Slipper Sock Thingee

Been trying to find something to make with this yarn for a while. Attempted slippers from Simply Knitting but part of the pattern was missing at the time, and the pieces looked very small with this yarn substituted into the pattern. I have downloaded the correction but cannot really be bothered with it now.

So have started a basic sock pattern with 28 stitches on 6mm dpns. I have started in double rib and think I will continue with it to the heel. As the sock appears a bit big, thought I might go down in needle size for the ankle, and see what happens after that. This is keeping me amused on the train (when I get a seat), still studying hard. If this works out I have leather elbow patches to use on the soles, so socks will become slippers. It will just be a fight between my daughter and I who gets to wear them.

Just Quickly

I have completed another beanie in Patons Jet this time as the size looks Ok.
Busy trying to study, and have to organise prizes for the next Schipperke Association
Show , being the tropy steward and it's next Sunday. What's a Schipperke - look to the right and note "the Nibbler" alias Wispaway Jiminy Cricket. Mostly known as Jim or Jimmy. The nibbler comes from when he's happy he likes to nibble really fast and soft. And yes the inspiration on what to call my blog. Won't be knitting him anything though, he's small but definitely not a lap dog type. He grows a lovely thick undercoat in winter. Schipps are known as the littlest shepherds and take their guarding duties very seriously. Also known as Belgian Barge dogs , as Belgian merchants used them for guarding and rodent catching on their barges in 1700's.
Oh they are usually great big sooks, who love a tummy scratch.

New Reading Material

Arrived today

Got by the Lurgy

The lurgy hit hard this week, and and then realised I have only 3 weeks to complete my Finance Certificate - Mortgage Broking , which is hard as I've decided this is not the career path I now wish to follow. But having paid lots of money to do it, and not wanting to waste it and having completed over half the course, will slog it out, no matter how boring. So it will be needles down for a while, well I'll try.

Tried to make some fingerless gloves , but am a bit bamboozled by the casting on of two stitches each finger and having to knit them up on the next finger, will have to do some surfing or see if Mum knows.

Bad Fairy Godmother

I've been bad , missed my Godson's birthday. Didn't forget just got my dates mixed up thinking it was next week. (should check the birthday book when I think of it). It was last Friday, fortunately he is only 3 and in Melbourne, so it wasn' like he was expecting me to come over or anything. One of my planned beanies was for him and planned to start this weekend. I have to work in acrylic as his father has an allergy to wool. Had a nice soft 14 ply in the stash, so got started yesteday and kept going till finished, despite my body complaining of viral aches & pains.
Thank goodness for Ibropofen..........but it's huge , fits my husband's 60cm head with ease and he said it looked like teacosy:-/ Well I will expect him to wear, it will be lovely and warm. Pic won't upload.

Thinking fingerless mitts

And now there are two.

The second sock is finished and I am hoping to be able to wear them tomorrow , as it's going to be nice and cool. Now working on a couple of beanies for relatives in Patons Jet. Then I think I'll make myself a scarf. I have been checking out Ebay, bought some more circs , so I can try 2 socks at once.

Taught a friend to knit the other week, she has got right into it. Might be the artist within, see www.annewhyte.org. I can imagine we'll see at lot of freestyle things happening. This has inspired her Mum in Law to pull out the needles from hiding after years. So now she'll have
an expert teacher.