In light of the fact that I do not have any Chrysanthemums to take pictures of these in, Sydney and I traipsed around our hood looking for photo ops. First, we found a stump.



Then, a “ladder” that I would not trust with my weight, but that seemed plenty strong enough to hold a pair of socks.


…and then we found the barrel cacti. I’m not much for prickly pears, but we have a few barrel cacti that have charmed me. I’m always pleased when there’s a new one in the bunch.


These socks require concentration. I wouldn’t recommend knitting them while operating heavy machinery, but they are totally worth it. This is another lovely pattern from Hunter Hammersen and I’m very pleased with it in spite of the pain that I went through with the picot edging. In the end, I figured it out and now I feel like a bona fide knitting genius (I just learned that bona fide is two words, so clearly, not a real genius, but a knitting genius nonetheless).
Mine raveled here

Ps. These were the socks I wanted to finish for Socktoberfest. I was only a bit late.
Pps. Check out what others have finished at Tami’s Amis and Wisdom begins in Wonder and Natural Suburbia

A friend of ours emailed The Husband that I should make Tank Slippers.

I think the friend was joking, but The Husband mentioned it to me and I could tell he thought it was cool. I kind of got the vibe that he and the friend thought maybe I couldn’t crochet tank slippers, so in true Katie fashion, I heard, “I double dog dare you to crochet a Tiger 1 Tank”. (It really is shocking that I didn’t get into more trouble as a kid.) I said a quick and fervent prayer that there was a pattern online and googled. My prayer was answered and I even had the yarn I needed. Winning!

Now, my crochet skills are not as good as my knitting skills, so I won’t be entering this in any contests, but it is coming along (much assembly required).

I decided that since The Husband doesn’t wear slippers, I’m only making one and it will be more toy/decoration than slipper. Also, only one tank is likely to be assembled by me in this lifetime. I’m pretty solid on the fact that I haven’t missed my calling as an amigurumist.

Ps. For Socktoberfest, I’m telling myself that a slipper is a kind of sock.

Pps. To see what other folks are working on, go check out Tami’s Amis.