Sock Challenge 2009

I have met my personal challenge of making 10 pairs of socks for the Mittens for Akkol annual sock challenge! Yay! Since I still have time before the deadline, my new goal is 12 pairs. These socks will go to orphans in Kazakhstan. We attach a postcard to each pair - the kids seem to like them.

Six for Six

I finished my "Six for Six" contribution to Warm Woolies today. Six for Six is a summer knitting challenge to make 6 items for children age 6 or older. I got to try out some new yarns. Fun!

Rice Bag Art

I think the designs on rice bags are so charming and sweet. My mom saved four of them for me (thanks, Mom!) and I cut them to size and flattened them as best I could and framed them. They make a cool kitchen art collection, no? Of course, they are all stretched out from being filled with rice, so they are not symmetrical anymore, but I am choosing to think of them as delightfully unique rather than imperfect.

Let There Be Light!

I don't know if you can tell from these photos, but I have 2-story ceilings, which means I can't change my own light bulbs. Today, our family friend/handyman came over and installed this light fixture and replaced all the sky-high burned out bulbs in the living room and kitchen. So now I can take the desk lamp off my kitchen counter! Yay! And he hung the artwork on the wall for me, too. Which is funny because it is one of 4 different pieces of art depicting Venice that I have in this room and our handyman is French but grew up in Venice. Quelle coincidence!

Red, White, and (baby) Blue

How convenient that right before the 4th of July, the items I have ready to post are in red, white, and blue! I didn't actually knit either of these projects recently; they were both done a couple months ago, but I just photographed them today. Lately, I have been too busy to get much knitting done. I'm hoping to get a couple more pairs of socks done this summer for the Mittens for Akkol sock challenge.

Baby Gift

I made this little sweater for my friends' new baby girl. I finished it 3 months ago, but just gave it to them today, so now I can post it without ruining the surprise.

Brother Bears

I finished two more bears for the Mother Bear Project! I'm glad their faces turned out so sweet. I think they'll be lovable companions to a couple of kids in need.