February Valentine Socks!

Here they are! My Valentine Monkey's for February. Here's the stats:
Yarn: Yarn Love Elizabeth Bennett (from my stash); Color: Flirt
Started: Feb 1; Finished: Feb 12
Pattern: Monkey Socks by Cookie A. from knitty.com

These took me a little longer than normal because I started another project over the weekend...a Retro Redux Shrug from the Lace Style book. I'll post some progress pic's later.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer:
What is your favorite kind of cereal? Capt Crunch w/crunch berries or Applejacks
Soup:
When was the last time you purchased something for your home, what was it, and in which room did it go? Curtains. My bedroom.
Salad:
What is the funniest commercial you’ve ever seen? can't think of any right now but the Chip's Ahoy cookie commercials
Main Course:
Make up a name for a company by using a spice and an animal (example: Cinnamon Monkey). Ginger Tiger
Dessert:
Fill in the blank: I haven’t __rollerskated____ since __1984____.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer:
How many times per day do you usually laugh? Not nearly enough!
Soup:
What do your sunglasses look like? I don't normally wear sunglasses because my regular glasses get darker in the sun. I do wear a cheap pair of JLo looking sunglasses when I wear my contacts. However, I mostly wear the contacts on the rare occasion that I go out at night. So no need for sunglasses.
Salad:
You win a free trip to anywhere on your continent, but you have to travel by train. Where do you go? Oregon or Maine
Main Course:
Name one thing you consider a great quality about living in your town/city. It's small, for the time being.
Dessert:
If the sky could be another color, what color do you think would look best? I like the sky at sunrise and sunset when it's shades of pink & purple.

Pair #4 for January!

Ta-da! Here they are! Pair #4 for January...the Jaywalkers are officially off the needles and on my feet. I started these on 18 Jan and finished on 23 Jan. I was planning on taking a break from sock knitting for the rest of January but I decided to try and crank out another pair before month end. I'm using Louet Gems in a solid color that I had in my stash and a pattern from More Sensational Knitted Socks. It's the first time I have done a pattern from this book. I'll post some progress pic's later! If I finish these before the end of January that will make 5 pairs in one month! All from my stash! woo-hoo

I've changed my mind...

at least what little bit of it that I haven't lost. Anyway...the Sock It To Me! Colori yarn was not working with the Jaywalker pattern. And I really want to do the Jaywalkers...so I put it back in the que and picked this. Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in the Knit Happens colorway. I bought this yarn a couple of years ago. It was dyed for my LYS Knit Happens in Alexandria VA. If you're ever in the DC area stop by their shop in Old Town. Lots of cool stuff. I think this yarn is working much better.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer:
What is your favorite beverage? Diet Pepsi with Lime. Although it's getting increasingly hard to find around here.
Soup:
Name 3 things that are on your computer desk at home or work. A small lamp, an air freshner, a couple of books.
Salad:
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how honest do you think you are? 8
Main Course:
If you could change the name of one city in the world, what would you rename it and why? I have no clue.
Dessert:
What stresses you out? What calms you down? Work & worrying about my son stresses me out. Knitting calms me down.

I am on a roll!

Here is my 3rd pair of socks for January! Yes, you read correctly, 3rd. These are Not So Plain Jane socks from STWC. I used Tofutsies #725 that was in my stash and #1 dpn's. I started these on 12 Jan and finished this morning. And...drumroll please...here is the next stash yarn to be picked. It's Sock It To Me! Collection Colori. I bought this a few years ago from Ebay. These 2 skeins are destined to be Jaywalkers & my 4th pair of socks for the month.