tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3491605133854458372024-03-13T07:03:12.088-07:00I Knit All NightThe nocturnal knitting of a stay-at-home-mom. Beware: poop is involved.KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-2519697250403997512010-02-28T15:46:00.000-08:002010-02-28T16:36:47.357-08:00Ravthlete ExtrodinaireThe knitting of my Olympic Skew socks was completed last night (or really early this morning, depending on how you look at it). By 10am, all ends were woven in and the socks were officially finished! I think this is the fastest I've ever knit a pair of socks, which is especially impressive given that both BoyMonkey and I have been sick.The fit is only OK. They are tight across my high instep and KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-75335586363403945612010-02-18T10:46:00.000-08:002010-02-28T16:37:54.276-08:00Progress!My Olympic Skew socks are coming along. I'm starting up the leg of the first sock and they're turning out pretty well so far. They might be a little tight across my high instep, but I think they'll fit okay. I briefly considered ripping back and trying to make the instep a little looser, but decided that given the construction of these socks, it wasn't worth the hassle or the risk. Knowing me, KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-84614507533586332472010-02-13T00:01:00.000-08:002010-02-13T02:15:20.571-08:00Proving My Insanitly, One Stitch at a TimeToday I decided to participate in the Knitting Olympics and Ravelympics. I've committed to knitting a pair of socks between the lighting of the Olympic flame and finishing before the flame is extinguished in 17 days. For those who don't realize how insane this is for me, consider that I have 2 kids who demand attention and occasional feeding. I've been working on a sweater for Boy Monkey for moreKnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-62628913824262848622009-12-31T21:52:00.000-08:002009-12-31T23:26:16.758-08:00Happy New Year!I thought I should have at least one post in 2009, so here it is! It's been a busy year with a new baby in the house. My first baby related knitting project was the Baby Bump sweater knit out of Jaeger Roma. This picture was taken 3 days before I gave birth to SweetiePetitie mid-April.Here she is in the Baby Mine sweater, improvised Baby Mine hat, and Magic Slippers made out of STR Mediumweight KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-60308298675567240632008-09-19T13:27:00.000-07:002008-09-19T15:08:41.568-07:00I'm Back!More than 2 months with no posts, but here I am again. My lack of posting started with family vacations. Then BoyMonkey was out of summer school and home all day with me. We kept ourselves busy, but I had almost no time to myself to even consider knitting, let alone blogging about it.(To the right is BoyMonkey after eating blue cotton candy at a Giants game this summer)Even though he's been back KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-53228226764586110742008-07-06T21:39:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:36:13.522-07:00Whole Lot of Nothing Goin' OnThere's been quite a bit going on here, but not a whole lot of knitting. I am further on my Kaw Kaw Monkey socks. But that's all the knitting I've done this week. Here's a poorly lit picture of my progress. Enjoy it; it's the only picture in a very wordy and mostly knitless post.On Thursday and Friday, I subbed in my son's preschool classroom. This is the first time I've worked (paid work, that KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-37244119513690016252008-06-30T13:05:00.000-07:002008-06-30T13:54:25.930-07:0011 Years Already?Roger and I had a lovely anniversary weekend. We slept in, ate leisurely meals at distinctly not-kid-friendly restaurants, saw a play, and saw a movie. It was really nice. But we also missed Nathan and were excited to get back to him Sunday afternoon. Below are couple of pictures of our wedding day, June 28, 1997. We look so young. But I was just 22, so I guess I was pretty young. We were marriedKnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-66194121067337405472008-06-27T01:19:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:39:30.424-07:00SABLEFor the last two days I've been making a big push to photograph all the FOs around that haven't seen the light of day in far too long. I've also been trying to do something even bigger: photograph and post on Ravelry everything I bought this year at Stitches West and at Sock Camp, along with the miscellaneous yarn that has been acquired in the last 6 months or so. Oh yeah, there's also the yarn IKnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-73297197272184521012008-06-25T20:30:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:38:52.834-07:00It fits!I restarted the Kaw Kaw Monkey sock on larger (2.5mm) needles. Instead of the Channel Island cast-on, which I thought turned out looking a little funny, I did the Twisted German cast-on. I really like it; it's very stretchy. After a couple of repeats, I tried it on and it fits! I don't tend to like tall socks so I just did 4 repeats. Now I've turned the heel, switched back to smaller needles (KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-44365743319724937052008-06-17T18:04:00.000-07:002008-06-17T21:27:40.214-07:00Crap, thy name is Kaw KawSo I've finished the ribbing and 4 repeats of the first Monkey sock and decided to try it on. It's too small! Crap!! Actually, once I force it past my heel it fits just fine. I have huge insteps and often have this problem. But I really had to force it on, so once the whole sock is knitted, it will be nearly impossible to get on and I'll never wear them. What do I do now?Option 1: Use larger KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-24318231987451798342008-06-15T22:10:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:38:15.810-07:00Father's DayI posted the JibJab Father's Day card I sent to Roger. I think it came out really cute. Play it and let me know what you think.It was a busy day for us. Since today is Father's Day, I got up at the crack of dawn with BoyMonkey and let Roger sleep in. If you know me you know what a sacrifice that is for me. I really like to sleep in. We went out to breakfast, visited Roger's mom, and then had a KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-35096853379948467462008-06-11T10:41:00.000-07:002008-06-17T21:28:16.096-07:00Love, Thy Name is Kaw Kaw The May Rockin' Sock Club kit came a while ago, but I'm just now getting around to taking pictures and posting it on Ravelry. I love this color! The pattern, Cleopatra's Stockings (Ravelry link), is lovely and is near the top of my ever-growing queue.Since finishing my Leafling socks, I haven't had any socks on the needles for myself. Unacceptable, I know. So I finally cast on for my Kaw Kaw KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-87016732560638405652008-06-10T14:22:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:37:07.297-07:00Disappointed and EcstaticThere hasn't been much knitting going on here lately. I did finish BoyMonkey's camping socks. They are too thick to be worn in shoes, but will hopefully keep his feet warm at night when we're camping. The toe ends still need to be woven in, but I wanted to check the fit first. When BoyMonkey tried them on, they seemed to fit okay, but the heel was a little funky. We'll see how they work out in a KnitAllNighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352636478664325584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349160513385445837.post-39929174383801921392008-06-05T20:22:00.000-07:002008-06-05T20:56:38.510-07:00Here we go!After thinking about it for more than a year, I finally decided to start a blog! While primarily about my nocturnal knitting habit, there will also be tales of my adventure as a stay-at-home-mom to a 3 1/2 year old. I'm sure there will also be plenty of loving thoughts and complaints about my husband of nearly 11 years. Here's a recent family picture of the three of us at Traintown in Sonoma. 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