Post #300!

This is my 300th post! I can’t believe I’ve found something to talk about 300 times and yet, the proof is in the numbers. So, in honor of this milestone, let’s talk about knitting, shall we? I’ll bet you’d like to see what’s on my needles, in fact.

Here is Wing of the Moth.
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If you’ll notice, mine is much smaller than everyone else’s. That’s what happens when you use Zephyr Wool-Silk instead of Kidsilk Haze. But I love this yarn so I don’t care. And really, those other shawls are huge! I think mine will be more “average” sized. Well, it will be more average sized if I ever finish it. I’m still racing for last place.

Also on the needles are my Toasty Toes socks.
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Yummy yarn from Emily and this is sock one, almost done. But they have been set aside for deadline knitting. Ya’ll know how I love the deadline knitting.

These are socks for my daughter-in-law, Heather.
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Why yes, I am addicted to the Magic Loop method. Why do you ask? Anyway, Heather’s birthday is this coming Sunday and this is sock one. Anyone think I can actually finish the pair in time? Yeah, me neither.

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  4. I think you can! I think you can!
    The shawl is lovely. Toasty Toes sock looks wonderful. I tried the magic loop (and 2 socks on 2 circs) and found that I knit too tightly. Is there a secret it?

  5. May I ask, what’s the pattern on the last sock? I love what it’s doing with the yarn – looks like a mosaic stitch.

  6. I have absolute faith that you can finish on time. And I so love the yarn with that pattern – they look like a perfect match.

  7. What lovely projects you have on your needles!! I have never tried the magic loop method or even two circs yet….maybe this winter 🙂

  8. You can finish if you don’t knit anything else and you don’t sleep. Or you can give her the Toasty Toes socks and send her pair to your pal. The shawl is beautiful in Zephyr!

  11. Deadline knitting, at least for me, always means work on something else. Good luck getting them finished!

    The shawl is beautiful even if you are in last, this is the best kind of race to come in last — you still get a shawl at the end.

  12. the shawl is truly impressive to me. I have yet to finish one. I like the socks too. What pattern is the sock for Heather? I luuvv Magic Loop, too.

  13. Wow, I love that Toasty Toes sock!! I love that you’re racing for last place. ; ) You’re a winner, darlin’, no matter what — and what a great “trophy” you’ll have in the end!

  14. You’ve made a lot of progress on the shawl, especially considering you finished and blocked a whole other shawl before starting! The Zephyr should show the pattern nicely.

  15. Hey, congrats on 300 posts! Tomorrow will be my 375th; it’s pretty amazing how enriching and addicting blogging has become. I love your Moth, and Emily is lucky to get such pretty socks.

  18. I recently tried Magic Loop and am hopelessly devoted to it too. Love it. Why do you ask? It doesn’t hurt my fingers, that’s why!

    Knit, Carole, Knit!

  19. All I do is ML – I even use it for sweater arms. I haven’t knit a sweater flat in…forever. Okay so I haven’t knit a sweater in forever, either, what of it? ;o)

    Okay apparently I’m still a little cranky….going to drink more coffee…

  20. Moth is looking nice! Magic Loop – just started trying it out. Not sure I like it. But to be fair, I need to knit an entire pair to see if I get more comfy with it. So far, I’m kinda klutzy with it.

  21. The last sock is getting a very neat patterning (sp) effect.

    Keep on knittting on that shawl, we are all looking forward to see it finished 🙂

  22. What pattern are you using for the the toasty toes sock? … and what the heck, how about the pattern for the second sock as well? Everything looks lovely.

  28. Congrats on 300 posts! What yarn are you using for that last sock? It is very cool. And I think your Zephyr shawl will be yummy.

  29. I love what that pattern is doing to those socks.. Which pattern are you using for them? The shawl is going to be amazing I think! I think the woool/silk is goint o be more satisfying too ;o)) Yeah for last place! LOL

  30. Congratulations on your 300th post! I love the shawl in that yarn — it’s going to be STUNNING. And I’m thinking that Heather’s sock is F&F and that the yarn is making it look so groovy — no?!?

  31. Congrats on your 300th post! Everytime I log into my little control panel thingy I marvel at the fact I still having something to say :o) Your socks and the moth look great!

  32. 300! Wow. Congratulations. I love the shawl (and am in love with Zephyr too). Great socks and if anyone can get a pair done by Sunday, it is you my friend.

  36. The shawl looks great and I do like that the shawl would be smaller in regular laceweight and not mohair. I’m allergic to mohair, so I can’t use it anyway, but the moth shawl blocks out so huge, that if it’s “average” size using laceweight wool, that might be just the ticket for me to make it. Good luck with the socks! Both look great.

  39. That Wing of the Moth looks beautiful! I can’t believe you’ve done so much so quickly. I love the Zephyr, it’s good stuff.
    Those toasty toes socks look good enough to eat, yum.

  43. Happy 300th birthday!! hehe I really love MagicLoop. I rarely do anything else now but I need more loooooong addis so I can have more sock projects going at one time! Is there such a thing as too many sock WIPs?? 🙂

    You GO girl – you’re all about that deadline knitting!!

  44. Wow, 300 posts! Too cool.
    Yes you will probably finish the socks in time. The magic loop method is the way to make socks. You have your needles “attached”. you don’t have to look for the “missing one”. I need to have alot more things that are together. (yes when I was little my Mom attached my mittens to my coat. Not with the “idiot string” but little clippy things.)

  45. congrats on 300 posts!whew! that’s alot.. and I have enjoyed them very much!
    Love love love the socks ! both of them. and yes, all the inquiring minds want to know – what’s the pattern?

  47. Congrats on this blog milestone! I love “listening” to what you have to say Carole! And like the rest of the bunch, dish on the two sock patterns please? 🙂

  48. Happy 300th! (Don’t say that very often!) Love the fantastic socks. I have a question about the toasty toes: what size needle/what gauge are you getting? I just started socks with my toasty toes and I’m can’t decide if I’m knitting stoutly enough. I’m getting about 6.5 per inch.

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