Yippee!! They are done

The Big Black (Boring) Socks are done! I can't even remember when I started them, but I kept on them and I have finished. I did have to force myself to take them with me so that any time I wanted to knit while I was out and about that is what I should work on, and it paid off! And best yet, my Hubby will have nice warm toes for the winter. He desperately needed them, his other good pair (not handmade) wore a hole through, and he needed a new pair.

Note the yellow toes. The last pair of socks I made for him had 12" legs before the heel and took 4 skeins of yarn. I only had 3 skeins of black, so I told him he needed to pick a different color for the toes. He picked yellow. I thought at first they would be his Shocker (Wichita State) socks, but that is just the color he wanted. It was very rewarding to get to the yellow and know that I was almost done however. The black yarn is Wildfoote and the yellow is Jawoll.

I was also working on my August socks of the month for Twist. These are the Sake socks made out of Panda Silk. They are supposed to be geisha socks, but I don't own flip flops, so I have no need for a split toe. Also, I love the yarn and wanted them to be a bit longer, so I made the legs 6" long.The twisted stitches give it a beautiful texture! They are light and soft and very enjoyable to wear, especially on an unusually warm fall day!And, not to neglect the sewing... Debbie and I found this beautiful fabric for a Needle Nook Fabrics customer and put together this ensemble for Debbie.

The gown is a camisole, Kwik Sew 2930 lengthened, and the robe is a combination of Kwik Sew 3257 lengthened for the body, 2923 for the cap of the sleeve, and 3162 shortened to 3/4th length for the rest of the sleeves. The gown is out of nylon Lycra swimwear and the lace is a stretch lace.

As you can see, I did manage to get a lot accomplished this first week of winter sports. Now it is on to more socks, and I think I need to start a hat or two ... only time will tell!