Big yellow

Tig prefers all things yellow.  I opted to use a patterned stitch on this yarn because it is so plain.  That made this knit take forever-and he had big feet!  I was touched that he immediately put them on.

I used Opal color #5182 and the pattern is Classy Slip-UP from Knit Socks! by Betsy Lee McCarthy. 

And yes, I immediately cast on for some NBK!

Moving right along

Knitting right along.  I'm keeping the pattern going on the foot.  I really hope this fits him!  I did the foot over 33 stitches. I am continuting the pattern on the top of the foot and have added one plain knit stitch on either side of the pattern to make the transition smooth.  I'm going to knit the foot on 72 stitches.  I hope it works out.

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.

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.

What I have been doing. . .

This is the finished scout quilt.  I made it to auction at the Cub Scout spaghetti dinner.  It went for $70 which, I am happy to say, was the biggest ticket item in the auction.  It felt weird to have one of my quilts go to someone outside of the family though.  I'm collecting more scout fabric so I can make additional quilts in the future.  It's hard to find because it's out of print.  Wish I could find the cub scout print!

 Here is my pile of knittings.  Believe it or not there is a baby bib, baby hat, peanut rattle, pair of my socks and a single sock for Tig there.  Obviously I have some loose ends to finish up! I've done most of this knitting in the car, waiting at stop lights. 

And here is my SIL holding my adorable niece.  I'm teaching her and my brother how to wear the baby.  I wore my boys until my back protested and it was a great experience.  No one touches the baby with their dirty hands when you are wearing them!  It's so snuggly to have a baby like this-plus your hands are free so you can do stuff around the house or shop easily.  As you can see my niece is fair skinned-she's fairer than her big sister and baby has light brown, nearly hazel eyes and big sister has big brown ones.  I hope she has curly hair like her big sister!  Big sister has lovely curly hair the color of milk chocolate. lovely!