With a colorway called Earnest, how can I not think of the delightful story The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde while I’m knitting up this yarn? I haven’t ever read this story—I must read it some day—but I’ve seen the movie a number of times. I love the version with Rupert Everett, Colin […]
The mitts are actually done now, but these photos are from yesterday morning, when they weren’t quite done yet. As you can see, there wasn’t much left to be done on them. Finishing them up didn’t take long at all.
Since I was nearly done, I took a moment or two to wind up the […]
I don’t have much for you today. The knitting projects have grown. They don’t look much different than they did yesterday, especially the bag, at least not to a camera’s eye.
I did get something fun in the mail yesterday, though. I’ve talked about Book Mooch a number of times, and all the fabulous books […]
It was way too hot over the weekend to knit much of anything, especially anything with any bulk at all. It was also too hot to think much. Certainly too hot to dig through stitch pattern books, chart, plan, swatch, and think.
Since I already had a very specific plan for the Tenaya mitts, I […]
Huge, huge thank-yous to everyone who voted in my little sock-naming poll. I loved every vote, including all the write-ins from folks who voted “other.” Quite a few write-ins were for the yarn color, Figgy Pudding. Other write-ins included Lacy Ladders (Jan is sadly blogless); ZigZag River, Zig Zag Railway, Traverse, and Traverse Trail (Kristie); […]
I’ve been a sock-knitting maniac lately. Got the gusset done on the second (still nameless) sock yesterday, and a bit more besides. I’m going to be so glad to have these socks done. They’ve been a thorn in my side since I first cast on in what? Early March? Ugh.
The first sock is a […]
Having an office at home is, overall, a wonderful thing. I get to put my desk where I want it. I have a window. That opens. I can listen to music that I like. Or sit in silence. I have a comfy chair. And a floor mat, that well, is past its prime. Way past […]
Merced is ready to go. Thank you Kristie for proof reading the pattern for this sock. The pattern is available as a .pdf download in my pattern shop and on Ravelry for $5.00.
ETA: Oops. Turns out I set everything up over at e-Junkie, except I forgot to upload the .pdf file! It’s there now, so […]
I don’t want to think too hard on it, be too positive or certain, because I know if I do it’ll come back and bite me. But I think, I hope, that I have finally hit on a pattern stitch that works with the Figgy Pudding sock yarn.
The ribbing can pool all it wants. […]
Pattern: Merced, my own devising. Pattern to be released soon.
Yarn: Super Socks and Baby from Tess’ Designer Yarns, 1 hank.
Needles: Size 1 (2.25 mm), Crystal Palace bamboo DPNs, set of 5.
Gauge: 7½ stitches/inch
Elapsed time: May 30 to June 10, 2008.
Notes: This must be the fastest pair of socks I ever knit. But then, […]