Not the Usual Suspects
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitalongs, knitting, socks
Another pair finished! I’ll update my sidebar after this.
I used a lone Lorna’s Laces Shepherd Sock skein in the Bucks Bar colorway. You can see in the below picture how subtle the colors blend and stripe.
Tags: gift, grandma, green, lornas-laces, project-spectrum, rib, shepherd sock, sockettes, socks, toe-up
Unexpected Delay
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
I finished the sockettes on Saturday night, but even though I bound off loosely, they wouldn’t fit over my heel. Which means they wouldn’t fit Grandma. So…. I undid the bind-off and tried a loose crochet bind-off. Didn’t work. Undid that, and tried a very loose sewn bind-off. It helped, but not very much. Clearly, I needed [...]
Tags: gift, grandma, kablooey, lornas-laces, shepherd sock, sockettes, socks
Yarnover 2006 and More
Posted by limedragon | Filed under events, general, knitting, yarn stash
(Sigh… I had over half of this post typed out, then my mouse went bonkers and I lost the post!)
Quick Sockettes update: I have just half of a cuff to go… I aim to finish tonight and post pictures tomorrow.
Yarnover 2006: Mom and I went through all the colorful, fiber goodness this morning. I know [...]
Tags: 3 kittens, an pattgel hair, beka, black, blue, brown, cottage creations, fiber trends, flower baskets, gift, grandma, green, hancock fabrics, high school, jewelry, joslyn's fiber farm, kit, lace, lame, lion-brand, lys, mn, secret-pal, silver, sockettes, spiral, wool, wool-ease, yarn stash, yarnover
Not Math Smart
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
Madder Ribbed Update: I’m experiencing that sneaking feeling that I will be frogging these. I’m keeping them in their travel bag for a couple more days until I take a good look and make my decision.
A few days ago I said I was going to take a break from socks… at the time I typed [...]
Tags: douglas adams, gift, gilmore girls, grandma, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, knitting vintage socks, lornas-laces, madder, nancy-bush, opal prisma, orange, rib, shepherd sock, sockettes, socks, tv, veronica mars
