Isaac Samuel 6 days old

Well here is our little Isaac isn't he sweet.
Wow a week has almost gone by fast.
Am busy knitting mittens and heelless socks for Isaac so they can be used either on his hands or feet. Such a precious little bundle of joy.
Would love if we could all be together soon as a family to ow and ah over him. But that doesn't look like anytime soon.
Besides knitting lots of birthday socks and yes even Christmas socks for some of my family and friends I am going to learn how to do Tunisian crocheting. It is using a long crochet hook and you crochet one way and hold back one loop of each stitch then crochet back the other way as if you were knitting.
Its all very interesting and need a little challenge right now.
Can't start my new SKP2008 sock pattern until I finish the birthday socks on my needles.
The other pair doesn't have to be done so quick and already had to frog them back almost 50 rows as made one leg longer than the other. Don't know how that happened and yes you can have a good laugh even I make mistakes at least once in awhile.

Issac Samuel Derksen

Here is the latest addition to our family only 2 hours old.
Isaac Samuel was born today Sept 4, 2008 @ 6:10 pm on his mothers 35th Birthday. So they will be celebrating this wonderful day together for ever. He weighted in at 7lbs. 5oz.
Dad came through okay and was her second in command through this exciting event from start to finish.

Motoring around this blog

I think things are getting easier to motor around this blog. Adding different links and pictures.
Hoping that the links will connect to my Ravelry page.
So many projects to see and have to live to be a hundred and five to do even half of the ones I have marked already as favorites.

Thankfully my family was kept save and out of harms way from Hurricane Gustav. Pray that all my friends and their families are save also.

Still waiting for little Peanut to arrive and should be anyday soon.

Hugs and blessings for a wonderful week everyone.

Free pattern Cables Around Cloth

CABLES AROUND design by Annette Derksen Aug 14,2008

Peaches & creme cotton yarn (solid color looks best but any
varigated would look nice also)
Needles 4.5 mm

C4B (slip 2 stitches on spare needle and hold in back of work, knit
next 2 stitches and then knit 2 st from spare needle Cable formed)
C4F ( make cable the same way except hold spare needle in front of
your work)

Cast on 44 stitches
(pattern Multiple of 6 stitches )
Border: Knit 4 Rows
Pattern
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: K4(B) Purl to last 4 stitches (B)K4 AND REPEAT EVERY EVEN ROW
Row 3: K4(B) *K2,C4B, repeat to last 4 stitches (B) K4
Row 4: Repeat Row 2
Day 2
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Repeat Row 2
Row 7: K4(B) *C4F, K2, repeat to last 4 stitches (B) K4
Row 8: Repeat Row 2

Repeat Rows 1-8 = 6 more times

Finish Border Knit 5 Rows and bind off in knitting

Note I like to do another row as I cast on my stitches so makes a
better finish for me
Hope you all enjoyed knitting this cloth as much as I have enjoyed
designing it.

Annette2u

Ravelympics 2008

Ravelry is in the midst of the Olympics. All our knitting and crocheting projects for the next 1o days will be in a race to see who gets finished what and when.
I have 3 pairs of socks on the needles which will be projects already started but will be able to enter them too.
Will be making a couple of baby sweaters and about 5 preemie hats. Will make 4 more pairs of little socks for Knitting4CanadianSoldiers who give out to the Afghanistan children.
Found a pretty shawl pattern which I am going to try out to see how I like it.
Would make a nice gift for a pretty little girl.
Happy knitting everyone and let the races begin on August 8th at 7am for me. Opening ceremonies in Bejing

SKP 2008 RattleSnake Creek socks#3

This is the 3rd pair of socks for the SKP2008 Pentathon.
Beautiful cable socks and will make more of this pattern.
RattleSnake Creek socks In progress Picture #19 and completed July 8/o8 finished photo #28

SKP2008 Berlin Muester sock #2

This is a picture of my Berlin Muester socks made for the SKP2008 Sock Challenge.
Opal yarn and 64 stitches. Nice pattern and they fit.
I find it is so important for the socks to fit as I do not like socks that slip down when I walk.
Started May 1st progress picture $64 and finished socks May 12 completed photo #47