Hi My name is Sheila and I am a sock yarn addict.

I have enough yarn to knit 78 pairs of socks.

I know, I know....It's shameful. But I do have an enabler. My dh bought 12 hanks of yarn for me for Christmas. And....I teach sock knitting at my LYS. So I have to be there every week. Amongst all that tempting yarn.

Last year, I knit 19 pairs of socks. At that rate, I currently have over four years of yarn stockpiled.

My goals this year are to knit 20 pairs of socks including some for Christmas presents. And not buy any sock yarn for the year. (excluding gifts and class yarn)

It's going to be a long year.

Walking socks

My MIL is celebrating her 60th birthday on the 24th & is a keen walker so I've cast on a pair of socks for her using yarn from my stash:


Opal Rainforest Owl 6ply

I'll be using the Broad Spiral Ribbing from More Sensational Knitted Socks.

Jan 2008 decided.

Okay it's Knitpicks Felici in Pebble done toe up using math from Crazy Toes and Heels and the stitch pattern from Ann Budd's sock book "Clocked Cables". They are for The Adored One (TAO)

January Socks

This is the yarn my friend choose for me to do my first set of socks for this group.

This is the pattern I intend to use and plan to modify slightly. It is called Nutkin and if you you have Ravelry, you will be able to follow the link and check it out.

Another Firestarters

Like Hanna, I am also doing Firestarters - I am using this yarn from Yarnahoy called Sour Grapes.

Actually I cheated slightly and cast on on New Year's Eve. I needed something to distract me from thinking about my daughter flying to Hong Kong on the first leg of her journey back to the UK where she works at the moment. Having her home for a week over Christmas reminded me of how much fun it is to have her around. I thought a new pattern in one of my favourite yarns would cheer me up. It certainly distracted me - I reknitted the toe at least three times, and then struggled with the cables without using a cable needle. I think it was because the yarn is fairly loosely spun which makes it nice to wear but a bit splitty to knit. I kept mucking up the drop the stitch behind and pick it up again, so I finally gave up and used another needle. I also switched from dpns to two circulars, and now I'm making more progress fowards than backwards. I'm just hoping it will fit as I have big feet, and 60 stitches doesn't seem like enough. Maybe they will make a nice present for someone!

Ravelry = R0sered

New screen name...

...same old me :) I have finally figured out how to change my screen name (at least I think). "Froggy" refers to my very limited knitting talents, which lead to a lot of frogging, and to my French origins. I embrace both!

At one past 12 tonight, in a little more than four hours, I will ask an innocent hand to go and randomly pick the first skein to be knit from my stash in this KAL. Honestly, I cannot be trusted not to fondle around until I reach the one I really want to get to! In the meantime, I will keep admiring the amazing displays of yarn-in-the-waiting you guys have posted, and fantasize about the glorious patterns you have chosen.

Happy New Year to all!

Helene

Info Please

Could someone tell me what Ravelry is?