Surprise BOB!

How fun! I sent a rabbit with my son and husband to ARBA Convention and got BOB!!

Thanks to my son for all his lovely grooming! Edward said the judge called her a beauty queen! She does have lovely sheen, even in the photos. Sadly though she came back in poor condition. The trip must have been very stressful, so I've plucked her, so she won't have all that wool and hopefully I can get her eating and in great condition again soon.

Knitting Socks from My Head

I like to knit. I've been knitting for a long time. Socks are king of fun, there is the cuff, which might be patterened, there is the heel, a bit of interest, and then the foot and the toe. I don't use pattern. Thirty years ago I was an exchange student to Austria and the Oma showed me how to knit socks. I knit that first pair for my brother. Over the years I've devised a sort of formula.

For example, for a pair of women's size 8 socks with worsted weight yarn cast on 36 stitches. Knit K1, P1 rib for 36 rows, then 9 rows st stitch (1/4 of 36), then the heal flap (about 2-2.5 inches), then about 36+9 rows of st stitch with gusset decreases, then the toe decreases.

If bigger or smaller socks are wanted, cast on more or fewer stitches and knit about as many rows as the number of stitches as cast on for a cuff. All of my 26 ppii socks are the same sort of “formula”, and are 24 -36 stitches cast on.

The formula works for other weights of yarn too. Think about it. For fingering weight yarn ~60 stitches are cast on, knit for about 60 rows, etc..

Giants

I decided I'd like to try Giant Angoras for all that lovely fiber. I love the color of the Satin Angoras, but they just don't have much fiber.

First liter was 8, 4 died in the first week, leaving one chestnut and 3 whites, all are does.