Fun Stuff
There are lots of fun knitterly activities in the near future, both IRL and online.
books, knitalongs, knitting, secret pals or swaps | 4 stitchesSmall Items
Have you ever misplaced a needle, only to find it in the laundry a few days later?
I’ve been busy! I finished the Flamingo socks and mailed them off, sans mutant Zebras. The person who will receive the Zebras has already returned to the Cities, so I will gift these separately. Pictures are forthcoming.
I took a break from socks to knit some fun little things for babies and kids.
baby stuff, kid stuff, knitalongs, knitting, socks | 5 stitchesOf War and Sockdeath
During the past few weeks, I’ve been participating in Sock Wars 2006. It’s a tourney or assassin-style knitalong where each socknitter is assigned a target. We’re given a weapon (the International Socks of Doom pattern) and must try to complete and mail off our target’s socks before being killed ourselves. It’s been fun, even if it got off to a shaky start with Hurricane Gordon hitting Ireland right at the start. Yarn Monkey had trouble sending out dossiers but we got ourselves mostly sorted out and worked our merry ways through the tourney.
It has been interesting to watch; Continue reading »
knitalongs, knitting, socks | 3 stitchesDiamond Lace Meets the Gang
Diamond Lace (aka Cropped Cardigan) is now past the halfway mark with the completion of the front panels. To celebrate, we went scouting around for unlikely models for the last Amazing Lace challenge.
knitalongs, sweaters | 7 stitchesColor Blox Sox
They’re done! And just in time for the 6Sox deadline! : )
I didn’t spend much time on these socks for most of July for two reasons. I was so busy and tired from work, I needed “faster” projects (using thicker, worsted weight yarns). And I stalled on the swirling pattern. Last weekend, I picked them up again, and had no problems with the swirl. In fact, I liked it so much I changed the second sock to swirl the other way!
knitalongs, knitting, socks | 5 stitchesSock Progress
During the past week, I finished the toes and insteps on the Color Blox Sox for 6Sox. I haven’t taken a real progress picture yet because it’s all stockinette. I did finish the heels last night, and they look great and fit very well, yay! I enjoyed this type of toe-up heel-flap-gusset construction. It seemed to go faster than the traditional cuff-down heel-flap-gussets (which always seem to take me forever). The Potluck Jewels (from my SP8, thanks!) I’m using for these socks look great knitted up.
knitalongs, knitting, socks | 2 stitchesAnticipation
X-treme Shopping
X-tremely FAST shopping, that is.
books, knitalongs, knitting | 7 stitchesDiamond Lace
Aren’t you glad I didn’t show you inch-by-inch progress on this piece for the Cropped Cardi?
knitalongs, knitting, socks, sweaters | 3 stitchesNew Socks!
First, a few quick updates. I’ve temporarily changed my blog theme to match June Project Spectrum. : ) I actually like the layout, and the central (main body) width is similar to my default, but I get three columns, instead of two. I’d love your feedback on the layout/theme; is it something I should consider personalizing for this blog? Any problems with your browser, etc? Otherwise, enjoy the pretty blue colors. I have a bunch of pictures… some are ready to post, others still need cropping. I’d rather split them up into several posts, so that’s what I will do the rest of this week. Also, yesterday evening, I finally got my allergy refill, so I’m much better now.
And now, here’s the fun stuff! I got a surprise package in the mail while I was gone… my swap socks for the SYAC Spring Feet Sock Swap! Totally unexpected, and very exciting! My swap knitter was Kelly of The Gabby Knitter.
knitalongs, knitting, secret pals or swaps, site updates, socks | 4 stitches
