Death By Socks #5

Have the heel turn on the first sock.




The top of the sock pattern.


Finished socks!!!!!


This picture is without the flash..it shows the design better.

Finished and in the mail this afternoon. It is snowing so hard that it will be hard to get out tomorrow to mail them so was very pleased when I finished them at 2:30 pm today and then went to the post office. The whole state is in shut down mode because of this big storm that is just getting up to this end of the state now. Predictions are for up to 24" of snow and we could get some freezing rain/ice at the end of it. The hot air is aloft and it will be up to Mother Nature as decide what we will get so will not lose any sleep over it. But will be plowing early tomorrow morning and Friday.

KNIT ON!!!!

Before and After....felted mitten

 

Here is a picture of one mitten done...no thumb yet, and one felted. I have 5 pair of these drying and it has been over 24 hours and they are stlil very, very damp! Have them by the woodstove but they are so thick it will probably take another whole day to finish drying them before giving them away.

The weather has been COLD! There is no other way to discribe how cold it's been. We have been at - 24F and today we got up to 3 above...it was down right balmy out! Went to my cousins to knit. Helping her with her felted mittens. I started a pair of two strands of worsted weight mittens for my hubby. He wore out two pair already this year using the roof rake at camp. More snow is coming tomorrow and the weatherman says around 9 inches or more. Oh well. At least it will warm up once the clouds come in and that northwesterly winds changes direction and we start getting some of the southern warmth in the jetstream.

And what about that plane landing in the Hudson River! That was one big miracle right there!!! My niece said if she would have been one of those passengers she would have bought 12 powerball tickets!!!! LOL Thank God they all survived and are ok. The pilot was one quick thinker!!! God Bless them all!

Time for bed...-11 right now and just got home from an evening of knitting!

KNIT ON!!

Same view in the summer!!!

These photos are of the same picture in the last post during the summer. It is really a lot nicer in the summer !!!!! This is from the deck of our camp.


This one is from the deck with a big rainbow!

This one is a hail storm! The hail was the size of quarters and it destroyed my flowers and vegetable garden!!



KNIT ON!!!

Winter scene from Cedar Lake

This is a picture of the winter sky from the beach at camp. I thought you would like to see the snow and clouds of the day!
Winter is here with a vengeance right now. It has been very, very cold...-12 one night and today started at -2. I can feel the cold on my feet in the house..that's how cold it is. Even with the wood stove pumping out heat we have had to turn the furnace on to keep the temp in the house at a comfortable range. The sun has been out the last two days, so the sun has been nice but the cold air is still the big thing!! When it's cold, it's COLD! Oh well, the third week of February will bring the turning of the cold into spring. Will be cold but not that Arctic cold we are getting right now. Hurry up SPRING!!!!

KNIT ON!!

Yarn and Snow--at camp

This is the yarn that I will be using on my victim on the Death by Socks that will start on Jan 24. I hope I am able to figure out the pattern when it is posted on the 24Th and at least get them done before I am "assassinated" by my assassin! This should be fun!




In this photo you can see the snow people from our camp. The weather yesterday was very blustery and had heavy snow squalls most of the time we were at camp shoveling and plowing.

At the camp at the end of our road I took this picture of two snowmen that they built over Christmas weekend. It has rained and was warm so the snow was sticky. They are a little dilapidated right now from the winds but still can tell they are snow people!

You can see the black clouds and the snow squall across the lake from us. DH and I had to shovel the deck off as the snow blower isn't working. After an hour of that crap I said it was time to head home..had something important to do. We went to Stanley's Auto center in Medway and bought a new Toro snow blower!!! We got 10 years out of the other one..and it still runs like a charm..just need a new sprocket and the company is out of business. Our neighbor has the machine apart and will take the part over to the foundry on Monday and have them make us a new one. When its back up and running I think we will gift our son with our old machine. He won't use it much but will have it to do the walk and the back of his house with. I used the snow scoop we got last year and it was a lot easier then the shove. I still had to be very careful of my back and knee so that is why I bought the new snow blower....and today we used it. What a difference it made. The snow from the roof had settled over night but the blower took care of it. While I did that DH did the rest of the roof and then shoveled the snow away from our little canvas hut he bought. Already had to buy a new cover for it this summer so don't want to lose another one.

Well it's time for me to knit some mittens for my wonderful husband. He was worn out two pair in two days with that roof rake! Take care all and
KNIT ON!!

Felted Mittens

Knit these mittens from Bartlettyarns bulky yarn. Instead of using two stands this stuff is so thick I didn't need to. It is easily pulled apart so have to be careful when pulling it together on the ends of the mittens and thumbs. Can't wait to felt them now. They are sure large!!!! lol

These are for gentleman that I worked with many years ago in the mill. He is such a nice man and have knit him many pairs of double thick mittens over the past 35 years. I thought he might enjoy these felted mittens instead of the other ones...but am going to knit him some double thick ones too.

These will be for my cousins daughter. She is in high school now and has a problem with the cold and her hands. Can;t remember what her mother said the problem was..some disease that I can't spell so won't even try!! I will have the second pair done tonight and will felt them tomorrow.


Weather is warmer today...29F right now. Weatherman says more snow/rain/ice mix is headed for Maine in the next couple of days. Glad to be inside..but missing my daily walks at camp. Too icy for me to take the chance of falling again so will just stay in and wait for better street conditions around here.

KNIT ON!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Just wanted to wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year!!



It is below zero here today with wind-chills hitting -30F at times. The winds are gusting and it is a very bad day to be outside. I feel bad as DH is outside working again today! We are up to 2F right now!

KNIT ON!!