Live and Let Knit

Good news - KnitPicks sent me the replacement tips that I needed to keep working on the windows sweater. I hope to get back to that by next weekend.

While it was on hiatus I was working on these...

These are for the group Socks-For-Solders and are affectionately know as the Big Black Boot Socks.

Take a closer look at that measuring tape - these babies need to be at least 12 inches long before starting the heel flap - 15 inches in all.

This pair was knit with Wildfoote on a size 1 needle. I worked on them exclusively for about 2 weeks. I've started working on a second pair in Regia 6-ply on size 2.5 needles that are going a lot faster, but still seem never ending. The group moderator sent me a nice prize package for being the 700th member to join the group. The package had the Regia, a pair of size 1 and 2.5 needles, stitch markers, and some extra yarn to make leisure socks for a soldier's care package. It's a nice group - supporting the troops without funding and without an agenda.