Monday, October 1, 2007

A FO....can you believe it?


I finally finished Ava's pair of socks. I love the color of the yarn, very good for little girls, but I wasn't very fond of it knit-wise. It is the Tofutsie, and I thought it split a LOT, and was a little hard to work with. I also finished the toe with the Kitchener stitch, and I HATE it! I don't really care for the square look it gives the toe and it was a pain in the rear! My advice - DO NOT Kitchener stitch around KIDS!!!! But overall the pair turned out nicely and Ava loves them, so that's all that matters to me!

We have had a fun couple of weeks. Last weekend, we took the kids to play miniature golf for the first time. It was all in black light, which you can't really tell by the pictures, but very cool. Ava was amazed, and a little scared I think, but more amazed. Emma, Bryce, and Trevor loved it!


Then last night, we all went bowling. Sorry no pics for that, we forgot the camera, but they all (once again) had so much fun! I think Emma might go Pro! She has such a look of confidence when she knocks down the pins. It's sooooo cute!

We also have lots planned for October. Emma has her first field trip coming up. They are going to Slow Poke Farm. We have Halloween parties to attend. Emma is going to be a Mermaid, and Ava, Bat Girl...both of which are adorable! I just love Fall! I'm off to start decorating! Happy October :)

6 comments:

Toni said...

Hey Tabitha,
Your socks look great, I'm still on my first ever but in the home stretch to the toe now. I'll send it home w/ Tim when I'm done so you can see what the directions he brought home look like when followed. Let me know when/where you guys meet and maybe I can join one week.
Toni (from Wako)

Peggy said...

Your socks look great. I'm not that found of the way Kitchener looks, but boy you really did a great job!!!!!! Congrats. It looks like you guys really had a lot of fun. And yes, I LOVE fall, makes me want to cook, which isn't necessary good for the ole waist line.

Stacy said...

cool socks :D it's got to look better than those pointy toe socks i made! where was the black light golf? we did it in gatlinburg last year and loved it! bowling too? you have been busy!!! it sounds like so much fun! bobby said ava saying "batgirl" is soooo adorable!!! hehe

Sonya said...

The socks look great.
I just want the weather to start acting right.

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Holly said...

The socks look great, and once the socks are on, that square look goes away. Congrats!