Socks Come, Socks Go
I have learned a very valuable thing about myself: I am not a lace sock-wearing sort of girl. I think lace socks are beautiful, and I don’t think less of women who wear them, but they are not for me. I wish I had known …
Knitting! Plus some gardening, cocktails, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
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Overheard: A FO Story
Saturday evening I finished up the knitting on the much anticipated Fleece Artist Merino Parrot socks. Today I grafted the second toe (Knitty directions work more than once!) after lunch so I could get them into the light-colored delicate load of laundry. But first the …
Sock Stories
I am very happy to report that the errant second Gingerbread Cable Sock and I have completely reconciled. In fact, the GCS have gone from a WIP to a FO! We are both very pleased. “I can’t believe she finally finished you, my lovely sock …
I did it. Finally.
I finally successfully “Kitchenered” the toe of a sock (you thought I was going to talk about the Landscape shawl–that’s waiting for a nice daylight photo-op). I have grafted the toes before, but have usually ended up with some loop I can’t do anything with …
The Antidote to Punky
Punky was the word the doctor used to describe how I’ve been feeling; I wasn’t so polite. Her antidote is lots of liquids, especially unsweetened cranberry juice, and a 10-day course of cephalosporins (10 days, that’s Punky with a capital P!). My antidote is much …
Sock Futures Rock!
After hearing about all the banking angst Blue Moon Fiber Arts went through, I decided to do a little shopping there, especially since I have never knit socks with Socks that Rock yarn. Shocking, I know. I was delighted to find a color scheme that …
More Plans than Progress
Due to errant, painful sinuses, a busy social schedule, and a misbehaving sock, I didn’t have a big weekend in terms of knitting progress. While the gingerbread cable sock sat in time-out until Sunday evening (all is back now on track with it), I did …
The Good and the Bad
The good news is that I have one mitt done of the pair for Karen. I successfully adapted the pattern from chunky to DK weight yarn. The bad news: I had a “little” sock knitting mishap. Note to self: don’t knit with a headache. At …