Today I have my first pair of grown up socks to share. These may look great, and frankly they feel great and I am proud of them, but there are some little things that bother me. There is a tiny gap where the heel starts it's V (I understand that's common) and the heel is too small IMO. If you are a sock newbie or a sock expert, come on it and read all about it!

I don't about where you live, but springtime in my garden means that the most peculiar little crops of mushrooms pop up seemingly everywhere, however THIS fungi grew from my knitting needles. The project was a mystery Knit Along and is my first mystery ever. For those who don't know, mystery KALs are very popular in the knitting community. I had never joined one before because I think I'm too controlling and want to know exactly what the finished product looks like before I start. I really walked on the wild side this time! Over a thousand knitters joined in and it was a very chatty group. It was fun and I'm happy with my little Professor Fungi.

We are all settling into a fine spring, the pups and us, and we took advantage of last week's fine weather. The pups are definitely more comfortable here and love being outside with us, so garden chores are very sweet this year. We picked and juiced all the oranges in one day, washed the windows (back yard only) and scrubbed all the outdoor cushions and furniture. I've still got masses to do before I can call the backyard summer ready, but still decided to take a break and make two flower arrangements, one for the kitchen and one for the patio. Come on in for a little bit of this and that.

Good morning on this absolutely beautiful end of April day! You probably think by looking at my snowman that I've gotten my seasons mixed up. I can't really explain why I'm making Christmas dolls in spring just when my roses are about to burst into bloom, but when the toy knitting urge strikes, I must succumb! My favorite toy designer is Susan B Anderson from Barrett Wool and Co. Come on in and see why.

Susan B Anderson of Barrett Wool Co. designs the cutest toy patterns ever! Here are two of her patterns that I made for Easter, the Reversible Bunnies topsy turvy doll and the Woodland Bunny. They are fiddly but fun, and sometimes I'm just in the mood for knitting something cute and fiddly! Links at the end.

Recently I decided to join a Mystery KAL, a first for me. The KAL comes from Imagined Landscapes who designs gnomes and only gnomes. She has designed dozens and they are all so cute. For the KAL she presents two clues a week, then we the knitters knit the little bits and pieces and try to guess what each piece is going to be. It's been fun and will take about one month to complete, but in the meantime I decided to knit an easy gnome and that is Gnathan, above. He's so fat and sweet. He'll sit here for now so I can admire him, but in a little bit he'll go to live with the other Christmas ornaments and come back out at Christmastime. Also, at the end of the post are some important recommendations.