Category: Corgi!

New socks

But first, it’s a very important day!

Hank is TWO years old! He’s getting lots of love from his people. He might get a birthday doggie donut from our local donut shop later. He’s already excited.

Now, those socks.

Aren’t those colorful? The yarn is an older Opal sock yarn color, named Kasimir the Daredevil. I entered it into my stash in 2008, so it’s doubtful that it’s still available.
The pattern is the same one I always use, Jerry rigged to fit my foot. I have found that I needed to decrease the number of stitches around a bit since I lost weight. Not a bad problem to have. I put a picot top on these, which is fun, and also keeps John from stealing them. He thinks picot tops aren’t “manly”.


And no, they don’t match. No, I don’t care.

And here are the new socks on the needles. Seattle Seahawks colors, to kick off the new NFL season.

That’s all for now.

Sweater progress

This one has been on the back burner since summer, and warmer weather, arrived. I have had the main pieces done for a while, and have one sleeve to finish.
Since we had a bit of cooler weather today (and rain!), I decided to get the front and back blocked. Once I get to the sleeve cap*, I’ll block that first sleeve so I can start sewing it up without having to wait for the whole thing to dry.

This is the Father/Son Pullover, by Cheryl Hevey. The yarn is Peace Fleece, in the color Gonna Be Alright. I might have Peace Fleece in a dozen other colors to make more sweaters, too. I do love a basic crew neck jumper for our chilly winter/rainy months.

Those books are my summer reading. I’m taking two classes with the Graham School, one on the Count of Monte Cristo, the other on Master and Margarita. The Gulag Archipelago sort of dovetails in with the Bulgakov novel. It’s not light reading, but it is oddly compelling. We’ll see if I have the fortitude to read the other two volumes of it. I might be in the mood by that point for some lighter fiction.
Of course, Hank is my knitting and reading sidekick. He sticks to me like glue most of the time.

*I use the first sleeve as a template for the second sleeve, so I’ll wait to block it until I get all the sleeve increases done on the second one.

Another Hitchhiker

Project Details:

  • Pattern: Hitchhiker, by Martini Behm. As of today there are more than 35,000 of these either finished or in progress on Ravelry. That is sort of moderately insane.
  • Yarn: Arcane Fibre Works 80/20 fingering yarn. The color name is Who’s A Good Boy. Though this is technically sock yarn, it’s pretty soft. I’m not sure how it would hold up in socks. It’s divine as a little neck accessory though!
  • Started: January 2023
  • Finished: August 31, 2023
  • For: ?? This is going in the gift basket for someone.
  • Needle: 3.25 mm
  • Yarn/Pattern rating: *****/*****. This may be the perfect knitting pattern. You can use a wide variety of yarns, you can change it up by adding eyelet rows or lace inserts, or it can just be a terrific easy TV knitting project. You just knit along until you have just enough to finish the last repeat and bind off.

Hank likes it!

I also never got around to posting the last sock pair I finished.

Those were for John. The yarn is one of the Regia Design Lines by Arne & Carlos. The color number is3879. It’s a sock, what can I say. This is my usual cobbled-together sock-pattern-in-my-head.

One last Hank photo, just because he is so goofy.

Still life


Our peonies have been taking a bit of a beating with the windy days we’ve had, but I rescued these for the mantle.

Note the little Corgis. The little felted guy was made by one of our grandsons, using a photo of our previous corgi, Lewey. The other piece is a lovely Tasha Tudor corgi, sent to me by a fellow knitter, Robin.

Also note that both are safely out of reach of the Hankster.


“Who me??!!”

12 Weeks!

Oh my. John and I are both in love with this little boy. Hank is an absolute delight, even with the bazillion potty walks, and the daily 8PM attacks of the “zoomies”. Toddlers are toddlers, whatever the species.

He’s a smart little boy, we are making good progress on potty-training, and he is learning several commands that have improved his manners already. We’ve also been working on developing a daily schedule for him (and me!), which has been a bit challenging with the bathroom remodel. Lots of noise, and lots of strange guys in and out of the house keep him entertained, but also a bit wound up.

If you follow me on social media, you’ve likely seen these photos, but here they are again.

Speaking of the bathroom remodel, it is close to done. There are a few sheet rock repairs that need finishing, and it will be a done deal. There is a whole story with this that deserves its own blog post, so I’ll save that for later.

Last but not least, we are FINALLY getting our oven in the kitchen. Our old Viking gas wall oven died on us last fall. Not 2022, but 2021. We ordered a new gas oven, had the old one taken out, did the bit of remodel needed so the new one would fit. And have been waiting ever since. 14 months waiting on parts. There aren’t many gas ovens made, and the space where the oven goes doesn’t have 220 electrical access. Putting that in would have meant tearing up an awful lot of walls/ceiling to bring a line into the kitchen, so we are stuck with the gas option. It was actually delivered here on Monday, and the guys are here installing it right now.

Here’s hoping it fits the hole in the wall.

Expecting!

No, not that. We’re picking up a new family member on Sunday.


Isn’t he adorable? He is an eight week old Corgi pup!

That one ear up cracks me up. Their ears don’t typically stand up for a few months while they are rapidly growing. We went gear shopping today.


He doesn’t have a permanent name yet, though Marley is our current favorite. I can’t wait until his “gotcha” day!