You sock too much...

As I pulled out my knitting in the movie theatre last night, I wondered whether sock knitting can become an addiction...

Recently I have almost begun to crave the act whenever my hands are still and I am not teaching. I am not certain of the cause, whether it is the joy of seeing new creations or the idea of the Knitting for Nona fundraiser or the need to release the tension of my life through the repetetive action of knitting.

Anyway, in my spare moments over the last 3 weeks, I have made almost 7 pairs:

A little shady - in a good way

This year I have decided to draw my students' birthday cards using the shaded (slant drawing) technique.This is partly to inspire them as they begin to learn this technique, and partly because I just enjoy doing it.


The first two examples are below - the lesser known borage flower and the sunflower:

Knitting for Nona

Back in Spring, the mother of one of my friends passed away. Nona had been a generous and proficient sock knitter for far longer than the brief 4 years that I had the pleasure of knowing her. She gave away the socks to whoever needed them.

Nona's generosity lives on in her family. My friend recently passed on Nona's leftover sock wool to me so that I could knit it up into children's socks to be sold at our school's Christmas Fair. The proceeds will go to the school which is attended by one of Nona's grandchildren, another one having graduated 2 years ago.

So begins my Christmas project: "Knitting for Nona".

So far, 2 1/2 pairs in 3 days:

Wooly bits...

It isn't all about chalk and paint - in fact many creations are 3-dimensional and involve copious amounts of wool.


Below are ma and grandma, looking after their cow, Bessie.










And then there's Spot, the dog in sheep's clothing:






"Spot", "Ma", "Grandma" and "Bessie" were all made for our new Kindergarten at the school.