Socks with a Surprise
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
The project I worked feverishly on for most of last week? A new pair of socks!
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Tags: angora, blue shimmer, bohus, dale-of-norway, natural, rib, socks, wool
Gansey in Triplicate
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting
So, apparently, Mom and I created a monster when we collaborated on the first Gansey Watch Cap. It led to another, very similar hat, after which Dad asked for of his own (in the same two-color style) in maroon and gold, the U of MN Gopher colors.
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Tags: acrylic, charlene-schurch, christmas, dad, gansey, gift, gold, hat, hats on!, lion-brand, maroon, wool, wool-ease
Spring Green
Posted by limedragon | Filed under knitting, socks
For the past few days I’ve only been working on these.
Tags: cables, cookie a, green, lornas-laces, shepherd sock, sock-yarn, socks, test-knit, wool
Green Aviator
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, knitting
Here’s another project that flew off the needles! Of course, it helps that Lopi is bulky. Lately, I’ve been enamored with Lopi patterns and have added some (both vintage and new) booklets from Reynolds or Ístex to my library. When rummaging through my stash for an easy, quick project, I found two skeins of greenish [...]
Tags: alafoss, bulky, colorwork, crochet, green, hats, icelandic, istex, lopi, progress, reynolds, stranded, wool
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
3 things
Posted by limedragon | Filed under general, knitting, yarn stash
It’s so sad, shocking, and awful about the bridge collapse. Yes, I’m OK. Fortunately no one in my family was anywhere close. I used to live on the West Bank, right in this area; I can’t imagine how stressful it must be over there now. In case you missed the news, [...]
Tags: berger-du-nord, breast-cancer, campanula, cure, discount, knitalong, silk, wool, yarn, yarn stash
Show & Tell
Posted by limedragon | Filed under accessories, baby stuff, kid stuff, knitting, socks, stranded or fair isle
Other than the Color Blox socks I posted about last weekend, I haven’t been able to share my recent FOs.
Tags: baby, blue-moon-fiber-arts, brown, charity, child, children in common, colorwork, green, hats, kid, lion-brand, six-sox-kal, socks, socks-that-rock, stranded, very easy colorwork hat, wool
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
