You Won't Believe It

…but I did it! The Gentleman’s Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern are finished!



They are a tad baggy on me, but I suspect they’ll tighten up when they accidentally go through the wash one of these days. Is it silly that I’m scared to use them? I spent so much time knitting them that I’m afraid I’ll wear a hole in them. I can already tell that felting will occur. Nonetheless, I love them. I can count my first attempt at adult socks as a success!

I need to amend my Works in Progress list a little bit. Obviously the Shooting Stockings have graduated. I frogged the WWII socks. (??!!) Apparently I still lack the ability to judge gauge, and as such they were coming out way too big. I’ll probably try them again sometime towards winter. Grandpop might get a hat instead. The Baker’s Kitchen dishcloth will be heading to the frog pond next time I dig it out. A couple of weeks ago I tried working on it, and progress didn’t go very well.

Works in Progress – Updated 7/6/2010

-Short Sleeved Cardigan
-Palindrome Scarf
-Houndstooth Scarf
-Owl Sweater (on hold until yarn is bought – Septemberish. Actually, I haven’t even started this project. It’s more like a planned project.)
-Lace Panelled Baby Blanket (on hold for next shower – whenever that is)
-Dalmatian Cross Stitch
-Ruffled Top

Oh? Did you see that I snuck in something at the bottom of the list? The pattern is here. It looks simple enough, and I’ve already cut out all of the pieces. I managed to do some damage with my handy dandy seam ripper, so I’ve been scared to continue working on it. I hope to finish the top this weekend. I should work on it tonight, but I’m much too exhausted to play with a machine that pokes stuff. Plus I have to make sure Xerxes isn’t in the immediate area while I’m sewing, and that’s no easy feat. He finds the pedal to the machine absolutely delightful and steps on it every chance he gets. Anyway, I’ve chosen a royal blue fabric for the chest band and straps and an Asian inspired blue bird print for the rest of the top. I think it has potential. Mine isn’t going to be as “billowy” as the sample. I’m going for a non-maternity look.

In other news, I visited the dog park with my posse last Sunday. Darby and Xerxes overdid themselves in swimming hole, so they slept pretty much straight through to this morning.


Darby injured herself doing who knows what. One of her foot pads is peeling. When I first saw the damage I was pretty upset, but it isn’t bleeding, and it doesn’t look infected, so I’m just going to let her take care of it. She’s really milking her situation, though. She now stops mid climb (stairs, hills, etc) and demands a boost.


The scenery was exceptionally nice during our visit. (The water was pretty muddy, but usually it isn't like that.) If you’re ever in the area, you should definitely go! The park is called Freedom Dog Park, and it’s located in Medford, NJ. It’s attached to a large people park, so you could make a day out of it!