Several months ago – on a whim – I decided to break a hole in the guest bedroom wall to see if I could expose the brick chimney. It was there – but not in a pretty, exposable sorta way. Moreso in a mortar leaking out, sun shining in through the cracks sorta way. Even […]
Tank Pattern Search
I’ve been daydreaming about starting up some warm weather projects. The idea of smaller gauge yarn, no sleeves, and finer detail work have been calling me. A week or two ago I came across a blogger who was working on a tank knit along. It was choose any three tanks. She had great taste and […]
Rogue Doesn’t Fit!
I tried Rogue on over the weekend and it was too tight. I mean – tight. As in no ease. As in form-fitting. I know what you’re thinking. Didn’t she swatch? Yes. Maybe she didn’t swatch in the round. I didn’t, but that’s because my purl rows are the same gauge as my knit rows. […]
My First Heel!
So I did it – my first heel on a sock! I’m pretty pleased with it. I think I’m getting the hang of this “pick up the wraps” thing. The heel wraps are all flat. I put the wraps behind the actual stitch. I don’t know if that’s the normal way you do it, but […]
A couple more baby gift ideas
I was searching around for striped sock yarn – yes, my hyperfocus has turned to socks – when I came across the Katia Book 28 for Babies. Here’s what I’m thinking right now for the 2 upcoming births. What do you think? I like the style on this one, but in a striped colorway like […]
WIP Progress
Can I tell ya how much I love sock knitting? An astute friend observed that it’s just my ADD and this is my shiny object du jour, but I still love it nonetheless. I really expected it to feel like it was going slower, but the progress does come pretty quickly. I’m using 3.25 mm […]