what i'm working on now

here are a couple of the things i'm working on now.

my sock of course (the first i've ever knit). i made sure i got a picture of where i knit the stitch marker RIGHT INTO the sock. (it's at the point where the green meets the blue stripe)i'm a real card, i am! (i'm not worried, it's plastic and i'll just cut it out IF i ever finish). i've not touched it in a while so we'll see when the next time i pick it up is.

an illusion skull scarf for my friend pete. if you look at it straight on, it's just stripes, HOWEVER if you look at it at a certain angle - BANG - A SKULL. five more repetitions to go! i may reverse the color scheme on the next panel and alternate from thereon in. don't know yet

the strips are the beginning stages of some beads i am attempting to make. the strips are torn silk and i painted them with fabric paint. i got the idea from watching a show on the diy network. once dried (i did them yesterday so they were still wet) i may embellish them more with paint or rubber stamps or metallic ink. then i will roll them around a dowel or some such thing (first rubbing a thin coat of fabric glue on them). after they are dried i may embellish further or not. i may coat them with a sealant or not. i'll have to wing it.