Spiralling Surprise
I haven’t been a good blogger/commentator lately; I really appreciate all your comments on my recent posts. I haven’t had time to write up any posts for a while because Grandma was here visiting. Less computer time also means more knitting!
Quick Ravelry aside: Casey has just added an “image slurper” which is being tested now by some users. It takes the URL of a picture and resizes/crops it for use on Ravelry; the pictures show up with a ©[User] caption. I’m so excited for this option because I generally host my pictures here instead of Flickr or Picasa. Ravelry is also getting new servers this week; after the switch (and related testing), they plan to speed up the invites. Good news for those still on the waiting list!
I didn’t even blog about these socks when they were wee socks in progress because they went so quickly!
Red River
When the new June pattern for Sockamania was distributed, I had a hard time figuring out what yarn I wanted to use. It took rummaging through a few stash boxes until I finally found something that felt right.
Also, I’ve been looking forward to the new color phase for Project Spectrum: red, black, and metallic. Before I cast on for the new socks, I snapped this photo
Tickled Pink
I love pink, even though I generally prefer deep, vibrant, or muted colors. Pink phases overtake me every now and then. For me, the epitome of all pinkness is strawberry ice cream.
This gorgeous skein
Hogwarts, we have a problem
This is Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock in Bee Stripe from a kit. Actually, there are a couple problems with it…
Good-bye Winter!
A bit overdue, but here are some details and photographs of my recently completed wintery socks.
A Well-Executed Plan
Confession time. Remember how I mentioned in the previous post I hadn’t noticed my stripe count error in the maroon and gold socks until after I had taken a progress photo? To be precise, I didn’t notice the problem until after I had knit BOTH insteps and tried them on.
My first impulse was to throw the socks onto the floor and stomp them into oblivion. Next, I considered gathering up the offending socks and yarn into a ball and stuffing it way back into the depths of my closet. Childish moment over, I knew the problem was entirely fixable. The possible solutions I came up with included the following:
Striped Setback
More stripy knitting continues. I’ve restarted the Mad Cows for the third time. As soon as I finished the insteps, I put them aside for a while. I really needed a break from them.
I’ve been on a maroon-and-gold kick lately.
Still cursed, but…
Quick question! Is anyone doing a Stash Flash on April 1 again this year?
I’m still battling the sock curse. Meanwhile, I’ve got an almost FO and a FO to show you all!!
Socknitting Curse
Quick reminder! Just a few hours left to leave a comment for a chance to win some lovely Socks That Rock. Oh, and I want to clarify something—it’s my first blogiversary. I used this domain for something else during the first 3-4 years. : )
I started new Project Spectrum socks with the Fortissima I bought earlier this year. I love the striping and colors. The gray, white and blues are very ‘wintery.’
