Stephanie's Socks

I finally finished Steph's socks!  Just in time for the event that they were intended to celebrate.    

We work together, and I enjoy sending odd things through inter-office envelopes.  So I inter-officed her present to her.  The next thing I see is Steph, coming down the hall towards me, 'modeling' the socks!

I'm pretty happy with how they worked out.  My own split rib pattern in Knit Pick's Essential Peacock Multi.  I was a little annoyed that the yarn striped, Knit Picks sells a striping yarn, so you'd think that the 'multi' wouldn't stripe... anyway, they came out really well.  

Sunrise Circle!

So I've been working on this one since Easter.  I started it (knit about an inch) just before flying east for my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary.  I got stuck in O'Hare for eleven hours during a blizzard on Good Friday, and knit the entire back.  Luckily I had this project and several audio books on my phone.  Then it languished.  I seamed it up a month or two ago and realized that the sleeves were ridiculously long.  It was demoralizing.  I gave it another break.  I hemmed the body at Stitches, and had mom mark the proper sleeve length while she was in town.  I ripped back ( a huge pain when they've been knit from the cuff up), re-knit the purled turning row, and re-knit the cuff hem.  Then I stitched those up and it is as done as you see it here.  I need to sew on the buttons and crochet loops to hook over them.  I have buttons I think I like, I'll need to look at them again.  Soon this jacket will be ready, good thing it's pretty warm here and I haven't wanted it yet.