Privileged!

First, thank you all for Sam's B-day wishes! It was hard to spoil an already spoiled dog, so no further spoilage was necessary on his special day. (Oh well, he did get some bacon on the side, while Biko wasn't looking.) Privileged, the dog, and some of the apples I'd say. I've made "fruit socks", three of them.
It was a fun thing to do.


All the sock less apples feel naked, but I think they are still beautiful, and yummy! ;o) O.K. turns out they are not so good to eat. I made "Apfel Schlankerl", it tastes like apple pie, but has a different form. Also the dough has creamy cottage cheese in it (not the kind in the container). I could not take pictures of it, because it was gone before I thought of getting the camera.

pattern: "Fruit socks" by Tracy

yarn: SWTC Tofutsies, color # 728, about 80yds for each sock. I've had this yarn in my stash for a long time. I've started knitting socks three times, and ripped it all out again. I didn't like it. For these fruit socks the yarn was held doubled, and I loved the knitted fabric.

needles: 5 DP, 2.75mm

start-finish: May 29, I made three in one day


They are easy, and fun to do. Last minute gifts for sure.

Progress report on the QAL shawl: I'm up to round 112 of 160 rounds. That means I have 480 stitches on my circular needle right now, and increasing. I'm loving the colors!

I feel kind of deflated today. I can't get myself to pick up the needles. I've been plying yarn, but that was so boring, and now I'm rather blogging, than doing anything else. Thing is, I've seen so many cute sewn bags, and other things, I would like to sew a little, but I really have an aversion to the sewing machine, which makes me mad at myself, because I have patterns, and fabric, just have to go and do it. Also, even though I know I'm most happy with only one project going on, and I love the current one too, but I can't decide what to do next. I NEED a cardigan, but I'd rather knit ten blankets, before I knit that one piece for myself. I don't understand that either. Even though I have, as everyone else, a mile long list of things I'd like to do, nothing is jumping out at me. I think I'll give it a rest for a few days, grab a book, and just read for a change.

And what else makes me cranky is, that as soon as I go outside, there's a swarm of mosquitoes around me. I hate those suckers! I've got two - pulverized, only three billion more to go. It's no fun being outside, if you have to trash around like an idiot, and I don't want to spray some stuff on me either. Even the dogs are very happy when I give the signal to retreat. Sam's got a bloody fleck on his face. He must have squooshed a mosquito. He was snapping the air, which looked funny from afar, but I'm sure he didn't enjoy it one bit. I could see a swarm around Biko too, but she never stood still long enough for one to board her.

Ah, sorry folks. I might need some chocolate, and a book, and a comfy sofa. I forgot, I have to walk to dogs a little later. I don't like weekends.