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I'm Dead Sexy

Being the crazy loon I am (and just not feeling the sock love), I've decided to sign up for a Somewhat Cowl knitalong as a member of the Sexy Knitter's Club!  The KAL starts April 1st, so I better get to the yarn search so I can join in on the fun.  How 'bout you?  Ya feeling like a sexy chick with sticks??   Join me!

                                       

Operation Baby Gift: Accomplished!

Here's the completed baby set... cargo pants and a matching tam!

I'll be wrapping this and sending it to baby Garrison soon!  Hopefully I'll have pics of him wearing it in about, oh, 10 months! 

I'm trying to decide if I want to go back to the picot-edge socks or try another pattern for my "me" project.  I'll let you know what I decide.  Maybe a trip to my LYS is in store?

Green Eggs and Tam

I've taken a brief hiatus from the socks to make a tam to go with the cargo pants.  Call me crazy, but it didn't seem complete to just have knitted pants.  One must have a knitted tam to go with them!  Anyhoo, about an inch more and I'll start the decreasing... I'm off work today and hoping to have a therapeutic knitting/pedicure combo after I drop off the baby.  Can I finish the tam before my lunch date with Garrison's mama?  We'll see how quickly my fingers can move!

***update***

I decided to show a pic since I know how much of a progress ho I am!  This is my work on the tam thus far; I'm doing the decreases now and will add some curlie-cues on top when I'm done.  I should have this completed by tonight, I hope.  Gotta run now and get errands done so I can have some knitting time!

Argh.

So I start on the picot socks and follow the gauge specifications for a Women's size 8 sock... and it already appears too big (after getting to the point of turning the picot edging) - argh.  Unless I develop some serious cankles in the next month or so, these babies will never fit.  Alas, I will be forced to frog the sock and start over.  On the bright side, I'm loving the way the preppy yarn is knitting up, in its pink, green, and white.  It'll be fabulous when it's all said and done.  All I'll need is an argyle sweater and some plaid golfer pants to complete the ensemble. 

Back to the needles I go... Argh.

It's cargomatic, systematic, hydromatic... Why it's a finished object!!!

*commence doing the "Greased Lightning" dance*

I have finished the cargo pants!  Woohoo!  In a raging fury of completion anxiety, I sewed the pockets and buttons on last night and finished the elastic waistband this evening.  I just need to wash and block them, and they'll be ready for giftage to Mr. Garrison.  Yay!  I present the long-awaited cargo pants:

And a closeup of the pocket detail...

I followed Brynne's advice and sewed the flap down to make a faux pocket, seeing as it probably wouldn't serve much purpose for a 12 month baby.  I think they turned out pretty fabulous, and am excited about gifting them.  I think I might still try to make a matching tam to make it a set - so cute!  If I do, I'll post pics before I give it away...

This was a great pattern, and highly recommend it.  It's fairly easy too, with most of the finishing worked into the knitting.  I found out that my expectant friends are both having boys, so there may be some cargo pants in their futures as well!  Too bad one's not a girl... I've got a cute idea cooking in this knittingbrain!  Maybe, just maybe, I'll fit some in for my bug before it's all said and done.  She won't need any pants it seems for a while, since it's been so hot and muggy in TX lately.  Although, there is one more friend that told me yesterday she's expecting in September - geez.  What's in the water lately?  Leggo my preggo!

With all these baby gifts in my near future, I do have to fit in a "me" knit, and I've already cast on for the first picot edge sock.  The pink, green, and white is fabulous so far, so I can't wait to watch it as I knit more on the socks.  These US 2s are feeling like toothpicks compared to what I've been knitting with... yowza.

Happy knitting and yarn-filled dreams!

That's Hot

Just finished watching a great American Idol, and all I can say is Chris Daughtry is awesome!  Oh.  My.  God. 

Mmmm.  Mmmm.  Good.

***Seriously having finishing issues on cargo - send reinforcements!!

Wherfore art thou cargo?

I know, I know.  Another post and still not a finished pair of cargo pants in sight!  I've actually completed all the knitting, and only have finishing/seaming left to do.  It's really not that much, you say, so why haven't I finished?  Well, excuses aside, I've been very busy.  I swear.  My child's been sick, work has been hectic, and to top it all off, I auditioned today for a role in the local theater's summer musical, Grease.  I find out sometime tonight if I've been casted. 

I must say, it was pretty nerve-wracking today auditioning in front of complete strangers, especially since I was one of the oldest people there!  (And I'm not even old!)  Anyhoo, my heart was racing and my mouth sooo dry as I belted out a few lines of Summer Nights.  I'm relieved to have made it through it okay.  I'll let you know how things turn out.

Okay, so back to knitting.  I really mean to sit down and finish my current WIP so I can move on to my next... I've decided to make some picot edge socks in the preppy superwash yarn!  Then it'll be on to more baby knits.  My best friend is having another boy and my SIL is supposed to find out Wednesday what she's having.  How exciting!  I think my regular schedule and my knitting schedule are about to be full.  More to come soon...

***update*** I've been cast as an understudy for Sandy - boo.  I had a feeling this would happen.  The older auditioners were all cast as understudies, whaddya know.  Does this count as discrimination?  LOL  Anyhoo, I don't think I'll be accepting this role, in which I'd have to learn all the lines, songs, dances and go to every rehearsal and show in the off chance the other actress can't make it.  I had to really think it over about whether to audition in the first place, since I'd have to sacrifice so much time with my family to do this, and to me it's not worth it to be an understudy.  Now I know many famous people were once understudies, but this was going to just be for fun.  What do ya'll think? 

Oh well, if I can't have Broadway, at least I'll always have yarn. 

Update (sans pics)

Okay, so I'm almost done with the cargo pants.  All I have left are two pocket flaps and finishing!  Woohoo!  Unfortunately, I didn't finish these before baby Garrison made his arrival, but they're about 12 month size, so I think he won't be missing them just yet...  Here's the gorgeous boy:

Isn't he sweet?  One of my coworkers spiked his hair before I came to visit, and it was so cute! 

Anyhoo, finished project pics soon to follow.  And I've decided what I'm making next, too... stay tuned!