October 1st is the best day ever

October. This month always brings up memories of Halloweens past or the Oak Glen apple orchards. This year it has taken on another meaning. I am doing Socktoberfest. It makes sense with my sock stash busting I am trying to do.

I will be working on my Ziggys made out of Noro. I am currently working on the second sock. I was actually proud of myself that the sock fit. This is my first color work project so I was hoping I would not make it too tight. Sock 1 is good.

When I finish that one, I will move on to my unfinished Pomatomus. I have the leg of one sock completed. Hopefully I can figure out where I left off.

My life is not only socks at the moment. I have been working on scarves for my boyfriend's sister who is currently studying in Paris. She requested more soft scarves. I have one completed and another one is half way done. Pictures will be coming soon.

I was bad today. The Yarn Deli was celebrating their birthday. I ended up going over there and bought way too much yarn. I really want to knit a vest for some reason. Hopefully part of my purchase will help me reach that goal.

New (school) Year goals...

I miss back to school. I used that as my new year rather than January 1st. I have been out of school for a while yet I still get the feeling of new beginnings when autumn rolls around.

I have decided to take this time to institute some new plans in my life.

I have many interests in my life and right now I feel as if I keep putting off certain things because I have so much I want to do.

Right now I have two main categories I want to work on: decrease my stash and improve my programming skills.

First off my stash. It's not taking up an entire room but it is slowly growing beyond my control. My first task is to work through my sock stash. Over the next couple of days I'll be doing an inventory of what sock yarn I have and any WIP that might be associated with them.

The following rules will be used to keep me on task:

1. One sock project at a time.


2. At least one pair of socks must be completed a month.


3. I must make at least one status post a week.

I am hoping this will get me in the right direction.

I have a few ideas for the technical part but that will be part of another post.

Stanley Cup

I am not a "by the pattern" knitter. I tend to make it up as I go. I tried my best to create a pattern. Feel free to manipulate to your needs.


Knitted Stanley Cup:

Size: about 8 inches.
Yarn: Worsted Weight Acrylic.
Needles: I used size 7 dpns.


Cast on 40 sts. Join work in the round.

Rounds 1-30:
*Knit 5 Rounds, Purl 1 Round* 5 times creating 5 bands.

Rounds 31-37
Decrease 2 sts each of the next 7 rounds. 26 sts remain. I would recommend not making the decreases in the same position each round. Scatter the decreases.

Round 38
Purl all sts.

Rounds 39-53
*Knit 4 Rounds, Purl 1 Round* 3 times

Rounds 54-58
Decrease 3 sts each round for 5 rounds. 11 sts remaining.

Round 59
Purl all sts.

Round 60-62
Knit all sts

Round 63
kfb k1 *kfb, k2* 3 times (15 sts)

Round 64
*kfb, k2* 5 times (20 sts)

Round 65
kfb k1 *kfb, k2* 5 times (25 sts)

Rounds 66-70
Knit all sts

Round 71
Bind off

I put rolled up paper to help the Cup keep its form. You could put fiber fill in it also.

If you notice any errors please let me know. I was writing this as I was watching Game 5 of the Penguins vs Red Wings series that went into triple overtime.

Reverse Engineering the second sock...

Well, yes, I had to do some reverse engineering to create the second sock for my pal. In the craziness of long hours at work, buying a new car and my cousin moving in, I lost my copy of Sensational Knitted Socks. I remembered the stitch pattern (baby cable rib), but could not remember any of the shaping. So, I had fun trying to figure out the rest of the pattern from the first sock I made. Here they are:


I lucked out to have a pal who also liked the color tangerine/orange. My new Honda Element is Tangerine Metallic. These are warm socks, a little big, but should be nice to wear around the house.

I really enjoyed knitting these socks. I hope my pal likes them too. They should be out in the mail tomorrow or Monday.