Unraveled: Shannon's Battle with Life and Yarn

Ok, here's my first attempt at podcasting. I will warn you that I was very nervous at the beginning and my script reading is evident. Hopefully I can loosen up for the next bit. Please, any comments are welcome, topics are encouraged. I expect to do more with the next one - this was enough of a trick to put out for now. I need to try out different software - the stuff I downloaded already sucks. Since I don't know any famous knitters, I can't do interviews. Since my software won't allow me to record music at an audible level, I can't do that at this point either... but I'm working on it.

I also received the bag of !!FABULOUS!! sock yarns from Knit Picks today. Very cool striping yarn, enough for 4 pairs for me and a pair for dh. I started a pair of legwarmers today since dh forgot to bring home my sock in progress from work. The cold nasty weather is upon us, I've lost almost 20 pounds, and I'm feeling chilly almost continuously. I'm planning to make myself wool scarves, gloves or mittens, and legwarmers to get thru the winter. I think I might use some of the striping yarn to make Jo a pair of legwarmers, too. At least if it's sock yarn it won't shrink or felt if it gets thrown in the washer/dryer. I'm using a heathered green with hints of red & navy Cascade 220 to make my "Minimal Legwarmers" from The Knit Stitch, a book I've decided I really NEED in my collection. I'm not sure what size to make Jo's... how tight, how long. They will likely need to fit over her pants and under her winter boots. I don't know if I should make them fitted at her ankle so she can wear them around the house without them bagging down and making her trip over them. I have a book of legwarmer patterns, but none are for a size 4-5T child.