Bootees!

OMG Saartje's Bootees (Ravelry) are the coolest. Or maybe I just like knitting new things and every new project is the coolest. Either way, they are a lot of fun. Actually, there is more finishing to these than there is knitting. I've only finished one and I need to get buttons (a fun new skill: sewing buttons) but I'm sure they will be done by my next post.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these (and the 100 other pairs I'm likely to knit!). I guess I'll hold on to them for a while and gift them when appropriate.

I'm also really enjoying this Men's Fingerless Gloves (Ravelry) pattern. I finished the first finger last night. These should be done just in time for fall! I think these might be a good holiday gift for my dad and/or my brother.

I've ripped Odessa for now. She is such a simple pattern which can really mean trouble for me. I start watching TV instead of counting and then I'm screwed. At least the beads are still on the yarn so the hardest part is finished. I have more than a month to get it done so I'm sure there wont be any problems that cannot be addressed before then.

Tony has been working on Felted Boxes from Mason-Dixon Knitting. First he did this red and black one (Lamb's Pride Bulky in Red Hot Passion and Onyx).

Then a blue and green (Lamb's Pride Bulky in Blue Boy and Kiwi) box which we will probably leave un-felted.

I really love what he did with the bottom of the box.

In non-knitting news: we bought a wok this week. I made Orange Beef for dinner last night. Mmmmm.

TTFN, Eric