What Joy!

I finally finished the Knotty or Knice socks.  My goodness, it never takes me this long to make a pair of socks, but I failed to teach myself to cable without a needle and that was the hold up. 

They were worth the effort because they're for my mom, but it'll be a very cold day before I make another pair.  All those little crossed stitches were a pain in the rear, but I like the finished look.  I used Jade Collection sock yarn from Sock Pixie and US #2 needles.  Everyone should have a pair of green socks!

Now that the socks are behind me, I figured I'd get started on my shawl.  I cast on the stitches and did two rows before I realized I had miscounted the stitches, so I ripped it out.  After casting on and being careful to count slowly, when I got to the design of the shawl, I had too many stitches, so I ripped it out again.

I took a nap, I ate some dinner, I watched TV and then I assumed the knitting position again.  Just because my lips can count to 100 doesn't mean my brain can.  There is apparently a disconnect somewhere, so I gave up the shawl.  My go-to solution when I'm having a bad knitting day is socks.  I can  make socks, and I often do when all else fails.  So I tried to cast on for a pair of socks, and lost interest quickly.

Maybe my glasses don't work, maybe my brain is on vacation.  Whatever it is, knitting yesterday was a bust. 

I figured since I was on a losing sttreak with knitting, I might as well try something else.  Since I am the proud new owner of an Ashford 24" rigid heddle loom from Copper Moose, I figured I'd go assemble it figuring I'd probably never get to the weaving part.  I was wrong!  I assembled, warped and wefted successfully.

Yesterday at knitting circle someone donated yarn on cones which I quickly snatched up.  And I had some Yarntree alpaca that had been laying around here since Moses crossed the desert.  I set up and in an hour I had half a scarf.  Today I finished it.

It's not going to be featured in any magazine, but I'm pleased as punch!  You can probably play Where's Waldo with the mistakes, but who cares!  It was a learning experience, I'll do better next time and it won't have any mistakes, but for now, it'll do. I promised Monika that she would get the first thing off my loom, and so it's hers (whether she wants it or not!), and a promise of better looking dish towels in the future.

So, I'm off to try counting again.  I've got shawls to make!