Pithy
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, yarn stash
(Quick update re: the Rory pattern; it’s now available for downloading or saving to your library at Ravelry. If you’re not a Raveler, a public download link is available here.)
No knitting report today, but look! Pretty yarn!
Tags: blue, green, kal, lana grossa, meilenweit, prize, ravelry, rory, sock-yarn, socks-in-the-cities, update, yarn stash, yarnery
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
Red Ribs and Cables
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
These are my first pair of socks completed in about two months. I didn’t think I would be happy with a sock break, but it really helped! In fact, I’ve already started a new pair, this time for gift-giving later this year. Still in the works are the socks for my Hogwarts Sock Swap [...]
Tags: cable, gift, knitalong, red, rib, secret-pal, sock-club, sock-savior, sockamania, sockapalooooza, socks, socks-in-the-cities, spunky-eclectic, ssyc. small dyers
Three old ladies knit the socks of death
Posted by limedragon | Filed under books, knitting, socks
Today’s post title is courtesy of Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. I thought this chapter heading was too cute not to use. (The book is first in a series about a boy’s modern-day adventures with the Olympian gods, demigods, creatures, and monsters. If you are familiar with Greek and Roman mythology, it’s easy to [...]
Tags: books, cable, classics, design, elegance, gods, gryffindor, hogwarts, knitalong, olympus, red, rib, sockamania, sockapalooooza, socks, socks-in-the-cities, swap
