02-11-04

Don't feel bad about those socks. I have a pair on itty bitty needles that I have been working on for 2 years, off and on. I have one done and the mate just started!

I played around with doing the uppers on my knitting machine and hand knitting from the heel to the toe. It worked out good. I had to spend a lot of time with yarn in a darning needle to make the seam invisible up the back. That isn't my favorite thing to do but it still was quicker than hand knitting the whole thing. They were knee socks. I only made tubes and now I want to try another pair and shape the calf a little so they aren't so baggy at the ankles. 

So many projects, so little time! I've been melting soy wax and making candles too. I burn scented candles to mask the wood smoke from the stove.

We have had a veritable heat wave here- 40 degree days!! Spring may get her soon!