Lace and Socks....

I've been working on my photo album of finished projects for the past week or so.  It's funny how you think you've done much less than you have.  There's tons more that I never even took pictures of.  I wish I'd kept better track.  Check out the album.

Jayne commented that she wanted more lace...

This is the shawl that I knit about six years ago for Joseph's Baptism.  I bought the pattern and yarn in Lerwick, Shetland.  I tried to find the pattern online, but couldn't.  It's Paton's booklet 8008 for Fairytale 2 and 3 ply - 1985.  I knit it with jumper weight wool from Jamieson and Smith's.  Not sure if I actually got the pattern there or not.

I found all my lace books and magazines while we cleaned the garage out this weekend. I have several issues of this Diana lace magazine left from when I was ordering them for the lace list.  There are 24 patterns in all (mostly doilies and centerpieces).  All in German but they are charted and I have a key for most of the symbols.  It's $10, which includes Priority Mail.  Email Me if you want one.  First come, first serve.

Finished my Gramp's socks up this weekend.  I was going to get the soles at the yarn shop in our Marktplatz, but it's closed today due to a German Holiday.  Figures.  At least I know they'll be done in plenty of time for Father's Day.

My favorite plain vanilla sock pattern is from Pricilla Gibson-Roberts Simple Socks Plain & Fancy I always do them from the toe up so that if I'm using handspun and I'm cutting it close, I can do each one seperately until I run out of yarn.  It also makes it easy to try it on as you're knitting the sock.

I'd placed an order with Martina here in Germany (she speaks English, so if you can't find your way around her website, just click on the Kontakt button up on the top under the banner and you can email her).  I ordered it on Thursday and it came Friday.  Yea!  Obviously, it'll be a longer wait for the trip across the Atlantic.  Anyway, I couldn't wait to cast on the Fortissima Socka in color 8040. 

I've been having fun playing with the camera, but I need a lot of lessons and practice.  Anyone know how to put a frame around your photo in Typepad?  I know it's something simple, probably staring me in the face, but I can't figure it out.  I'd appreciate some help.  Here's a picture I took of Bailey.  Such a sweet girl.  She got tired of me chasing her around with the camera.  It would have been perfect if she hadn't been under the coffee table:

Comments

[Bookish Wendy]

Man, you are a super fast knitter!!!

[amanda]

very impressive knits in that photo album. great work putting it all together!

[Kary]

WOW - your photo album is terrific! VERY inspirational. Thanks for sharing!!

[Becca]

Joseph's baptism shawl is amazing! beautiful! and so is Bailey.

[lynne]

What beautiful projects, Jean! That shawl is so lovely...I am seriously thinking lace for a next project. I love that sock yarn, too...what a cool pattern. Isn't sock yarn the most fun?

[Margene]

Your shawl is breath taking!

[Lynne]

oooh adorable doggie!

[LisaB]

Jean, your work is so beautiful. I absolutely love the Fair Isle you made for your husband. Gorgeous. I was reading through your past posts and loved the entries about Scotland. My husband and I are taking our first trip there this coming September. His heritage is also Scottish.

[Susan Wallace]

Good job Jean, Those doilies, I knitted about 16 or so back then,I still have all the Diana's plus many Burdas. The red one Katy mentioned I won "The subvirsive Housewife" award at the TKGA thing ,at Yale, must be 10 yrs or more.

[Wendy G]

Jean, All your finished work is just beautiful. You are doing great with your new camera. Baily is adorable.

[Nilda]

Holy moley Batman ! What a super album you're putting together. Beautiful work. And Bailey is just adorable.

[Chris]

Love that doggie, she's a peach. Obviously she just "vant's to be left alone"...

[Tracy]

Do you mean like the ones I've got in my sidebar or on a main picture in the post? If you mean the sidebar that's on the Design page where it asks if you want frames I think! I'll go and check it myself to make sure I know what on earth I'm going on about!