I’ve been busily knitting on my Philly Knitter’s Secret Pal gift for the past week. Secret projects = poor blog content so I’ve been AWOL. I’m happy to report I finished the gift though. I am really happy with the way this turned out! Although the picture would have you think otherwise, all the edges […]
Month: January 2005
Snowed In!
Random Thoughts
I considering posting my near-done sock #2, but it looks a whole lot like his near-done sock #1. Instead, I’d thought I’d share with you all some links I’ve come across that you may or may not have seen before. New Project Ideas Sideways Short-Row Seaman’s Scarf — Really interesting technique, and a great way […]
Swift Sale
I just came across this sale item at Pearl and thought it might interest some of you. It’s $40 for a large size wooden swift! Here’s the site.
Dyeing Questions
I have some Baby Alpaca (OK, 16 balls of it) in my stash and I’d like to use it for smaller projects. It’s a classic natural white color so I thought dyeing it would be the way to go. I’ve played around with Kool-Aid dyeing. It’s great — easy and safe — but the color […]
One Down
I finished the first sock last night. A couple of notes: I used the Ozyarn no-wrap short row heel. Big surprise, eh? I used a much tighter gauge than what is specified for Wool-Ease. The ball band says 4.5 spi, but I did 5.5. Why? Wool-Ease feels rather loosely spun and I thought the sock […]