Tofutsie socks

One pair down and the second limited edition colour to start. The third limited edition colour will arrive in december I think, so I am doing some other knitting first before I cast on for the second pair.

I wore the first pair yesterday with my bike boots, they were very comfortable. At first I knitted the first sock fairly short as I didn't know how far this yarn would go, then when the second sock got to the same length it was very obvious that I had heaps of yarn over so I did another 5 pattern repeats (20 rows) then did the rib at the top. I then had to undo the ribbing on top of the first sock and knit 5 more pattern repeats, then the rib again and then I was finished. They are now hanging on the line drying.

The second limited edition colour is a nice green with black and white twisted through it.

The Hemlock throw is getting alot of knitters in, it is really a lovely pattern in the thicker yarn. I haven't got any that thick (probably same as our 10ply). I have 10 balls of 8ply pure wool, which I have cast on and up to about row 40 something. I will need a longer circular needle very soon, so I have emailed Donni to ask her to order me a knit picks circular so I will be able to keep going with the lovely blanket.

Busy, busy, busy

I started my tofutsie sock on 9 September, and also still working on the baby jumper which just needs sewing up now. I finished my first sock last night and have been sitting here in front of the computer with the turkish cast-on tutorial in front of me and I have now cast on the second sock. See that bit hanging off there, this was the second bit like it in this ball of tofutsie sock yarn, and for around $25 AU I am not happy, it is really annoying when you get joins in the middle of a ball, but to have a bit hanging off is worse.

I haven't been doing much knitting the last two weeks, firstly Ruby wasn't feeling very well and #1 son noticed she had vomited and a bee was in it, he rang me at work and then kept a close eye on her for a while, she was just laying around, he put her inside with him and rang the vet, we meet there and when he looked down her throat, there is was, the bee sting, still in her throat, he got it out, gave her a needle and sent her home, I must add, that the whole time at the vet, after she dragged me across the road to the surgery, she wagged her tail, she only ever goes to the vet for her yearly needles and she loves going. Which made it really easy seeing as she was in pain.

Secondly #1 son and fiance had a party for their engagement and farewell combined, they have gone to Queenslands Gold Coast to look for work, they took 4 weeks holiday from their jobs down here and are hoping to get work while there and then just come home to collect their furniture etc and move their permanently. You can't see it but I am smiling, real big smiles. After 27 years or so looking after the boys and then the girlfriends move in, then #1 moves out for 7 years, then back last year, we are so looking forward to having our own lives back, well as much as parents can whether the kids are at home or not. It has been 4 nights so far, just starting to get use to them not walking through the door at any time. We just have to work around Ruby now.

We went to the 2008 Harley Davidson unveiling the other night, and I got to sit on the exact same bike I am getting, it had only arrived at the shop that morning, so it was great to see how it fitted me or I fitted it. As I am height impaired, it will need a bit of adjusting, down towards the ground a bit. But no drama, it felt pretty good, and will be even better when mine arrives and has all the lowering done and louder pipes fitted. Apparently my bike is in transit, and looks like being here by first week in December.

And some great news came our way on tuesday, we still keep in touch with our previous neighbours (they are older and retired), and we still keep in with lotto with them, well it finally paid off last saturday in lotto. We are sharing 2nd division of $12,720.60, so that is over $6,000 for my bike, I didn't need all of that, but will cover the insurance too now. I am now working on our savings plan for our trip to America in July 2009, I know it is a way off yet, but it will be here before we know it.