'Vog On Socks Finished

My knitting has slowed down recently with the blame being put squarely on my Nintendo Wii. I bought a couple of new games for it recently and have been playing Big Brain Academy and Mario Party 8 when I really should be finishing off socks!!! I did manage to finish my first pair of 'Vog On socks. They have a picot cast on which was new to me and the pattern was very easy and it would have been a quick knit ..... if not for the Wii!!!!!

Pattern: 'Vog On by Aleta Fera at Knitty

Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock (1 skein!!!!)

Colour: Layette
Needles: 2.5mm Clover Bamboo DPNs

I was so pleased when I was getting near to the finish and realised I DID have enough yarn from my one skein to knit the socks. I bought the yarn in the sale at Get Knitted. I chose the Layette colour after seeing FatCat's 'Vog On socks on the Crafty Threads n Yarns forum.

Rockin' Girl Blogger

I was nominated a while ago for a Rockin' Girl Blogger award by Queen of the Froggers and have been meaning to post about it for ages and then I was also nominated by Piglottie which reminded me I hadn't posted about it!! A BIG thank you to Queen of the Froggers and Piglottie!!

I would like to nominate the following bloggers. I wouldn't be surprised if you've all been nominated already :-)

1. Tienne Knits ~ An inspiration to all sock knitters!!! Everytime I read Tiennie's blog there is always a new pair of gorgeous socks to admire.
2. Pat's Knitting and Quilting ~ Pat knits such beautiful socks. I love reading her blog!
3. PhotoDee's Blog ~ For her beautiful photos and great knitting projects.
4. The Cabled Climber ~ I love looking at CJ's socks and reading about her climbing and walking trips.
5. Sheep Happens ~ Although Helen is currently taking a break from blogging, I have really enjoyed reading about her knitting and also getting jealous of the wonderful walks she goes on with her hubby.

Waving Lace Socks Finished

Here are a couple of photos of my finished Waving Lace Socks. I really enjoyed knitting these socks as the pattern was designed by Evelyn A Clark and I love how she writes her patterns. Apart from being gorgeous designs the patterns are written so well that you don't get confused and can follow them really easily.

Pattern: Waving Lace by Evelyn A Clark (from Favorite Socks book)

Yarn: Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock
Colour: Powder Blue

Needles: 2.5mm Clover Bamboo DPNs

I'm eager to try another pattern from Favorite Socks but I have two socks on the go at the moment and also have some other patterns lined up. I'm not too sure when I'll get a chance to knit another pattern from the book but hopefully it won't be too long.

My new black kitchen flooring comes in handy for taking photos of my socks as they show up really well. I would have posted a picture of my new kitchen before now but the kitchen fitters fitted my kitchen over the week commencing 25th June but they haven't finished yet as there are a few bits that still need to be fitted that weren't delivered on time. Do you think I can get them back to finish!!??!! NO!!! They are too busy fitting other kitchens now to come and finish mine. I'm not too happy about this, I can tell you but it's not really their fault. I blame the kitchen company. I wonder if I should name and shame them but I'd probably get into trouble!