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20 Jul 2012

No Time For Knitting – Part II

Those of you who are into sock knitting know that they are one of the most portable projects on the knitting planet.  For someone who is always on the go (see No Time For Knitting – Part I), vanilla sock knitting is a huge blessing.

I’ve knit many a pair of socks at endless, mind (and bohonkus) numbing baseball games.  Not even the persistent caterwauling from Big Bubba Redneck to his erstwhile progeny (“C’mon, Lil’ Bubba! Gitcha another homer!”) can mess up my simple stockinette. 

However, there is one knitting diversion that has brought a wee bit of excitement to my ho hum knitting life.  Balls!

Knitted Baseball

Knitted balls to be exact. I used this Oh Balls! pattern by Marcie Nishioka and modified it to knit baseballs.  For the entire team….  The pictures show the regular version and a felted one.  Both versions were greeted with equal exuberance and as you can see, well loved and used.

Felted Baseball

The knitted one was perfect for any indoor, non lamp breaking activities, and the heavier, felted one good for nailing unsuspecting victims upside the head as they made their way to the ballfield snack bar.  I’ve knitted a total of 16 of the little buggers this baseball season, and they’ve brought much happiness to some cute, freckle faced little boys!

Cute, freckle faced, little boy

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13 Jul 2012
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No Time For Knitting – Part I

      I’m always envious when I read or hear about all you knitters with 10 WIPS (works in progress), massive stashes, hours of knitting time, and actual FO’s (finished objects).  To say it’s not happening for me is an understatement.

     Those of you who have children know what I am talking about.  Pre-children, visions of a whistle clean house, made from scratch dinners and Mom and Dad relaxing  in their comfy chairs every evening was my idea of how it should be.  While the children played at our feet,  Dad would be reading the paper and smoking his pipe (ok, that’s a bit much) and I would be happily knitting.  KNITTING!

     Of course, the reality is far different.  Virtually half my day is spent taxiing the he-children to school/football/baseball/basketball/golf/soccer/insert your sport of choice.

    The other half involves the feeding and watering of said he-children.  Did you know that if you stop feeding kids, even for an hour or two, they will cease to grow and will therefore remain under your roof forever and ever? 

     Ok, admittedly, it’s not as if I have NO time for knitting, just no uninterrupted time.  For example, this afghan pattern by Jared Flood, is gorgeous, and one I’ve been trying to knit on forever.  The difficulty level is moderately low, but when you have to rip out a row 4 times due to unending interruptions, it’s time to admit defeat.

     Oh sure, you say, can’t your kids fend for themselves sometimes?  Yeah, they can.  But when your teenager considers 2 cans of Chunky, a whole bag of Doritos, and 3 granola bars a predinner snack, and your little one blows up a bowl of Easy Mac in the microwave, it’s time for SuperMom to step in.

     So, until the Teen Unit and Wee Cruncher take flight from the nest, vanilla sock knitting will be the project du jour.  Yay for self striping!

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06 Jul 2012
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5 Reasons Why Self Striping Sock Yarn is the Bomb!

1.  No brainer knitting.

     Everyone needs a go to project for those times even minimal concentration isn’t possible. Anytime, anywhere, self-stripers are easy peasy!

2.  Detangling is a breeze.     

Kaboom

         

      Ok, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration.  Tangled yarn pretty much always calls for a margarita or three.  Yet, whenever your yarn is a hopeless mess, things go a whole lot easier when you know where the colors are headed.

3.  Because you can’t eat just one!

      Just when you think you’ve had enough of one color, there’s always a new one around the corner! Second sock syndrome? Not a problem with Little Miss Self Stripey.

 4.  You never go unnoticed.

     Self striping socks are always a conversation starter.  Bask in the ooh’s and aah’s every time your pants leg rides up.

5.  Because self striping socks just make your feet so darn happy!

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