I have a backlog of unblogged projects and thought I'd try out the weebly phone app and post something.
Well one hand actually. The day after my last post I ended up having a baby 5 weeks early so everything I do right now is clumsily done with one hand. The downside of this is that it takes me forever to do anything. The upside is that I have so many more hours in the day that I am awake to do those things... I have a backlog of unblogged projects and thought I'd try out the weebly phone app and post something. So socks. Last Christmas I knit my Oma a pair of socks and she wore them every day. she wore them even after they basically had no heels and were just toe and ankle covers. She was so pleased that I had made them and I was beyond thrilled that she liked them as she is 95 and not doing well and I wasn't sure when she received them if she even understood that I made them. I had to make her another pair. These are made with the knitmore girls vanilla sock pattern. I wanted a simple pattern to showcase the beautiful yarn I picked up in a random town in Washington on our way to the Olympic peninsula for a bike cidery tour (a weird choice as I was quite nauseous and pregnant so couldn't bike or drink cider ). The pattern is just that. simple and easy to follow. I love how they turned out. I gave them to my Oma on Christmas Eve and feel like I should just start casting on again now so I am ready with a replacement pair for when they fall apart.
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Renee
1/1/2016 07:45:06 pm
Thanks Carolyn. I feel like I get about 2 things done every day (eg. put in a load of laundry, make one meal) and the rest is all baby. No complaints though as I'm pretty smitten. I must say I'm very thankful for sewing blogs as I've got something to keep me entertained in the wee hours of the night.
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3/24/2016 12:36:32 am
What a cute photo :-) the socks look great, I really like the yarn! I knit socks for my Oma too and she too is always very happy about them.
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Renee van Doorninck
3/24/2016 03:52:28 am
Thanks. I was hoping to knit some more by her birthday in April but my daughter has had other plans. maybe for Christmas.
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