Super Quick Post
Posted by limedragon | Filed under books
I wanted to post a quick update that Insidious is now available as a free download via Ravelry (click here if you’re not a Ravelry member)!
Best wishes for a happy 2010! :)
Tags: design, free, insidious, patterns, socks
2009: Planning
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, yarn stash
I recently upgraded WordPress on this blog and decided a makeover was in order. It took several tries (I hoped to find a magazine style layout that worked to my liking, but no luck), and I really like the new look. Fresh and simple at the same time. I hope you all like it too. [...]
Tags: afghan, goals, handwarmers, hessian, knitting, list, lopi, money, parents, patterns, ravelry, shawl, site updates, socks, stash, sweater, theme, wordpress, yarn, yarn diet
Two and a half
Posted by limedragon | Filed under designs, knitting
That’s how many pairs of socks I knit while writing/testing this pattern! You’ve already seen the green and gray pair I knit for my Hogwarts secret pal last year. Here’s a better picture of the stitch pattern that I didn’t show you at that time. Amelia’s socks were size Medium.
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Tags: gray, green, harry-potter, hogwarts, lace, lornas-laces, merope, patterns, pink, rib, secret-pal, shepherd sock, slytherin, socks, squooshy, swap, zen yarn garden
Goldilocks
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
When I started putting away the few colors of left over Wool-Ease I had pulled from stash for the Gansey Watch Cap, it occurred to me that I could make my own marled yarn by mixing and holding different color strands together as one yarn.
But what to make? Hats! I needed to add a [...]
Tags: black, blue, challenge, charity, cornerstone, free, gift, gray, hats, lion-brand, mile, patterns, prize, red, rory, socks-in-the-cities, stash, stashdown, wool-ease, yarnery
Treasure Hunting
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, knitting, yarn stash
This past weekend was the Second Annual “Tools of the Trade Twin Cities LYS Shop Hop.” Because I didn’t go last year, I decided to go on Saturday and asked Mom to go with me.
What I really liked about the Hop is that I got to visit five new-to-me stores. The metro area is [...]
Tags: 3 kittens, amazing threads, bamboo, cascade, coldwater-collaborative, cotton, events, itty-bitty-hats, needlework-unlimited, patterns, plymouth, sheepy-yarn-shoppe, shop-hop, sock-yarn, twin-cities, wool, yarn stash, yarnery, zandys
Return of the Sock Monkey
Posted by limedragon | Filed under contests, fashion, knitting
Thank you to everyone who has entered Contest #3, and for your compliments! : ) There’s still time left (deadline is October 21); leave a comment here for a chance to win some yummy sock yarn.
Tags: knitwhits, patterns, sock monkeys, socks, target
