Sockapalooza Yukon Leaves

Here is one of my Sockapalooza Yukon Leaves socks, unblocked, as you can see. The other one needs two more pattern repeats, and then I can start the heel. I am hoping to have these finished sometime tomorrow. We'll see. Hubby has been stuck in Calgary since off-loading Monday, so the evenings he's on-line with his laptop. I end up going on MSN with him til midnight, so it's cutting into my knitting time! He'll probably read this and get all offended, but at that time of night the kids are in bed so I watch tv and knit! I know he's bored, and if he wasn't stuck there with nothing to do he'd be driving and not able to chat, so I'm really not complaining. Darren keeps him on MSN most of the evening playing games. Anyways, back to the pattern... The only changes I did to the pattern are I used 2.75mm needles - I got gauge with the 2.25mm, but they were t-i-g-h-t! These are perfect. I also did my normal heep flap instead of the band heel. I tried it, didn't like it. I did my toe as usual, but I think that was the same way the pattern did it, too. I usually don't read the toe shaping in patterns too closely. I just do it the way I always do it.

Here's a closer look at the pattern. I am definitely making myself a pair in the near future.

Check out this neat link from Nova Knitter's blog. I wonder how they ever got the web cam there? Last night he got up and repositioned himself, and I finally got to see the two eggs. It would be really neat to happen to pop in when they hatch!

Not calling for very nice weather this Easter weekend. I think the Easter Bunny will have to hide his eggs in the house. I should be able to catch up on my knitting by the sounds of it! I do have to work Saturday, though. It's the last day of our yarn sale - 15% off, even already reduced prices! Stop in if you're in town!

I sent these pictures to Daddy earlier - the boys were dressed in their team shirts today!

Must go do my dishes.

Happy knitting!