Today’s all about house renovations. If you’re here just for the knitting, you can stop reading now… I bought the house 6.5 years ago. I made a lot of changes (mostly for the good) but then I lost steam. Very similar to what can happen on big kniting projects. the kitchen, today It’s time to […]
Diva?
I met up with Kristy on Saturday. It was great to meet another knitter who lives nearby and have a *real* conversation about knitting. After having our fill of strangers talking to us (seriously, what is it with people thinking it’s OK to inject themselves into your conversations when you’re knitting?), we took a walk […]
I Did It!
When I started this weekend I made a commitment to myself to finish these socks. May’s impending festivities combined with my festival yarn pact is starting to sink in. I need to knit more socks, people. i kept my commitment Pattern: My own interpretation of the Sideways Sox Supreme from Socks Socks Socks. Yarn:Tess’ Designer […]
Once More, With Feeling
That wasn’t really fair of me, now was it? Posting pics of an oddly constructed sock without showing what it looked like on me. Here you go. Looks a lot better on my foot, no? The sizing goes completely against my intuition. It’s shorter than my foot and so wide it looks like it will […]
Sideways Sock #1
My curiosity got the best of me and I couldn’t stop knitting until I finished. Once I finished the knitting I was worried it was going to be too big. . But it fits nicely. Here are a few more shots. The heel fits similarly to the garter stitch heel I added to my jaywalkers […]
A Little Clarity
Kathy got it right — it’s a variation of the Sideways Sox Supreme from Socks Socks Socks. Kathy made a pair a couple years ago. I hadn’t seen hers and it was comforting to see a finished pair. She also commented that the designer has posted an alternative toe that’s supposed to fit a little […]