Stuff I would tell you

If I was up to writing an actual blog post:

1.  We have taken three trips since June 30th
2.  I finished another pair of socks, a bizillion dischclothes, a prayer square swap square, the Flower Child sweater...
3.  I have cast on for another pair of socks, a baby sweater, a toy ball and a cropped sweater
4.  I'm going to be teaching at a brand new yarn shop
5.  We had a tremendous family reunion (trip three, I think)
6.  I got to spend an entire week with my daughters and grandkids (spoiled they were)
7.  I took my daughter and grandson to a fiber festival
8.  We put our house up for sale, got an offer in just about three weeks and are under contract (Aack!)9.  I'm not actually sure what day it is (or month for that matter either)
10.  I promise a real post with pictures and everything VERY soon.

  Things have been a little nuts lately

Happy Knitting!

Nana

close up of stitch pattern

close up of stitch pattern
Originally uploaded by nanaknits21

Here's a better look at the stitch patterns

Laughlin Twist

Laughlin Twist
Originally uploaded by nanaknits21

this is just a drive-by post to let you know I'm still knitting along. I worked these up on a trip to Laughlin Nevada. They started out as the Lombard Street Socks from the current issue of Love of Knitting, but I had some issues with the pattern/yarn combo and ended up reworking my own version using a scaled down version of the cable-lace pattern and kept the other lace inset from the original pattern. I think they turned out pretty spiffy. The only part I didn't like was that the skein of Noro Silk Garden Sock yarn I used had one of the infamous Noro knots and as you can see in the sock on the right the colors change mid-heel, otherwise they were actually starting to match nicely. We're off on a series of adventures this month, so entries may be spotty, but I do have more knitted things to show off, so check back once in a while.

Have a splended Independence Day and happy knitting!

Nana