Sunday socks

We've got a couple more socks to show y'all, but first let me answer a couple of questions. 1. No, you do not have to sign up each month. Once you're signed up and on the sidebar, you are in for the whole shebang. The 20th of the month cut-off is for new signees only. 2. Sadly, baby booties, slippers, etc. are not going to count for thing knit-along. My criteria is going to be that it's something where you had to turn a heel (classic or short row - I think you know where I'm going with this). Baby socks and fuzzy feet will count, since they have the classic sock structure. If you have any questions about whether something will count, please ask.

Now for the updates...

Silvia finished up some lovely pink striped socks for her daughter, and is halfway through another pair for herself with some awesome Kool-aid dyed yarn.

Check out Sheri's Socka toddler socks. Those are some cute little feet on a cute little guy!

For those of you who want to get in on the Sockapaloooza craziness, sign-ups start on Tuesday at 12:01 EST. That rocks for those of us on the west coast because it's 9 pm on Monday night! I'll be trying to sign up as soon as my knitting mommies leave, although I have a feeling it will be like trying to get concert tickets on Ticketmaster right when they go on sale...refresh, refresh, refresh...

Thanks for all your support re my designing woes. I keep thinking that self-publishing might be the way to go. If I ever get Sydney's sweater back from Creative Knitting, I'm definitely going to put that up for sale on the website because it has gotten such a positive reaction from everyone I've showed it to. There are a few other options as well, like The Knitting Vault and Chiagu. Self-publishing is definitely a greater risk, because you could end up spending money to produce a pattern that nobody buys. But the potential for reward is also much greater if you have a pattern that really takes off. And all deadlines would be self-imposed, which would be helpful with the small ones around.

I've also started on the Nutrisystem diet. I've decided that I need to lose this baby weight (that I've had since being pregnant with Sydney) once and for all. I'm not good at all with diets or cooking, so this is perfect for me since everything is prepackaged and involves little preparation. It's actually pretty good, too! It is helping me with the main things I always have trouble with, which are cooking, portion control and knowing what to eat. It's pretty idiot-proof. And Bill is delighted to not have to cook for me anymore. And he's happy that he no longer gets home from work to find me starving to death because I haven't eating anything all day. I'll let you know how it goes! After all, that woman from Joe Millionaire went from a size 10 to a size 4 in just two months*! *Results not typical...