They are done!

Tada! They are done. I think I was suppose to cast off with a larger needle so and I have a little cosmetic work to do on the toes. I need to work on my casting when I'm doing socks from the toe up.

I have started my next pair of socks but I wanted to get these finished.

Socks, socks, socks

I'm loving making socks even though I haven't finished a pair I can wear yet. Almost!!! I just finished the first sock and I only have an inch left on the second sock. YEA!! This sock thing is addicting, I have another pair on the needles (one is done) and I have also started knitting two at a time.

My sister came down a few weeks ago and she picked out some great sock yarn. I'm going home this weekend and hopefully we will have time to get her started on her first pair.

If all goes well I will be wearing my new socks on my trip home.

Pincushion

Here is my first attempt at making a pincushion. This was a fun quick project. This is made using three yo-yo's. The pincushion itself is a nice size but I think the other two yo-yo's get a bit lost. I think I would adjust the sizes. I also think a larger button might look nice but this was the largest one I had in my stash.

I like pincushions and have a few odd ones, these would also be nice for some crafty relatives I have. I've been meaning to make these but procrastinated so I joined a pincushion swap to give me the little push I needed to try the patterns I have. I have a few more weeks before my swap is due so I may do a little more experimenting before I decide what my swap partner is going to get.

Kitty Swap

I received my kitty from the April Kitty Swap, the name is Very Berry "VB". He is very cute. My son has claimed it but is letting me keep it on my desk for company. I'm going to skip the May swap so that I can make one for my son but I will definately enter another kitty swap. Its been fun to look at yarn think about how cute it would be as a kitty.

She's Purrfect

Finished kitty!!!! I've already started another one. These are fun, quick and easy and my son wants one. He really wanted this one but I need it for a swap.

Kitty Swap from Ravelry.

Knitted kitty swap - body, tail and head. The kitty's name is Petunia Purrfect. The pattern called for plain yarn but I wanted to see if I could find something that would look like a calico kitty. I have found another skein of yarn to make another kitty that I think will make a cute kitty. I should be finishing up tonight so that I can ship out to the recipient tomorrow. Here is the link to the pattern http://geobabe.livejournal.com/195349.html
and the swap group on Ravelry is called "knitted kitty swap"