So much for being a better blogger! With new restricted access rights at work I have been unable to just whip up a new post during a boring conference call or on a lunch break. I was told to clean out my mail because it was taking too much space and found the long-lost email address I could use to send a post. This is my first time using it so we'll see how it goes.
What's on the hooks you ask? Not much these days. I spent the summer making blankets for our Children's Pastor's grand-kids, three of them. The fourth, the oldest got one when he was adopted a couple of years ago, the newly adopted youngins coveted it so I couldn't resist. They live in Texas so it was nice to make them all out of cotton during our warmer weather. I sent them with grandma so they would remember HER giving them rather than "some lady at grandma's church that we don't even know". I hear they are well-loved blankies which makes me very happy :-)
Now, just because my hooks are empty, which is not entirely true because I'm sure I have a few UFOs floating around the yarn stash, does not mean my yarn has been idle. Much to the contrary! I have been busy perfecting sock construction! I have now made two pair for my daughter, one for my husband, a pink pair for my sister who had a mastectomy this summer, a pair of "yoga socks" (no toes or heels) for my daughter's dance teacher and two pairs for Christmas which shall remain nameless in case they're lurking. ;-) OTN right now is another pair of "yoga socks" for a friend of the dance teacher who feels guilty about not giving away her pair when her friend admired them. Making them out of DK weight on #5 needles hoping they'll get done a bit quicker. Christmas socks pair #2 seemed to take forever (3 weeks) because I made a longer leg than usual trying to use up most of the yarn...still probably have 2+ total oz left. At this rate, I may have to shorten the sock list but hoping it won't come to that.
God bless your stitches!
