socklets

It’s a special occasion- I shaved my legs. Presenting, my first pair of socks. There was just enough yarn to make little socklets. And…they match our building.
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts- Sock Candy, 200yrds, 96% cotton, 4% elite
Pattern: Knitty- Universal toe-up sock formula

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cotton is for Spring

It must be seasonal because I have the sudden motivation to start working on the notre dame de grace (Interweave Knits, Summer 2007) sweater again…almost a year later. I’ve since noticed that the gauge is all off so I really do mean start again. The yarn is Cascade Sierra- gray wolf, 80% cotton/ 20% merino. [...]

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tick tock

Some of you might have been wondering why I blog at 5:23am or other random times of day, and the answer to that question is, I don’t. I just can’t seem to figure out how to get the time set up right on WordPress. Every time I think I’ve mastered it I come back and [...]

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block one

First log cabin block pinned up. Our progress has been slow but all of the strips are cut and ready to be pieced. I’m in love with some of the fabrics that we selected, like the purple one, the white-on-white print, and the gray fabric has a nice soft texture. My favorite (not in this [...]

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socks

Just started knitting my first pair of socks with this sock yarn (Sock Candy: Hand Painted Fiber) that I got in the Fall at the Blue Moon extravaganza sale in Scappoose.  It’s a mill end but there aren’t any flaws that I can tell. I can see now why people describe themselves as addicted [...]

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