Hearts and Turtles

Because that's what Valentine's Day is all about, right? Hearts...

...and turtles!

Well, maybe it's not hearts and turtles, but these multi-colored baby turtle tummies look a little like flower petals, LOL!

Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? What about the Big Game? I'll be knitting...errr, crocheting a Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce-inspired item using this yarn...

Because the Girlie who wears the Swiftie Socks is totally knitworthy! 

All the grandkids are knitworthy, but this one also has a phone, and she texts me photos of her handknits in action! 

I ❤️ this Girlie (and her sisters and her cousins and their parents) with all of the hearts and turtles! Maybe a flower or two, too. 

And I love that you've popped in today, so thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Fall Frolic, cast on this month.

Super Powered Knitting

If you're back to see if I've uploaded the Taylor Swift Sock Pattern, I am happy to report that I have. You can find it here, and it is FREE for all!

If you're here to see what else is going on, I'll tell you: this has been a heavy week for me. All in our family are well, but I mourn for a family that cannot say the same. Since it is not my story to tell, that's all I will say here, except to encourage you to go hug your kids. If you don't have kids of your own, maybe you have a niece or a nephew who would appease you, but please don't go around hugging kids you don't know. That will get you in trouble. ;)

Even in a heavy week, God is good. To balance the heavy, I have used my super power of Knitting to work on some bright-and-colorful things, and I think they came out pretty super!

There will be more details later, but if you think these are capes...well, you would be correct! The pattern is Supercape by Shanalines_design, go check it out! I think a lot of her designs are pretty stripin' cool.

That's all for now. Off I go to hug my grandkids, and my adult daughter (if she will tolerate it). I hope that all is well in your world. If it is not, I'd be glad to pray for you. All you've got to do is ask. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Uncharted

The Swiftie socks are done, and I have traded them for some far less complicated, uncharted knitting!

These lines are not blurred, and my charts are all finished. Yay!

Hmmm, our coffee table used to be empty...but somewhere between the crocheted pony-bead lizard and super capes, I seem to have lost control. Even the pig looks a little judge-y in that last shot! But, after all that charting (starting with pen and graph paper, ending in computer spreadsheets and docs with all the words) I am glad to be moving ahead to simple stripes and squish in my knitting. 

The pattern is not "out there" yet, but I hope to get everything uploaded this week. It will look a little like this when it is available...watch Ravelry if you're interested. 

And if you're not interested...here's a fun, new book I bought this week! 

A children's book by knitting designer Anna Hrachovec, this one is every bit as fun as the cover suggests! Even if you don't knit, the photography and text are super fun, and most everyone knows at least one kid who likes fun. Right? (You can find it HERE, and also on Amazon...)

There, I've finished socks, bought books and started stripes. Drop me a comment and let me know what you're up to this weekend!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Oh! And New Glasses! Yay!

Sock Era or Baking Era?

Last week, I told you the tale of a sock gone horribly wrong. Well, not horribly, but certainly not as intended. If you haven't read about it, here's a link: Perplexed, but Not in Despair 

This week, I am almost done with sock #3! Yay!

To celebrate, and in between stitches, I baked peanut butter-banana muffins...

...and cookies, because I got some new cookie cutters!

(Yes, Halloween. Tomorrow is October, ya know!)

Those Keebler elves know about cookies, so I took a little page from their book and made simple shortbread (so much butter, yum!) with chocolate on the bottoms. So good on their own, but even better with a hot, slightly sweetened cup of creamy, pumpkin spice coffee! 

Each cookie was a celebration, so I started making up reasons to celebrate! Like organizing my new (and old) cookie cutters...

(Trays and lid all stack and snap together, yay!)

...and weaving in about a million (or 40) ends after finishing the colorwork on sock 2. Which is really sock 3. Which means that I've woven in more than 120 ends since starting this labor of love!

Whew! That's a lot of ends. My next project is going to be more solid colored, I think! Lol...

What's on your agenda for the weekend? I'm hoping to go apple picking soon, and perhaps I'll hit up a local farmer's market for fun. Oooh! If there are apples, there will have to be cobbler! or crumble! or maybe pie! or maybe apple everything!!! Sounds like I'm going to be busy, so I'll sign off here. 😉

Thanks for stopping by, friends, and Knit in Good Health!