Almost to the heel

Very nearly at the heel. I think I'll do the leg at 7 inches.

Timeout

I was having some cramps in my forearms and my sister put my knitting into a 72 hour timeout.  Not knitting just feels unnatural!

 Here is a closeup of the pattern I'm knitting.

Ready!

 Finished and ready to go for our anniversary!

Yellow enough?

 Do you think this yellow is yellow enough for Tig?  I am using Opal color # 5182.  This yellow has a bit of orange in it that doesn't show up well in the photo.  I am using the Classy Slip-up pattern from  Knit Socks! by Betsy Lee McCarthy.  I cast on 72 sts and knit 17 rows of K1,P1.  You knit one row plain and then start the pattern.  I really hope Tig likes these.  I do kind of want to cast on a pair on NBK socks but I might focus on those socks instead so maybe not!

I thought I had a ball of another yellow opal sock yarn somewhere but maybe I used it for my sister.  She is also a big yellow fan.

playful

I had a mug rug kit out on my table from one of the local shop hops.  So I started playing around after I finished my tree skirt.  It came with these fabrics plus some forest green that doesn't really go.  I'm not going to follow the pattern for the mug rug.  I'm just going to play until I decide I like something.  Or maybe these will go in the parts department.  We'll see.

 

leftovers

 I made this little mug rug using leftovers from my HP tree skirt.  Waste not!

Finally!

I finally got my Harry Potter tree skirt made.   I must say, those pompoms were a pain.  This HP fabric was some of the very  last I bought from Joann.  I sure miss that store.

I stitched the pompoms to the top and then did the layering and turning.  

This fabric is from Lib Elliot's Phantasm line.  My DH loves the purple and jokes he's going to turn it upside down while I'm at work.  I even used a matching purple for the kam snap on the back so it would match better.

The close up below shows the HP fabric.  It's based off the Mary Dupre illustrations.
 

Well begun. . .

Well begun is half done, right? Sock #1 is complete and I cast on for its mate while descaling the kettle. 

coming along

Knitting along on DH's sock.  I need to check how many rows for the foot.  This ball of yarn feels light so I hope I have enough.

Anniversary socks

Cast on a pair of anniverary socks for DH last Friday.  Our anniversary is in February so I better get cracking.  DH received this yarn in his stocking for Christmas and he really loves the purple.  Opal yarn, usual sock recipe.

Finishes

One of the best parts of Christmas was when Tig asked me to knit some fingerless mitts.  I thought they for when he was bicycling but they are actually for gaming!  I was delighted and these are my last finish for 2025.  He will also get another pair of socks sometime this new year.

I knit these with plymouth encore worsted on size 6 dps.  I probably could have gone down to a 5.  I cast on 40 stitches, knit k2p2 ribbing for 15 rows, knit plain for five, increased one and then knit one more row.  Started the thumb gussets (15 sts for gusset). I knit until Tig said they were long enough and bound off in pattern.

These socks are for Red.  And they are my first finish for 2026.  LOL. Same yarn as the two pairs I knit for my sister and myself.