Plugging in to the Knit pipe line.........

Up-date before my part with the Jelly,

Arts and knit Outcast renegades,

(part of inside:outside festival) started.

With the on coming Inside:outside festival about to commence lady Ga-ga needed a new waist band to make her fit the mannequin tighter.

Check list

Grafftit packed (cable ties?somewhere)

All armed and ready/ducks check.......

Huge blanket........check ("This is me, early art piece")

Lady Ga and mannequin, check ,check.

The waist band was a kind of ballet skirt reproduction, the type that wraps around. I used ribbon and the original tie at the back (pull tight part) to re-create a new waist band.

Up close.

Completed (again)

Socks Identified!

Thanks so much - Chery and Bets got it right. The yellow sock is the Spring Forward Socks from Knitty. I have never in my life been unable to identify a project so I'm very glad I have some eagle-eyed readers who can help. Now I'm wondering if I should try to finish them by the end of August deadline.

Initially I was thinking the pattern was the Waving Lace Socks from Evelyn Clark since I had the IK Sock book out from the library. The cuff was different though and I figured I would follow the pattern exactly for the sock challenge.

Marcia also wondered if they might be the Taking Turns Lace Socks by Evelyn Clark. I really like those, especially how they don't have a cuff and just immediately start on the pattern. I've added them to my queue.

Also, in response to Sewnup's question, no the white pattern outline on the black fabric for the Pomegranate Pillow is not rubbing off. I think it is permanent because I tried to remove a small section with some water and it didn't budge. I guess I have to make sure I embroider over it all because it won't go away.

Thanks so much everyone!

Three WIPs

Here are my current WIPs. I don't usually get much done in August but we haven't had air conditioning in our vehicle for the past two weeks after it was broken into while seeing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It is too hot here to jump in a car without air conditioning so I sat home and worked on projects instead.

The first project is a pair of socks in progress. These were the yellow socks for the Ravelry Solid Socks August challenge. The weirdest thing happened with these socks. I started them, put them aside for a while, and totally spaced on what project I was knitting. I spent hours looking through all my books, then looked on Ravelry, and I am still not sure what pattern this is. I think they are an Evelyn Clark design from a library book but I can't be sure until I scrounge up the book again. These won't be finished in August as I have a writing deadline but I will finish them as I enjoyed knitting them.

Here's the embroidered Pomegranate Pillow. I am aiming to finish this by the end of August. I am greatly enjoying this project and my only complaint is that the cover photo uses better shades of green than what I got in the kit. I am purposely putting off the big pomegranate in the center until last; it is the focus of the design and that way it won't get stretched out by the embroidery hoop.

Here's another pillow project - the Blue Kaleidoscope Pillow by Candamar Designs. I don't normally do much needlepoint but I really loved this design. I need to get a stretcher frame to make it look its best - I was hoping to get to see some frames in person before buying one but I guess instead I'm just going to have to buy one online.

I am extending the pillow project through fall as I have many more pillows to make. I bought some silk blend yarn to make a cabled pillow and I really want to do a colorful Kristin Nicholas pillow with Cascade 220.