I’m Really Bad At This

So I’ve been participating faithfully in the Knit.Sock.Love KAL and trying to work on one other project every month, but not updating the blog much. Surfing and posting on Ravelry seem to be the limits of my abilities. I do, however, feel the need to keep this blog going for myself if no one else [...]

WIP it Up #1

One of my 2011 Resolutions is to become a monogamous knitter.  That does not, however, preclude me from starting new projects.  It just means that I can only work on that project until it is done.  Thank goodness for that, because I know now that I could not work on just my current WIPs and [...]

Finished Projects

Last post I mentioned my Sockhead hat, which I knit in February. I only got to wear it for one day before the doggy got to it and it ended up looking like this: It was such a pretty hat, too. Nice and warm. In any case, I’m now attempting to frog back the ribbing. [...]

Consistency, That’s the Key

I’ve managed to finish a pair of socks for a co-worker who’s moving to Colorado.  I didn’t know they would be for her at the time that I started them, but shortly thereafter we had a conversation about handknit socks.  She’s originally from Lithuania, and grew up recieving a pair yearly from her mother in [...]

Sock Yarn

I’m finding that I really like the sturdy sock yarns for wearing.  I spent 2 years in Germany, and for durability, there’s nothing like German yarn.  I am trying the Regia Cotton with my Madder Ribbed Socks for the first time, and I love it.  It’s slightly plumper than the Regia 4-fadig that I have [...]

The Nancy Bush Project

I love Nancy Bush’s books.  Her socks always come out wonderfully, and now she has her lace book also.  I’ve decided to try to finish one project per month from her books.  This will give me the opportunity to learn different sock constructions, as well as allow me to work on lace projects that I [...]

SOS Wrap-Up

  I managed to finish 4 1/2 socks during Summer of Socks 2008.  The last pair will be posted later when I’ve finished both socks.   Not so bad, really, when you consider that I was not monogamous during this time.  I worked on my sister’s Tilted Duster during Ravelympics (the main reason I didn’t get [...]

It’s Summertime! What does that mean?

Well, for me it’s all about 3 things: 1. Lace: I joined the summer of lace and started a few projects. I’ve got the Bird’s Nest Shawl from Piecework magazine in the works with some stash yarn, the Goddessknits Anniversary Shawl going in some white Zephyr laceweight, and I am about to cast on the [...]

Castagna Socks Finished

Yarn: Colinette Jitterbug Needles: 2.5mm metal DPNs Started: Way back in October, I think Finished: 12 April 2008 I managed to get service today, so I’m going to quickly post these finished Colinette Jitterbug socks. I have to admit, it’s really nice yarn. Very similar to STR. The problem is, I must have gotten one [...]

Photo difficulties

Well, I’ve been planning to post for about a week now.  I finished my most recent Shetland Triangle Shawl a week ago, as well as my Jitterbug socks and the March block for the Stitch DC blanket club.  The problem is, I can’t get the photos loaded.  My computer doesn’t like the sD card on [...]