T's Jersey RipTide

Here is my version of my SIL's Jersey Riptide design. What do you think T?

Ok so Mom and I were having a little fun with the bag.... 

Here is the felted bag that I made for my mother. I came out very well! I am so proud of the strap, it's perfect! The only thing I'm not totally happy about is the flap, but we'll get some snaps and make it all pretty. =) What really matters is.....Mom LOVES it!!! =) 

UFO #7 - My final UFO submission. It was a throw pillow that I wanted to make when we first moved into out apartment in September of 2001. It's a really pretty cable pattern that I worked really hard on. Actually I think this was my first experience with cables. As you can see by the second photo, I never made the back, and now I have no more of the yarn. Any ideas of how I can finish it? =( 

UFO #6 - This is my OLDEST UFO. My very first project when I first learned to knit about 13 years ago. I sewed the first 10 squares together, then I ended up with the little ends tied together. All I need to do it sew the rest together and maybe add some kind of material to the back and it would be a cute throw blanket. 

UFO #5 - Originally this was to be for a friends baby. As you can see I never finished it, that baby is now 5 years old. Then She had another and I thought I might finish it for the new baby, that new baby is now 2 years old. **sigh** Whats wrong with me? I was almost done!!! 

UFO #4 - This was a great idea at one time. I may just finish it as a throw. It was supposed to be a baby shower gift for a friend. That baby is now 2 years old. Man, I am slow.  

UFO #3 This was supposed to be a dog sweater for a girl at work. Her dog was a puppy when I began it last november. He's a rottweiler. Do you think it will still fit???? lol 

UFO #2 - This was my first attempt at a roll-up needle case. It wouldn't be so bad if I didn't give up on it 4 years ago. hee hee. I may finish it one day, I'm so close to the end already. 

Here is UFO #1....it was started 3 years ago. It was supposed to be a tie-front vest. As you can see I never got to the front. It's currently in my froggin pile. =) 

Hrmmpfff..........

So I've been working on these two at a time toe up socks on two circular needles, whew, that's a mouthful. Anyway, first I worked a couple too many rows before the first increases, which gave me these little "chimneys" at the top. Then I got past my toes and realized that the damn sox were going to be waaay to big, so I ripped out the whole thing. I pulled out one of the yarns I dyed, the mango one, and decided to start again. Here's a few photo's of what I've done so far....
Plus I included a photo of me modelling my felted cloche in-progress. hee hee
(you can see a bit of my stash containers behind my head. Maybe I'll do a little inventory and post my stash later on.)
I'll be over my parent's house tomorrow to visit and use the laundry facilities. I am going to be felting my Mom's bag and the needle holder, so wish me luck!!!

here's the detail shot. i thought i posted them together 

Here is the first half of the x-design sox. I tried to get a good picture to show the detail. Enjoy! 

More Stuff

Here is my over-dye job on "the mess" skein. I think it looks a helluva lot better than it did before. So since I'm waiting for it to dry before I can use it, I decided to try
Knit Picks pattern for 2 toe up socks done on 2 circular needles. I was a bit confused as I started and even did a few increases wrong. I think I understand it a bit more now. It's definitely not as scary as I thought it would be. I'm just using scrap sock yarn to practice, but when I finish them I might have to wear them no matter what they look like. =) So below you can see the itty bitty toes that I began a few minutes ago. =) How cool!!!!

Xbox Stuff

Here's a lovely photo of our 360. =)
and some of our games.

More stuff....

I just can't stop myself. I haven't even completed my other felted projects and now I started another with more leftover yarn. It's a felted cloche hat that I found in a new book I just picked up today. Here's the start of it........
I'm using black Patons Merino Wool and a skein of the natural color of the same brand that I dyed in my previous post..."the mess". I decided to try to overdye it tonight with 3 packets of Tropical punch. It's steaming right now. Pictures to follow once it's hung to dry.