My second pair of socks

I am knitting my second pair of socks, and this time I decided to have them close to each other in amount knitted, so I put sock #1 down and started working on sock #2. For some reason unbeknownst to me, I have had to rip out the heel of sock #2 about 3 times. First I had followed directions from another source and had done slip and knit the rest of the row instead of slip/knit/slip/knit. (Same for the pearl row). Then I had the wrong amount of stitches. So here is what it looks like - the color is most accurately reflected in the ball on the right.

I am taking it slow (to quote my Dad) because I have "trigger finger" - middle finger, right hand hurts when I bend it. Mine isn't too bad, and I hope it doesn't get worse. I don't think it's hereditary, but my mom also has it (different finger). I don't think knitting is making it worse, but everyone else does. I don't use that finger to knit, but apparently I use it for everything else, especially typing on my keyboard and driving. If you want to read more about "trigger finger" here you go: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=168&topcategory=

Knitting and things

I started a blog using "blog-city" (knitmareknit@blog-city.com) but they are going to start charging, and I'm told this one is easier (and so far it is!), so here I am.

This blog is named in honor of my 90 year old Aunt Mary. I remember Aunt Mary knitting when I was a kid, and when she would stop, we'd all say "Knit, Mare, Knit!"

I knitted when I was young, and then I stopped when I was a teenager. I've been back to knitting and crocheting for about 20 years now! No fair counting to see how old I am!

I usually knit free form (baby blankets, afghans, things I can change stitches, colors and patterns whenever I want to), but I made my first sleeveless shell and my first pair of socks. My friend Diann (knitswithcats) has encouraged me to knit more and knit better!

Aunt Mary recently knitted a baby blanket and accessories for her new great grandson! Knit Mare, Knit!

So that's the background and now to proceed with pictures. In the future I will post NEW pictures, but these are from the original blog.

The late great Dave helping me knit! What a great cat Dave was!

Mowry likes the shawl I knitted for a client's company party last week.

My first pair of socks! I'm working on pair #2 to be posted soon!

The mock turtleneck shell I knitted.

Mowry's "mug shot" from Furry Friends' Rescue from July 2006 (see above - he's grown up!)

Our backyard

Thank you for looking at my blog!