Bob's Sweater and Pink Socks

I feel much better from my cold last week. I sent Bobby a picture of the colorful yoke sweater and he loves it. I showed the sweater to my knitting pals at the LYS and they loved it.  I am now weaving the loose ends in, a few daily. Now, I must tweek the stitches along the beginning of each circular row so that they lay properly.

This is a picture of the ribbing of the pink sock I am working on for myself. I tried working a heart motif with the variegated yarn, but it was too "cutesey".  I want something a bit more adult, so I am knitting the sock without motifs.

While I was at the LYS I ordered yarn to complete the charcoal socks I planned to knit for a friend so that I can complete them. I also purchased the pink variegated sock yarn, a blue/purple variegated sock yarn and a set of #1 7-inch bamboo double pointed needles.

As I began to knit on the pink socks I had trouble joining the stitches and keeping the stitches untwisted. I took a break and then recasted on with the the long tail cast on and connected the stitches by slipping one stitch onto the right hand needle and passing another stitch over it. My previous efforts had yielded a twisted ribbing.  Now, the ribbing is progressing nicely. 

I am working with two patterns.  One says to knit the ribbing 3 1/2 inches and one pattern says to knit the ribbing 1 inch. It is 2 3/4 inches now.  I am wondering how to proceed. The 3 1/2 inch ribbing would ensure a loose leg portion. It would make for an odd looking sock, but  no odder that my athletic socks. Let me think about it.

Oliver's Cap 2

I have finally finished the Oliver's cap.  Here are some photos of the crown, the cap in profile and folded flat.  This hat is a birthday present for 2008. I presented it to my neighbor who says that he likes it and that it has character, even though the hat was a bit big in the ribbing. I am happy that he likes the hat.

The ribbing of the color of the colorful yoked sweater is progressing slowly.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, I can only knit on it while there is sunlight.  The light in my room after dark is too little to knit without eye strain. This is the last, almost the last, of gifts for friends.  I have a sweater by
Kaffe Fassett that I am knitting for my cousin that I must work on. Then I can work on my old unfinished projects.

The collar of the sweater with the colorful yoke.

I am starting the K2P2 ribbing of the collar. I've mis-stitched and my ribbing is not lining up properly.  I must rip out the first two rows of the ribbing and start again. Ugh! But then, that's part of knitting isn't it?

I am too tired tonight.  I've had a busy day. Maybe I can rip it out better with sunlight, not the light in my room at night.