Pictures are taken.  Though I want to take better pictures of the scarves when I have better light.  You can't really see the colors all too well.  I will update with pictures soon.  I just have one last present to crochet!

I have finished a lot of projects in the last couple weeks.  I promise, on my day off, to get pictures up and to update.

I finished my socks for my sock knitting class today.  Yes, I worked ahead.  and I figured out to make a basic pair of socks may only take a couple days.  So Yay!

Here are some pictures.





I don't have a link to the patten, as it was provided to me by my teacher.

First up for my recent Finished Objects is the Waffle Scarf, the first of three that I will be making.

     

Project info

I had my 2nd sock class today and we turned the heel.  My sock is close to getting done.  I'm so excited.  Ann, who is teaching the class, says that most people think the heel is the hardest part.  Not too hard.  I picked it up quite easily.  It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a fast learner.  I really need to get some pictures taken.  I guess I'll do that tomorrow after work.  When I got home from class tonight, I had to try it on to see if it was going to fit and it does!  Yay!

I finally finished the chevron scarf I was working on.  I will post details and pictures tomorrow.

I also changed patterns for the Christmas scarves for my cousins and uncle.  I have my cousin Michael's done.  Yay!  2 more to go.  Again, pictures and details tomorrow.  

Tonight was class #1 of 3 for beginning socks at Crazy Girl Yarn Shop in Coralville. 

I've been intimidated by socks and well  DPNs (Double Pointed Needles).  I kept watching videos on You Tube about knitting in the round for socks and couldn't quite grasp it.  But well, I think I may be a natural (so far) at the whole sock thing on DPNs.  It wasn't has hard as I thought it would be.  I've never used DPNs before or knit in the round.  Really the only knitted things I've done are scarves, so socks are a big leap.

It was one of my New Year's resolutions to be able to make socks.  So far so good.  I'm having a lot of fun and the gals in the class are so much fun.  And Ann, our teacher for this class, is a blast!  I will definitely take more classes with her in the future. 

I have to make a 5 inch cuff for my sock and I'm halfway done and I want to finish it. it only took about an hour and a half to get most of the cuff done. So I'm guessing it should take me maybe an evening to make one sock, well a basic one anyway.  I do have some smaller DPNs and sock yarn that I may try as well when I get my cuff done.  Next class, we're turning the heel!  I'm so freaking excited.