Friday, August 22, 2008

Mission Impossible

Finishing my last Olympic project, a pair of socks, for the Ravelympics seems quite impossible to me at this moment. With only one toe completed and about an inch into the foot, it would take non stop knitting to finish them from now until the deadline of 11:59 am Sunday, August 24th. School starts Tuesday and getting ready for the big day is more than enough for me to handle...non stop knitting is extremely unlikely for me. Actually just starting this pair of socks is an accomplishment because I knew I would be short on yarn. Paton's Kroy Stripes yarn comes in 166 yard skeins. Originally I had two skeins. As I progressed with my circle socks I knew two skeins would never be enough. I went back to Joann's but they were all out. I dug out the leftover yarn from my monkey socks and figured I could use it in a pinch. Not being overly crazy about the idea I headed back to the store yesterday for one last try and low and behold they had gotten more in (same lot number, too). I bought one more skein and now with three skeins there should be plenty to finish the socks. I'm happy :)

Looking on the bright side I have finished four more ravelympics projects since my last post. (Check out Ravelry for details).

Finders Keepers dishcloth:
Dot's within Stripes Dishcloth ( I love this one...can see myself making more of these):
another favorite, the DW dishcloth:and finally my modified toe-up Circle socks. I'm please with how they match up. Not thinking to make note of the striping section before starting, I think I did pretty well matching up the second sock. Check out my "new" sock blockers. I found my grandmother's vintage sock stretchers quite by accident. I was thrilled to find them. They are quite old and some of them have the marking "Lee-Rowan" on them. In another post I'll show you all of them, large and small and some are adjustable.
I love how I can easily hang them up for photographing and in the future when I wash my socks I can hang them to dry!

Summer's almost over. Where did the summer go? I had so many plans to do so many things and I feel I have very little to show for it. Now back to the rat race and the driving...at least I'll have a chauffeur this year ;) With his learner's permit in hand (in his duct tape wallet) and a driving school lesson under his belt, my middle guy is raring to go. I told him when I start pulling out my knitting while he's driving he'll have passed the test in my book :)

Have a wonderful weekend with lots of happy knitting. Enjoy the last few days of summer :)

24 comments:

  1. Those sock blockers are totally awesome! Whodathunk, vintage sock blockers?! Great find...I love all your washcloths too.

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  2. Deb

    I love all the dishcloths and the socks, they do match exactly, nice job.

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  3. Okay, you lost me at the socks. I have the same yarn, I was given it in a swap. I was just going to knit it up plain and enjoy it. NOT ANYMORE!!!!

    Excellent use of pattern for the yarn. Wow.

    The other stuff is cool too, but I'm just stuck on those socks!

    WTG to son, his driving must be mighty fine if you're willing to pull out the pointy sticks!

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  4. Don't feel alone...I only finished one of my two Ravelympics projects. I could have done the other one but I just don't like that rushed feeling so I opted out of that one.
    You finished a lot of projects so WAY TO GO!!! I love those socks and those sock blockers are awesome. I love that handy hook to hang them up. So cool.
    Hugs!

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  5. Love the dishclothes and the circle socks are so nice! I can't believe how fast the summer went - I'm not ready for it to be over!

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  6. Great work. The socks look great! So you still have a pair OTN, it will come in handy when you don't have to step on the imaginary brake when your son drives.

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  7. love the cloths... I too love those patterns!
    sock blockers - great.. I need to get me some.

    You may be on to sommething with my felted booties.. they were in the pillowcase with 6 sweater sleeves... I'll try again with this little brown bag (it's actually green) I'm making for DDs teacher. Thanks for telling me that!

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  8. I'm starting to think I'll never attain perfection with anything I do, but I see you've come really close to it on those socks! I love them! I like stripes on socks to match, also.

    Smilin' over the wallet.
    Take care when ridin' shotgun this school year. ;)

    I'm starting to enjoy sewing..who knew?

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  9. wow, the sockblockers sound cool! I love that they're adjustable! how'd you come across them? I know you found them by accident but I'm sure it's a good story!
    teehee that's definitely the true sign of a good driver, when a knitter can pull out her needles and just knit and enjoy the ride. :)

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  10. What a pleasant surprise to find those sock blockers. I'd love to see what they look like without the socks on them.

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  11. WOW - that's impressive. You've accomplished quite a bit and definitely deserve a medal!

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  12. I set a ridiculous goal for myself for Ravelympics so I know how you feel. But look at all those pretty dishcloths and those gorgeous socks! You're still a gold medalist! Way to go!

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  13. Whew! I'm so glad you found more yarn. I'm glad you decided not to stress yourself out about the Ravelympics - Life is too short. Love the wash cloths.

    Happy knitting.

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  14. Your socks are so awesome. I am in deep sock envy here! Everyone is making socks! Must be the transition from summer into fall on everyone's minds.....

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  15. Great job on the socks, and I'm glad you were able to get a third ball of yarn. Isn't it great when it works out that way!

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  16. The sock blockers and the socks are great! All the sock knitters I know say they are so nice to have.

    Congrats on getting the yarn in the same dye lot to finish your Ravelympic socks.

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  17. Vintage sock blockers, I love it! Nice socks and a very nice dishcloth pattern as well!

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  18. Glad you were able to match the yarn...man that was luck. You best buy a lottery ticket! Socks and dishclothes all look great. I particularly like the last the cloth...both stitches and colors.

    I didn't do the Olympic challenge, perhaps I'll get on board for the winter ones. I knew I wouldn't be watching much...summer just don't have the tv on much.

    Sandy

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  19. your a gold medal winner for sure. you've been quite busy and it is hard to get knitting in when it's back to school time. SO much to do.. love everything :O) as usual

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  20. Congratulations on finishing the socks, and the dish cloth. They are very nice looking, and the circle socks look great.

    As I get older, I think time is moving faster and faster every year. I'm glad I don't have to sit next to beginning drivers any more. :o) I always thought this would be my husbands job, but no - I had to sweat blood.

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  21. Lovely dishcloths as usual ! The socks are really, really nice. I had looked at that Kroy yarn also and was going to get it but they only had two skeins. I don't purchase sock yarn much but 166 yards just isn't enough.

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  22. Your socks look fantastic.....but I have some major envy of your sock blockers. What a great find!!

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  23. I so should have made a chicken for the Ravelympics. Ah well, I made another one now during some free time in Vegas! Love the socks, but I already told you this. I can't wait to see your Patons pair!!

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  24. Oooh, I really like that sock pattern! I decided to opt-out of the Ravelympics, but I'm glad to see you made some progress in them! Pretty dishcloths, too.

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