KALs – yes, that’s plural, boxers and finished Garterlac!

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Well, I joined a KAL…another one! The Sock A Month 4 KAL is TOTALLY no pressure – just fun! Each month – August-December – you knit a sock! Or not, if you don’t have time. But if you do you can qualify for prizes! So, I’m planning to get some Christmas knitting done – socks, of course – and have fun too! I added a button to the right sidebar if you want to check it out!

Speaking of KALs – Clue #4 is out for MS#3 – and I’m still at 0%. (sigh) I want to knit lace…but maybe my life is just too crazy for it right now. Ruth is coming over today for a little blog help and knitting – so I’m planning to restart it if possible. She also knows about lifelines so maybe she can help me understand how to use them better! I HAVE done lace – but not lace weight yarn! I want to conquer this!!!

The Boxers are coming along VERY nicely! Ashley from my Knitting Group retyped it for us and it’s much easier to read!! Thanks again Ashley!!!

And lastly! I finished the Garterlac Dishcloth!! What fun it was!! Here are some pictures:

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(Click on the thumbnails to see bigger images)

I love the pattern and plan to make more!!

Picture Time

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Finally got a few pictures!

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My Boxer Shorts. This is what I knit from 1 skein of Knit Picks Shine Sport. Yummy yarn – will definitely use it again for future projects!

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My sister’s scarf. Remember it was going to be socks. Definitely one of those “the yarn tells you what it wants to be” projects! Much happier with this! Hope she likes it too!

Frustrating Knitting Day

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Today I got up early and was looking forward to a profitable knitting day. However, it’s truly been anything but profitable!! 🙁

I had to frog the MS#3 – I made a mistake and had not yet added a lifeline. (sigh)

I had to frog my sister’s socks. The yarn does NOT want to be socks.

I ran into a problem with the boxers and need to find an answer before I go any further in case I’m making a mistake.

With those three problems, I didn’t even look at the garterlac dishcloth! It’s challenging on it’s own without the problems I was continuing to have!

On top of all this – I’m naseauted. All day – nothing I do is giving me relief! 🙁

I guess on the good side, I’m using the yarn for my sister for a nice lace scarf and it seems to be coming along nicely (I’ll post pics when I get my camera back). And, I got my Knit Picks order – which is the yarn I was planning to use for MS#3 initially so I guess I’ll start over with the new yarn.

AND, I got two loads of laundry done and swept/mopped two rooms….so maybe it was frustrating….but profitable in some ways! Still, I hope tomorrow is better!!