Knitting- not just for wintertime!

I don't have much to say for this entry.  Just want to share what I have been working on and some new discoveries.
Spring (maybe I should say summer?) has really gotten into me lately.  I love knitting natural and that is all I have been doing!  I'm still building my summer inventory-life certainly is trying to get in the way-and I'm slowly but surely making progress.  Here are some small pieces I have made, which will be made into jewelry as soon as I get the supplies!

Already blocked pieces

Small pieces being blocked

I do want to share one thing I have learned and that is the necessity of blocking.  To me it was something only done by experienced sweater-knitters.  If I saw it in a pattern I would skim over it to finish my product (because I'm impatient!).  But I FINALLY looked into what it really is and, I have to say it is so easy!  Especially cold-blocking where you basically pin out your piece to the shape it should be and spray it with water.  I found, also, with this leaf pattern it impossible to not block because the leaves curl into little cup-like shapes.  And if I string a leaf with a bump in it around my neck it looks like a tumor!  So, to avoid repeating, "It's not a tuma'!" all Schwartzenegger-like to everyone I meet, I had to block. 
Also, check out the website for Tricksy Knitter (linked to the pic below).  This is a great site for all your knitting needs and nerdery!

Leaf-shaped washcloths- just for fun-sies! :)

Socks, Jewelry and Yarnbombing- Oh what a week!

My order from Knit Picks came in this week.  I got a book about artistic knitting, blocking squares and some wonderful sock yarn to knit my first pair of socks.

Knit picks Felici fingering weight self-striping sock yarn in "Goth" and "Botany"

Awesome book about knitted art!

I've never knit socks before, but silly me picks a beautiful but challenging pattern from Knitty called Maeva.   Everything was going fine until I got to the chart and found myself angry and cussing when cabling proved to be near impossible when using size 0 needles.  After probably 6 hours worth of work on those socks, I frogged them.  I think I'll stick to a more simple pattern for my first time.
Until I start my sock again I have had a nice time starting to make my knit jewelry.   I want to start selling these on my Etsy site because I can make them faster and cheaper than the gloves.

The plan is to knit another one of these and make them into earrings.

Another awesome piece of information that I received was from the Yarnbombing Blog.  You have to check this out!

These ladies knit huge pieces to "tag" (that's right, grafitti-style) trees, statues, monuments, etc.  I totally want to do this.  Who's with me?  Knitters in Columbus need to rally together and Yarnbomb the Statehouse pillars!