A Quick Thumbs Up!!!

Dave had his appointment today where we got the results of his recent surgery.

It was skin cancer. They managed to remove all of it. IT WAS BENIGN!! He has been discharged from the hospital!! He now has to remember to slap at least factor 50 on before he goes out in the sun.

To say we are relieved is an understatement. Thank you all for your kind messages of support through all of this. We really appreciate it. x

The Sock Yarn of Doom...

I've spent a pleasurable week knitting with my Socks That Rocks yarn. It is lovely yarn to work with and very soft - definitely on my wish list of 'Yarn to Get More of'.

It's a shame the patterns I've been working with have been so pants - or rather my attempts at the patterns!!

Attempt 1 - Flamewalker Socks - the pattern is lovely, but the stitch count made the colours pool really badly so having got as far as the first pattern repeat, I ripped it out and looked for something else. Did I take any photos? Couldn't find my camera at the time so no 'evidence' I'm afraid.

Attempt 2 - Ripple Wave Socks by Charlene Schurch in Fall '06 edition of Vogue Knitting - This is a meaty pattern and definitely one to get your teeth into! (apologies to any vegetarians out there). The yarn was behaving nicely, the colour distribution was perfect. I got to the end of the third repeat and discovered that I'd started on the wrong row of the pattern about 1/3 way from the start. I ripped back a bit too vigorously and couldn't pick the stitches up.

Attempt 3 - Wendy's Generic Toe up Feather and Fan Sock Fingers crossed!! Let's see what we can turn this lot into

Knitting Famine Over!!

The last few weeks have been so busy that I've not had chance to get as much knitting done as I normally do.

Last night I finished these - for myself



The yarn is Cherry Tree Hill Super Glitz in Foxy Lady. I used 3.25mm dpns and added an extra inch to the leg as I prefer slightly longer socks. I started them on Monday whilst Dave was in hospital and finished them yesterday afternoon. I'm wearing them as I type!



Last Saturday I headed off to Norfolk to join the group I went to see earlier in the year. Sharon Brant from Rowan was there running a crochet workshop and Rachel Henderson was with her. Catherine came along too and had a great time! I finally managed to crochet more than a provisional cast on chain, but don't think it's really for me!





I've just cast on another pair of socks for me (I don't do Christmas knitting) in the Socks That Rocks yarn I bought earlier this year. I'm going to do the Flamewalker socks that was one of the winning designs in the Cherry Tree Hill design contest earlier this year.

That Monday Morning Feeling...

Today Dave went into hospital to have his nose job! We left home early as he had to be there for 8am and we didn't fancy being stuck in rush hour traffic.

All went to plan and he was back on the ward by 11am - a little bashed about, but relieved that we have that hurdle over. The surgeon warned him that he will have a black eye in the morning. All I can say is 'It wasn't me, you didn't see me do it, you can't prove a thing - honest'!! Early indications look promising, but we have to wait for 2 weeks for the histology reports.

When we got home, I had my ISE3 parcel waiting for me. I'd completely forgotten about it so it was a lovely surprise to have a parcel to open. It came all the way from Erie in Pennsylvania



My scarf is gorgeous - thank you Julie and I have to admit that even though chocolate does odd things to my skin, after today I pigged the lot. Do I feel guilty? No. Do I feel sick? Just a little, but it was worth it!