Just because I have a lot of WIPs right now doesn’t stop me from looking at other designs. The combo of the season, the cooler weather and the release of many new designs drove me a little gaga this week. I did get some knitting in, but it’s just more on a few of the […]
Ooh Shiny!
I’m in a Cast On sorta mood lately. And get this – none of my active projects are from Rhinebeck yarn. I did start my Color Affection but decided the shape wasn’t right for me. I just don’t use half-circle shawls. As much as I love the Citron I made a couple years ago – […]
Rhinebeck 2012
Another year came and went. And this one was a doozy. First, there was the weather. Once we got through the rain of Friday (which we usually spend knitting indoors anyway) we had the most awesome fall weather ever. Saturday even bordered on too-warm and required a quick walk back to the car to drop […]
Socktober Stripes
Without intending it, I have 2 pairs of stripey socks OTN now. On the left, a pair of jogless stripes in Twisted Fiber Art yarn in the Roy G Biv gradation in 60% merino, 30% bamboo, 10% nylon. I’m striping it with some dark purple Shelridge Farms becuase the Twisted Fiber Art hanks are a […]
FO: Coupling socks
A pair of socks in under a month! That’s a rarity for me. I figured out a few keys to making it work. If there’s a part that will be hard to do on the train (e.g. turning the heel) make sure I get it done at home so I don’t delay. No surprise here […]
Yeah, I have one sock done already
I can’t believe it either. This pattern and yarn just took over and I was obsessed. The three-day weekend didn’t hurt either, but even without it this sock worked up fast. I knit the sock as tall as I can comfortably wear and I still didn’t get to the white part of the transition. You […]