Sunday, June 10, 2007

Provisional Cast on, Past the Heel, and Jet Skis

Sunday we went to a local quilt store that also has a nice knitting corner to exchange some left over yarn left over from a baby gift project, pics coming soon. Headed to a little park to get some relaxing sun time and a little knitting overlooking the boat harbor when we saw a little strip of grass on the other side of a flood control channel that feeds into the ocean. A little detour and found the entrance to the park and took the chairs out of the car and found a wonderfully quiet place. Well, their is a little car noise but that turns to white noise for me.



Mrs. Twisted has been wanting to do a toe up sock for a few months now. Looking at patterns she realized she would have to learn a new cast on method other than the good ol long tail cast on. Provisional cast-on was the new technique and she figured it out just fine by the evidence of the toe of her newest sock. She was so happy to find a toe that had no seam.



I got past the heel on Sock number two. I know it seems like I've been working on these forever but I only worked on them when I was not involved in group knitting or anything disturbing but I'm on to the the foot portion now. Just around and around to fit my very long foot US 15+
(Euro size 49) and then the toe but I see the end now.





As we were getting ready to leave we saw two guys coming down the river on jet skis. All I could just think of how cold I would be. But what fun it would be. It was in the low 60's here and the breeze was coming off the ocean.



Here is the baby sweater pre-sleeve attachment/pre blocking and with the ends not weaved in yet but 93% done. She finished the body while I was posting, so here you go.



The Blue yarn is so pretty. Just pretend that the sleeves are folded behind the front.
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:47 AM

    It is close to 90 degrees here and I have decided I like cooler temperatures. Knitting beside the water with a slight breeze sounds relaxing.
    Punkin

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  2. Anonymous5:08 PM

    That yarn is SO soft and so nice to work with - who would ever guess its an acrylic blend?

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  3. CraftyCanadian5:38 PM

    NICE TOE there Mrs. Twisted!! Don't you just love finding new techniques that work :) And the Mr.'s sock looks like it's coming along nicely too, keep on truckin' LOL

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  4. Colleen S.7:55 PM

    question for the twisted knitters. This is Colleen I met you at the San Diego Knit together. I was just wondering what sock book that was. Thanks socks look great.

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  5. Bobbisox7:56 PM

    What book is that new sock from? Which toe up pattern is it? I always want new techniques in socks!

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  6. Jerry11:22 PM

    Hi, Bobbi,
    Thanks for visiting my blog. My sock is from Knitting in the Round. http://www.knitpicks.com/Knitting+in+the+Round_BD30773.html

    Debbies socks have been comming from 25 Favorite Socks by Interweave Knits. http://www.knitpicks.com/Favorite+Socks_BD30898.html The Toe up sock she is doing is from Wendyknits. A generic toe-up Feather & Fan Sock Pattern http://wendyknits.net/knit/featherandfansock.pdf

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  7. Jerry11:23 PM

    Hi Colleen, The Book is 25 Favorite Socks by Interweave Knits.

    http://www.knitpicks.com/Favorite+Socks_BD30898.html

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  8. Bobbisox11:31 PM

    Jerry and Debbie, thanks for letting me know what the book was; I sure wish I had paid much more attention to Debbies' sock than oggling over your leather bag and those yarn clams. I am trying to figure out the Sherman heel; what heel is Debbie going to be doing? Thanks for visiting my blog too and it was wonderful to have you both and Bree come down so far.

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