yarnissima (Marjan Hammink) is the designer who first came up with the unusual gusset.  I'd better go and check out what's happening on Ravelry:)))

Test Knit 4

My friend Wendy and hopefully Sharon are test knitting "Socks for his Nibs" while I wait to become a designer on Ravelry.  I made a smaller version for our employee Mirelys and right hand women:)))

I made a pair of toe up socks using Cat Bordhi's Riverbed Master pattern for Martin, which Mirelys admired.  What else could I do but make her a pair:).  I had to cut the yarn in a few places to make the pattern match up.  Mirelys was tickled, at least she was a good actress.
I've started another pair for Martin to make sure that the heel is perfect.

I'm off to Montreal to visit Juanita for a few days. I'm hoping she's feeling lazy and wants to sit around and watch movies.  I'm looking forward to knitting a bit.  Happy Holidays everyone.

One foot forward, two back

I'm trying to learn how to add a PDF File to the blog and on the way saw that I could have my Flickr pictures as a slideshow. Well many hours later and all I have to show for it is a calender on the sidebar. I guess things could be much worse, I might not have learned anything.
Sorry was just having a bit of a rant.

First PDF

Thanks to Oftroy I've made my first PDF. Only took 3 trys but I finally managed to download the free software from OpenOffice.

I've now test knit "Socks for his Nibs" two more times. There is still on tiny glitch I need to work out before I publish.

It's not a difficult sock pattern but I'm so excited I could burst at the seams:))

Next step to become a designer on Ravelry, the skies the limit.

Socks for his Nibs

Yeah!!! I've designed my 3rd pair of socks. I may actually try and publish this one for free on Ravelry. I'll have to learn how to create a PDF File and how to become a designer on Ravelry, hopefully it won't be too hard.

They are very plain toe up with fancy gusset and proper heel flap. They have a simple 2 stitch cable running up the side out of the joining of the heel flap and the gusset. Seeing as I'm not famous yet:) I've had to test knit my own pattern. I finished the test knit this evening and will take pictures tomorrow. I'm off to bed to rest up for all the things I need to learn.

Gone to the Fair

Wendy and I went to K-W Knitter's Fair on the 12th. We just about didn't go as I had put my back out but was feeling better and decided to go as we missed last year. I didn't buy as much as I usually do. A lot of the booths were quite crowded and I was too tired to push.

Adding to the stash:

Clockwise from top left is Van der Rock Yarns a new yarn for me.

Lorna's Laces Cookie's Deep Dark Secret.

Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend (DK weight)

Hand Maiden Casbah Sock I found a book I really wanted and of course Murphy's Law it shows up in the library "Japanese Inspired Knits".

I did a test knit called Julia Socks for Emily Johnson of Family Trunk Project and I've just started another one. Will save that for the next time. Emily's patterns are so unusual I will definitely knit these again.