Oc-Toe-ber Socks done

I have nearly caught up with the Tofutsies Limited Edition Sock club. I have finished the ones I received in October, and have the December yarn and pattern ready to go. I may start something else first, just to get away from the small needles for a while.

Yarn: Tofutsies Limited Edition Collection

50% Superwash Wool, 25% Soysilk Fibers, 22.5% Cotton, 2.5% Chitin

Sock Name: Fiddlesticks

Colour: Doens't say. They are green black and white

Made for: South West Trading Company

Bought from: Ecoyarns in Australia (ecoyarns.com.au)

Needles: 2.50cm circular x 2 pairs

I made the socks longer than the pattern and still have yarn over. I like them longer to wear under my bike boots.

It's here....Fatbob

It arrived on 18 December to the bike shop and I picked it up on Saturday 22 December and rode it home in the rain, it actually poured down with rain. The bike was absolutely filthy when I arrived home. DH and #2 son in the car nice and dry. Although DH did say to #2 son that mum will pull over any moment now and make me ride it home. But no.... I didn't, I rode it home through he rain. It wasn't raining when we left the bike shop, isn't that the way. I haven't taken one photo of it since picking it up. We have ridden a couple of times and it has 510klms on the clock. I need another 10,090 ks till the first service and I can get some loud pipes on it and make it sound like a harley. It has the looks but is definitely doesn't have the sound. It can walk the walk but it can't talk the talk yet. It is amazing to ride, so quick. Have to be a bit careful as it is double demerits until midnight on 1 January '08... bugger.

We had a great christmas, family all over at our place since mid morning till the evening. I hope you all had a great christmas too.

I have some wonderful news that I have been busting to tell. I am going to be a grandma or nana (haven't decide which yet - but am leaning towards gran). Our first grandchild is due early August 2008. And yes I have been picking out some baby things to knit, I have to finish some socks first, then I am going to start a nice circular shawl when the wool arrives in February at CRK Daisy Design in Fairy Meadow. I have plenty of knitting to keep me more than busy in the meantime.

That goal of knitting all the yarn I had in 2007, well I did manage to knit a lot of it, but I did get some more throughout the year, but not much, only about 30 balls of yarn in different colours (10 balls of each) for some knitting for me. So I will be continuing that goal through 2008 to knit everyone bit of yarn I have before buying more, well except for baby yarn.

Batteries are flat

I took some photos of the Hemlock blanket and the socks I am knitting, then I went to download the photos and guess what....the batteries went flat. So they are on charge now and I will add photos to this post tomorrow night.

I am doing the second pair of socks for the Tofutsies sock of the month (every second month) sock knit. It is a nice bright green with black and white through it. The pattern is sort of a mock cable, they are looking pretty nice at the moment, I am on the third pattern repeat.

When I went to cast-on on Saturday morning, I found I had lost one of my addi turbo 2.25mm circular needles. Bugger. I looked everywhere, I did have it in my bag with the pattern, sock yarn and other circular, but somewhere along the line it must have fallen out.

As I was going to the bike shop in Fairy Meadow I decided to go to my LYS, CR&K Daisy Designs in Daisy Street, Fairy Meadow (NSW Australia). I bought another addi 2.25mm circular but it is only a 40cm, I like to work my socks on 2 x 60cm needles. This is the LYS that a few of us get together every other tuesday night and knit etc.

The date for my bikes arrival in Australia (at Melbourne) is 21 December, I am hoping it may arrive a bit earlier that week so it can get to Sydney, be compliance plated and send to Fraser's at Fairy Meadow (near Wollongong), and they do all the modifications (as in lowering it and putting mid mount pegs instead of the forward controls) before Christmas. I already have my cars registration and insurance due on 23 December, and with the bike, next christmas is going to be expensive for all the registration renewals and insurance. But what the heck.

Only 13 more days of work and then I am on holidays for 3 1/2 weeks. Come on 21 December (my last day of work and the day I go to Sydney airport and pick up #2 son and his fiance for the 2weeks holiday they are having back home here. It will be great to have all the kids in the house at once. (well I am hoping it will be great).