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I decided to frog the hoodie. The yarn really wasn’t playing nice with the pattern and I felt like I was going to be disappointed with the finished product. I am going to try it again with yarn that was recommended by the pattern: mohair.
As for the Lillehammer hat, It came out HUGE; way bigger than I anticipated. My guage was right, too. I don’t know what happened, but it’s quite disappointing because Ryan really wants that hat. Ryan doesn’t usually “really want” knitted things, so I have to take this chance to knit something for him while I can. Maybe after I recover from the trauma of knitting almost the whole thing and then having to frog, I will try it again.
So that’s where those two projects went: the frog pond. 
Mostly to boost my own morale, here is another sock update. Friday-type goings on will commence shortly, so I must be quick!
Yay! I have turned the heel and started on the cuff. It’s a little tight in the instep, but I think it will “wear in.” (I have big insteps, so this is a common problem.)
My sister’s adorable miniature dachshund has been staying with me since Tuesday. He is quite a good knitting buddy. Here is a photo of him monitoring my progress:
Ok, I’m off.
This weekend has been super-crazy, so I haven’t really done much knitting. However, just to prove that I’m trying to keep knitting my sock, here is photo documentation:
Sorry for the odd light, the lamp makes everything look that color. So there is some progress on the sock. I try, but it gets boring. I am determined that I WILL finish it this time, though.
Ok, the things that were keeping me from knitting: a field trip with my ceramics class to Asheville, NC, a birthday party for Matt, a (very) small bit of R&R, a Mexican independence day party, a gathering of my husband’s friends at my house (in the living room aka my knitting space), church, exercise, dog care.
*phew*
More photographic proof:
From left to right: Abby, Jessica S, Me, Cheryl, Mr. MacTaggart (the ceramics professor), and Wendy.
Matt at his birthday party (I don’t know that other guy…)
The group from the Mexican independence day party. (I’m in the black shirt in the front, looking awkward.)
I finished the New York Hat that I was making for myself! I was having a hard time taking a picture of myself, so the second picture is a bit blurry…
Pattern: New York: A Guy’s Wool Hat by firefly
Yarn: Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted in sable
Needles: bamboo size 5 circ. (brand unknown) and Clover size 5 dpns
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In other news, my youngest sister, Katie, had her 6th birthday yesterday. We had a little family party for her sunday afternoon, and it fell upon me to make her birthday cake. I made her a “Pooh-bear cake” (picture here) the last two birthdays, so this year she felt lake a change and requested a “Kitty Cake.”
Voila:
I was frustrated because I experienced many setbacks during the construction of this cake, mainly the lack on the proper tool and things of that nature. Consequently, the cake looked a bit… sloppy. Katie loved, though, and that’s what really counts.
I hope I can pull off my other sister, Rachel’s, request for a cake with 18 roses with the same good result. (It will be her 18th birthday on the 27th.)
Here are some photos of the completed hat (santa cruz, knitted with Berrocco Peruvia). I made it for my friend Amy, who is leaving to study abroad in England for the semester.
My hand is in the picture for scale. For some reason, the hat came out very small. I was very worried that it wouldn’t fit, but Amy liked it a lot. (Still, it won’t exactly be warm… that was, after all, the point.)
Here she is at her going-away party last night. At least the hat matches her eyes nicely 
From now on, the rule is that I don’t promise to knit anything for anybody until I know exactly how insane the coming school semester is going to be. See, I love to give presents. Too much.
However, in spite of school and housework and church etc, I have managed to finish Amy’s hat. I started yesterday (when I realized that I had to give it to her today) and finished this morning. I will post a photo when It’s done blocking.
That’s one present down, nine to go…
I really, really want to like knitting socks. I have tried. I am trying again now, and I think it’s working… Today I ripped back to where I began the chart on the Summer Daze socks and started over. This time I seem to be doing it right (yay!) thanks to Bonne’s guidance. I really like the yarn I am using (trekking xxl in a sort of rainbow colorway) so it’s not to boring… yet.
I tried this recipe for biscotti from a cake mix. I added walnuts and butterscotch chips and the biscotti(s?) turned out really yummy.
