Multitasking at its Best

Not to shrink back from a challenge, I decided to attempt to knit two socks on one circular needle. A friend in the Socks for Soldiers Group gave me the link below. To add another challenge, this is being done with one skein of yarn, using both ends. It was awkward at first, but you slowly get the hang of it and wonder why you thought it be difficult in the first place. Shown are the beginnings of socks for my mother inlaw. They are being knitted with Sockotta Italian Cotton Blend Yarn on Size 1 Addi Turbo Needles.

two socks on one circular needle

Still Knitting Socks

Here's a picture I submitted with a pair of leisure socks made for "Socks for Soldiers." The yarn used was Mountain Color Yarn that was donated to the group. They were made the magic loop method with size one Addi Turbo Needles.

Into the World of Creating Socks

In the beginning, there was some scrap yarn, some double pointed needles, and a desire to knit socks. There was a sock knitting charity and it was good. Here is my first sock project in progress. Shown is the ribbing. The hardest part is holding all those needles, but as you progress it gets easier.

Following in Military Footsteps

Here is my son, who is in the ninth grade. He has become a member of the Air Force Junior ROTC. We are very proud of him. He is working very hard to achieve his goal of being promoted two ranks before then end of the second quarter. He took time out to pose for this picture at a drill competition.

Addicted to Knitting

I love to knit. One of my favorite projects to do are hats. They're fun, they don't take long and they are very appreciated. I recently knitted 13 hats for charity, but here is my favorite that I kept for myself. It's knit with chunky yarn and looks great. Here is where you can get this great pattern http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/hat-earflap-iceland.html

A Military Family

My husband's family is a military family. He and his brother served in the US Army in the 80's. His youngest brother is a Staff Sargeant at Fort Hood, Texas. His baby sister has served in Bosnia, Iraq and currently is an MP in Germany.