green sock update-heel done!!!

Look at this I've done the heel!!! all thanks to southern summer of socks !!! tinkingbell, rose red and kms gave me CLEAR instructions. Now I've done it I can't believe how simple it is to turn a heel!!! green sock looks longer in the photo than it really is, the length is 26 cm from the top to the bottom of the heel and I have about 5 cm more to knit of the foot before I can start the toe. The plan is to finish before the last day of November!!! then complete second sock by Christmas, I'm hoping that the second sock will knit up faster as all the problems have been ironed out already.

Japanese mulberry paper

Here are two little Japanese paper decorations, I found them at the craft fair in Deloraine. I wish I could have bought one of every type but I'm happy with just two.
I'M STUCK!!! I'm having trouble with the heel of my sock, it started fine then I got to this line of the pattern: TURN HEEL- 1st row- k13, k2tog, k1,Turn. I asked around and was told that it just meant turn as you're not knitting in a "round" any more, sounds simple but why then didn't the other rows of the heel say that???? By luck I've just found an old secondhand Patons yarn craft book and Turn means: Bring yarn to front of work, slip next stitch onto right hand needle, take yarn to back of work, slip stitch back onto left hand needle, then turn and proceed as given in instructions. This is so confusing!!!! is this called a wrap??? if it is why didn't they just say wrap???

Bunnies

A sad day on Saturday, the bunnies we were bunny sitting went home, we had them for over a month and got used to having them around. Dan made a large run for them it had to be divided in the middle otherwise they would fight. Bunnies are rather funny, not quite tame and not wild. They liked to box each other through the chicken wire and eat all my fresh herbs. Black bunny would thump her feet and White bunny would sit up on her back legs sniffing the air. They both liked to toss their food bowls around even when I'd freshly cleaned the hutches, but they were always ready for a cuddle.

First sock update

Green sock update, I'm almost up to the heel!!! all the decreases are finished!!! I just need to knit a few more rounds to make the length 21cm. I had a tiny splurge to celebrate, 1x clover plastic needle holder, 2x sets of needles size 2 and 2-25. On the 19-o9-07 I ordered Favorite Socks by Ann Budd at my local book shop, it's still not here, they didn't send the order until the 10-10-07!!! will it come before Christmas? sometimes living in Tasmania can be annoying, we just don't have enough variety and orders can take forever. I try to buy local rather than large chains, so orders usually take a while but 3 months is so long to wait, it will be a nice little extra present. I'll wrap it and put it under the tree with a card from me to me!!!!

Tasmanian wool

Here are my craft fair splurges!!! Ringrove Collection-natural colour wool, 1x 238g's the colour is lighter than this (top photo) and brushed kid mohair, hand spun by Tasmanian Woolie Crafts 1x100g's, 1x116g's (bottom photo) both are Tasmanian grown and made. They are so soft, I wish I could have bought heaps more but Christmas is just around the corner so I'm saving for lots of presents. No luck finding sock blocks, I'll have to buy some via the net.

El Dia de los Muertos!!!

Today is the first day of the festival "the Day of the Dead" ,"El Dia de los Muertos" so here's a fitting image (by Patrick Murillo for azcentral.com) will I look like this before I ever finish a pair of socks ? I hope not!!! Friday 2-11-07 I'm going to the Deloraine Craft Fair !!! there will be more than 200 stalls, so I should find something to buy, I really want some yarn, knitting bits & pieces also sock blocks, there's going to be some Japanese hand-made mulberry paper and indigo dyed cotton textiles, my fantastic partner Dan will drive me up and drop me off, he'll go for a bush walk, meet me for lunch, go off and do something else then pick me up on the way home. He can't stand slow walking with too many people around, he starts to look like he's about to run the 100 mt. dash!!!