Sock Showcase

I've decided that I am doomed to be a one sock knitter and I've also decided that this is totally business related. It is an obligation to my customers and friends to show off the new yarn in knitted form. So there....now I will not feel

bad for not completing the companion socks - it is just a job hazard!
Here's a little sock showcase showing off the yarns I have in the shop!

Yarn: Sweet Georgia Speed Demon
Colorway: Fondant (currently only available in handpainted sock)
Pattern: Crusoe from Knitty.com

Yarn: Mama E's Ceyeber Fiber
Colorway: Pick Up Sticks Signature
Pattern: Northern Sunshine Designs Sunflowers







Yarn: Sweet Georgia Handpainted Sock
Colorway: Blue Steel
Pattern: my own (and of course, not written down!)






Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden
Colorway: Northern Lights
Pattern: Basic Sock Pattern

This yarn is really fun - and creates a beautifully soft fabric!








Yarn: Mama Llama's Dye Pot Yarns
Colorway: Winter
Pattern: Jaywalker by Grumperina
(magknits.
com)

Catherine does a wonderful job on this self-striping yarn. Even the stripes are slightly varigated in the same shades. These socks are a gift for my niece for her birthday and I know she's going to love them!

I've Been Knitting

Here is a sock out of new yarn that is expected any day. I really enjoyed knitting this one - I love the way to colors move around - hopefully, this yarn will be here by the end of this week!

Now this is my knit, knit, pet, pet project meaning I knit a row, knit a row, spread it out on my lap and pet it for a few minutes then I knit a row, knit a row. How many of you do that? Have you even noticed this crazy little habit? It's a Debbie Bliss Cabled Jacket out of super chunky Cashmerino. That's 27 rows of ribbing at the beginning on 94 stitches - yikes! This was almost enough to stop me in my tracks - I haven't knit a big project like this for ages. Sarah is knitting it too - in fact, we cast on together watching season 2 of Grey's Anatomy. I love Grey's Anatomy and was disappointed to learn that there won't be a new episode until January 12. Anyway....if you go here, you can see Sarah's progress on the same sweater in the same color. We had to decide on the same color so we could economize on the yarn.


This little monster is the reason that all our Christmas decorations came down and were put away on December 26. This is Panda who is our very curious, very cute, very annoying kitten. She has an identical sister named Oreo who is not nearly as much trouble.

Happy Happy New Year

Provided Canada Post co-operates the new "stuff" will be on the website on Wednesday afternoon. It's a one of a kind yarn, in one of a kind colorways. You're going to love it!

I'm So Excited.....

Look what's on the way to the shop today..........exclusive colorways just for Pick Up Sticks in a brand new yarn! Whoa baby!

This is 6 of 12 colors on their way!

2007 is going to be very exciting for us!

Where Do I Begin?

Here I go again - wondering where the time is gone - how could it be that I posted on December 18 and not since? Hmm, must have something to do with Christmas!

Canada Post has continued to annoy me - we ordered a Nintendo DS for our daughter on December 21, paid for Priority Courier to have it delivered on December 23 and where did I come home to find it. Blowing in the breeze at the end of our driveway attached to our mailbox for all the world to see! Now I have no idea if a signature was required or not, but I do know that we have lock boxes available across the road and in fact, no longer have rural delivery because it's too dangerous for the mail delivery person. I will tell you what's dangerous, being anywhere near the road when that mail person is driving by - when she was delivering to our boxes at the end of the driveway, she had worn a rut in the road right by the post that holds the box. You know why? Because she screeched up to it every day and spun her tires pulling out! Thankfully, no one took the bag and Emma was thrilled with her DS.

I love online shopping - not just because I have an online shop but because it's so convenient and so stress free. These DS game systems were a hot item and I got it in my head at the last minute that Emma should have one. Probably because she wrote it on her Santa list. I went to Best Buy, Future Shop, Walmart, Zellers - sold out everywhere and especially the pink ones. Everyone said I would never get a pink one. So I come home, search online and find a lovely pink one at Amazon.ca - clickity, click, click - it's on the way and I'm relaxed, drinking tea, and contemplating what to make for dinner - not dealing with grumpy sales people who can't stand their jobs! Hurray for online shopping!

Christmas passed without a hitch - my first turkey was a success - can you believe that? 46 and never cooked a turkey! I can cook and I think I can cook pretty well but for some reason a turkey just seemed too overwhelming! Everyone loved their knitted gifts - Grandma especially loved the scarf -phew! I gave socks to one relative and she opened the box and said, cute! Cute? What kind of word is cute to describe Claudian Handpainted home made, 1,000,000,000 stitch socks? Guess what? Off my knitted gift list - NOT an appropriate response for a knitted gift! In fact, I have come to the conclusion that the only people worthy of hand knitting are other knitters - who else can understand what goes into a pair of socks? Next year - I'm only knitting for my knitting friends!

No knitting pictures - but I am going to cast on a big, comfy Debbie Bliss cabled cardigan in cashmerino chunky! And....my resolution for 2007 is to at least blog every other day - every day would be good - but let's be realistic!