Kroy socks

Well, well, well. They are finally done. I bought this yarn a couple of years ago at Hobby Lobby while visiting my mom in Texas. I casted on, but these poor socks were knitted off and on for a year. Socks are always my carry along project because they are so portable. They kept getting set aside for other projects.
And now they are done :)

Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks FX, self patterning yarn
Color: 57242, Clover colors
Needle: size 1 (2.25mm)

Ok, now I used my regular sock "recipe" and I decided to make the leg just a bit longer. When I got to the foot, I knitted my 60 rounds and oh my god! The foot was so long! Apparently this yarn is denser than other sock yarn. So I left the sock on my foot and frogged back to the joint of my big toe and then started the toe decreases. I just barely had enough yarn to finish each sock.
This is my first "mismatched" pair. I couldn't match up the yarn without cutting too much off and rejoining later.
I am happy to report that both skeins did not have any knots from breakage. More and more yarn skeins I have been getting have these knots. Knot happy about this!!
They are done, Yay, and I've already started a new pair.
Happy knitting.

You know what really pisses me off about yarn knots? When they knot the two ends together and the pattern is going in the opposite directions!! MORONS!

Gaetano's Baby Sweater

Welcome to the family little Gaetano. I made this sweater for Tom's cousin Gabe's first baby. They didn't want to know the gender of the baby so I had to pick a gender neutral color for this baby sweater.
The pattern is called "Baby Boy 5-Hour Sweater. The pattern can be found here. 
I used size 7 needles.
The yarn I chose was Cascade 220 Superwash. The color number is 863, Cordavan.
It has reddish brown and brown hues throughout. It is super soft. And washable!
I used one skein and I made the sweater body longer, 22 rows instead of 16.
I will be making this sweater again. It was quick and easy.
I mailed the sweater to them about a week before the baby was born in May.
The pictures of the sweater on the teddy bear were taken because this bear belongs to my husband. His grandmother bought it for him when he was very young. So I thought it would be kinda cool to have the baby's sweater on a bear that Gaetano's great-great grandmother bought for his cousin.
Cool!

Ditty's scarf

This scarf was made for Tom's cousin, Ditty. The yarn is mohair from his late grandmother's stash. It is a bulky weight yarn. I had quite a few balls of both light and dark purple. For this scarf I used size 10.5 needles to get the open airy look. I casted on about 150-160 stitches and joined in the round. I knitted until I ran out of color. I had my knitting friend Loretta block it for me. It likes to curl. I will be giving this to Ditty on our next visit to Sonoma.