Ernie Sox

How do ya like my knitting basket?

Bought him the other day while we were at the grocery store.

You know I'll do anything to postpone serious grocery shopping.

Anyhoo, I've made

Concentrated Progress 

Cookie A's Sock Club Ernie Sox

For Hubby, of course.

Oh! Thought I'd show you the inside of the heels

that are worked with a slip stitch

that seems to

reinforce the heel somewhat

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In the couple of hours since I took these pics

the heel turns are completed

and, I'm just beginning the gusset section before reaching the foot.

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I'm hoping to finish this pair before too many days pass.

It's a fairly easy eight row repeat with 

every other heel row decreases.

K1, ssk, K to within last three sts, K2tog, K1

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Temp reached LOVERLY ! ! ! ! 68 degrees today.

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Is it Spring, yet

Came across this Springtime Gal while 'organizing' my Stuff

It's a little bag I entered into the Hoffman Fabric Challenge, something like four years ago.

She's such a cutie.  

She's out where I can see her now

she put's a smile on my face.

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I re-worked my sweater from last year

You may remember this sweater last May

Gemini

May 2012

I was not happy with it 

So Hubby and I frogged it, re-skeined the yarn and set it back in my Yarn Stash

The first of January this year

we wound the yarn into cakes

and

I cast on the Gemini once again

I would work on it, and then put it aside while I thought about my next step

During the last couple months this Gemini

was close at hand and foremost in my

knitting queue

This past week I worked on the sleeves, modifying the pattern to obtain a smaller arm circumference

Working with the pattern as I had co and knit it

I'm pleased with the sleeves 

I am happy with this version

I wore it today before giving it a 'soak' and blocking it out to dry

and found that 

this lovely Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton yarn sweater keeps me warm !

This version is definitely sticking around

It's a comfy style that I'll be wearing with or without a top under it.

Next time I knit Gemini,

and there will be a next time.

 I'll be using a wool blend yarn

Thanks for taking time to see what I'm crafting

I'll reply to each of your comments In the Comments

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Cookie A Ernie Sox

I love Cookie A sock designs! ! 

As a member of her sock club I receive two

patterns every other month.

Oh, yes, and a very lovely, lovely skein of yarn.

However, I decided her pattern Ernie would be handsome in this 'oatmeal' color

Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Multi

80/20 wool/nylon

and that Hubby would be the recipient.

My gosh, he hasn't had a new pair of hand-knit sox added to his sock drawer in, what?, months?

It really a nice pattern to knit, 

just a short repeat for this 

vertical leaf and rib design.

Going cuff down this time 'round

and will do a heel something other than

my most recent method of afterthought heels.

Love me a change up.

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Look What Debbie's Quilting

Lucky me, she has ask me to join in the fun

This is the queen-sized quilt that she designed and 

is creating for a special, newly wed, co-worker.

Completely made with scraps from both our Fabric Stashes.

The blocks were from the "Two-Bucks-A-Block" deal from Miss Millie's Quilt Shop several years ago.

We still have a ways to go.  

However, this center of the quilt is already quilted.  

Next comes the two side panels.

We have a great time when we have these sew days.

More laughing than sewing.  

Only made one mis-cut this time, 

okay, okay, maybe it was two mis-cut strips.

Today's Sew Day 

Cancelled Due to Snow 

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Six inches of wet snow on the ground

what else can a gal do !!!!

Why, she can whip up a batch of Cheesy Biscuits, right?

Served with home-made soup, yum.

Love these Snow Days ! ! ! 

Daughter Debbie sent me this recipe, 

so all the credit goes to her. 

 Especially since she brought over the cheddar chunks, cayenne pepper and sour cream yesterday when she came over for our Quilting Day.

Red Lobster's Cheese Biscuit recipe 

done in a loaf pan.

 3 cups flour

 1 Tablespoon baking powder

 1 teaspoon salt

 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

4 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into 1/4 inch cubes

1 1/4 cups milk

3/4 cup sour cream

3 Tablespoons of butter, melted

1 egg, lightly beaten

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9×5 loaf pan with oil.

In a bowl, whisk together the first 5 ingredients.

Carefully stir in cheese cubes until covered in flour mixture, this will help prevent your cheese sinking to the bottom of your loaf of bread.

In a different bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients.

Fold the wet mixture into the flour and cheese mixture, stir until just combined, do not over stir.

Spread the mixture into the loaf pan.

Bake for 45-50 minutes.

Let cool 10 minutes and then remove from pan.

Allow to cool for one hour before slicing and serving.

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Flower Pots

Just putting the finishing touches on this tumblerblock practice piece.

Think it'll turn out to be a wallhanging for a Friend.

The flowers and the tumbler blocks 

are cut from Accquilt GO! dies.

The flowers 'n stems are appliquéd using

an iron-on fusible.

Accents are watercolor pencils

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Apparently, the design wall will have to be put up again so I can get some decent shots.

Oh, well

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Quilted

This topper came from my stack of

'sandwiched' projects.

Picked it out and stitched away

in a few minutes 

a tabletopper was finished!

Ohhhhhhh, there are lots of projects remaining.

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we're still waiting for snow this weekend

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Wow! I knit a pair of sox ! ! !

These were knit with yarn I've had in my Stash for ages.

It's Malabrigo Fingering Weight in the Azules colorway.

This pattern:  Business Casual designed by

TanisFiberArts

works beautifully with this tonal blue.

The pattern is mesmerizing,

my gaze follows the crisscrossing lines of this design.

I modified the pattern by beginning the toe decrease way before my usual 2.25" before end of foot.

This pair is finished off with a standing ribbed pattern, just for the fun of it.

The question for the day is

whether or not we'll get snow before sundown.

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and, thanks, we did have a great lunch yesterday.  Ate at Lutz's BBQ, had their white meat only Chicken Sandwich

and, don't forget the bbq sauce.

yum

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A finish ! !

There have been a couple of comments regarding my blog posting.

Or, should I say, Lack of Posting.

Here's something I've been working on 

and now is finished!!

Reversible Staghorn Cable Scarf

Dream in Color 

Merino wool and Cashmere

Basalt colorway

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out the door to lunch out with Hubby

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