I just sent a pkg. off to Cheyenne River Rez, today. This little hat was in my stash of stuff waiting for a destination.

I also made another hat from Bernat DenimStyle and sport WoolEase, 2 stranded. I think I used a size 10US circ. and I cast on 56 st. It went in the mail without me making any notes in my knitting journal, but I'm guessing that it was aoabut 3 sts to the inch on st.st. Nothing fancy, just 1 x 1 ribbing around face and then st. st. and evenly spaced decreases for the crown.

These are the socks that I made for DGS A. They are WoolEase in the color called Wood.

Needles: size 5 US circs. 2s on2c

Gauge: 6 st.= 1 inch

Cast on: 52 sts.

1 x 1 ribbing for about 2 inches

Remaining cuff: 2 x 2 ribbing

Reg. heel flap, turn and gussett.

Reg. toe decrease.

Foot length from back of heel to tip of toe is 10.5 inches for a kid with size 8.5 mens shoes.

These are a woodsy camo color that he will love.

Ah, yesterday

I had a really long word-y post all ready and tried ump-teen times to post it to my blog. but Blogger wouldn't respond!
So, I'll try again, but today I'm not feeling so word-y.
Here is a pic of the socks that went to DGD H. As mentioned before, she loved them and they were adorable on her feet.
Yarn: LB WoolEase, single strand
and 1 strand LB FunFur
Needles: size 5 US circs (2s on 2c)
Guage: 6 st = 1 inch in st. st. with 1 strand WE
Cast on 48 st. with 1 strand each of We and FF.
2 inches of K1, P1 ribbing.
Break of FF and continue in K2,P2 ribbing using WE single strand for 6 more inches, or till entire cuff is length desired.
I did standard heel flap, turn and gusset.
St. ST until foot is 7.5 iches from back of heel.
Standard toe decrease.
I have signed up for the Secrets of the Stole KAL, but I may have to drop out. I also signed up for the Anne of Green Gables KAL, but I'm not real up on how that one is being run and need to study up on it to see how it is being done. It's not a regular yahoo groups KAL, from what I can see.
thurs. DD K. will come help me go thru the yarn that is out in the shed and see if we can find something that I can use for theSotS KAL. If not, then I will have to drop out, turns out the current budget doesn't allow for buying lace weight yarn. Bummer! Ah, well. Can't have everything.
DJ

Boot Tops

Bootie tops(girlie look) have been a topic of discussion on the Knitting for Children yahoo group recently and I thought I would discuss my favorite girlie addition to my favorite bootie pattern by Michelle Howard. It can be found on

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/

head for the baby patterns and look for bootie pattern, then Michelle's. This pic shows the booties before sewing and from the top and from the side. I hope that inspite of the dark pic that it shows the results well enough to encourage others to try a little fancy-ness on a pair or two.

Anyway, when I have done all the ribbing, usually 14 rows, I do the last 2 rows in a ruffle. I produce the ruffle by doing an increase in every stitch. I use the knit in the front and back of the stitch type increase. then I just bind off very loosely and I'm done. Nice little ruffle. I'm still doing the ribbing which makes the bootie stay on, but gussies it up a bit.

Today, I am just about done with the heel flap on a pair of bulky little sockies that I am making for the Sept. challenge over on the Children in Common yahoo group. These are left over yarn from the Mittens for Akkol challenge that is just about to wind down. Pics to follow when I get them

done.

DJ

Here is a pick of the 7 pair of mittnz for the rez. I have another pair hibernating around here somewhere. LOL I looked in all my little stash places and couldn't find it. Oh well, that's seed for the next batch, right? I wish I could take better pics, but our lighting is terrible.
I had a great weekend. Lots of pasta and fun at DGDs party. She loved her socks. I'll post a pic of the socks later. I forgot to take a pic of them on her feet.
I still feel like a slug from all the carbs that I inhaled. DD#1 made her famous lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken and broccoli fettacini(sp?) and wonderful home made dinner rolls. I needed to be rolled out to the car when it came time to leave. LOL
I spent last night sewing up the ends on the last 3 pr. of M4A socks and the above mittnz and a gaiter for the Knitting for Children group. I still have about 6 or seven items on the 'finishing' table that need the ends sewn in. Not tonight.
DJ

Here are the last of the bigguns for Mittens for Akkol. That makes a dozen, and I have to stop here and move on to some other obligations.

there was a question on the group about how to measure the foot length. This is how I did it.

Scared little pups

We was scared! Oh, we was so very, very scared! Daddy said he was mowing, what ever that means, it sure was noisy and he has been doing it way to often lately. We can't understand, he has been doing it for the whole 8 years that we have lived with him, doesn't he ever get done? He knows that we shiver and shake and even try to jump on Mommie's bed( and yes we do know that she has allergies). This just wears us out, can't he see that?! Yah, now he's trying to make it up to us. Well, maybe we will forgive him. Just let us lie here and think about it for a while, O.K?

Knitting content:

This is the batch of crocheted baby hats that I sent to Parkland Hospital in June, while I couldn't upload pics to my blog.

I sent 120 little hats in that box, and yes those are flourescent green hats down front on the right! They really were cute. And no I don't favor girly colours, I just grabbed what was on top of the big plastic tote of garbage sale yarn that I was trying to empty, whew! that ones empty!

To further catch up on piccie posting here is a pic of the little preemie hats that I sent to the Univ. Med. Ctr. at Lubbock for the July challenge on Knitting for Children yahoo group. 76 little cuties went out to them.

I also sent along these 6 little fleece and flannel preemies and 2 knit/crochet preemies. I just love the little fleece/flannel ones. They are so light and yet so warm. The white/blue blankie was knit on the sweater machine and then edged with crochet shells. the pink one was a dishcloth pattern one.