limedragon :)

Bigfoot in China

22.Jul.08 ~ 9:08 am

These socks are big.

knitting, socks | 11 stitches

The Peace Dove Project

18.Jul.08 ~ 6:49 am

These pictures were taken the day before Memorial Day, when we found these statutes at the Mall of America. I planned to blog right away but got sick.

This page has information about the project, and this one tells a bit more, and offers a slideshow.

Enjoy! :) Continue reading »

general | 5 stitches

A new take on the old

16.Jul.08 ~ 7:22 am

Way back in April, I was skimming threads in the Ravelry group, Sock Knitters Anonymous, when I saw a post announcing a sock design contest by Lorna’s Laces.

After reading the rules, I remembered I had some leftover Shepherd Sock from the Slytherin socks. It seemed like a perfect project to work on during the forthcoming weekend’s trip up north. So I packed myself a “design kit” plus one extra project (you never know, right?).

You see, ever since I knit the English Crystal Design from Kinzel’s First Book of Modern Lace Knitting, I’ve thought it would be interesting to rework this motif for socks. So I decided I’d try and give form to my visualization during the long weekend.

It took a while; two challenges I struggled with were 1) not second-guessing myself (should I let the stitch pattern spiral, or not?), and 2) figuring out a nice transition between the large and small motifs. Much tinkering, knitting, tinking, re-knitting, and frogging ensued until I achieved the result and look I wanted.

This. Continue reading »

designs, knitting, socks | 18 stitches

New shoes, new socks

14.Jul.08 ~ 7:47 am

If you’re a Raveler who belongs to a sock knitting group, you’ve probably seen these shoes already.

designs, knitting, socks | 13 stitches

bare naked lacy

12.Jul.08 ~ 1:06 pm

Whee! Another pair of socks finished! :)

knitting, socks | 12 stitches

Birthday Bling

03.Jul.08 ~ 6:53 am

My last shipment of Harmony semi-solid yarn arrived on the day before my birthday, how perfect! Continue reading »

general, yarn stash | 15 stitches

Summer 08 Socks

01.Jul.08 ~ 8:32 am

June always gets busy for me. Since I last blogged, I’ve been to a school reunion (fun!), celebrated my birthday (goodies!), formatted my computer (finally!), and finished two pairs of socks (woo!).

Summer of Socks 2008 Continue reading »

general, knitting, socks | 10 stitches

Kitty Day

13.Jun.08 ~ 7:15 am

Hi! I’m Munchkin, resident cute kitty! lime wanted me to tell you 1) she’s crazy busy (fortunately not so crazy that she doesn’t forget to feed me or laptime after lunch!) and 2) ‘Thank you!’ for your lovely comments about the green socks.

I’m also supposed to give you a sneak peek of her new project. Continue reading »

knitting, personal, socks | 10 stitches

Itchy Feet

06.Jun.08 ~ 5:45 pm

The past two weeks have been pretty much a blur. I had an infected ankle (of all things!) during the Memorial Day weekend. It all started with itchy feet. No fun.

I’ve also been itching to start a new project, but restrained myself to Ornette. And now I can show you them, because they’re done… tada! Continue reading »

knitting, socks | 14 stitches