Back to Knitting!

So... I got my cast off yesterday (hoorah!), so now I am back to knitting. I found that I can knit stockinette in the round, so that is always a good thing. I started a basic beanie hat yesterday and I got quite a bit done on the bus ride. I just casted on 80 stitches and then did 5 rows of k1p1 ribbing, then stockinette stitch from there. I'm using worsted weight yarn (yay for wool/acrylic blend!) and US size 8 circular needles. These are probably my favorite needles in my collection.

And when I am done with my dual colored socks, I have totally awesome sock yarn to make more socks with! Last semester, I did a knitting exchange with one of my friends (I made her a bag and a whole bunch of other stuff) and I got awesome yarn in return. I will have to be posting pictures when I get my camera hooked up to my computer. And I shall have to post pictures of the finished items.

Unfortunately, I can't work on the cabled hat or the cabled scarf I am making. Cabling and Fair Isle both require too much coordination, so I shall have to wait on those. Fortunately, I have plenty of knitting to keep me busy until then! So I am in a good mood. I will be working on the plain beanie and also working on a dual colored bag (pretty simple and knitted in the round). I will post a pattern for that when I am done with it.

But that is what I have been doing the past few days. Other than school and other life stuff, of course.