Choose Your Own
I am a child of the 80s. As such, "Choose Your Own Adventure" books play an alarming role my memories of my distant youth. The writing was contrived, the illustrations dreadful, and yet they still filled me with an unreasonable fascination. In honor of their (doubtless unsavory) influence, I'm letting you choose your next knitting adventure. I have two patterns ready to go, Graupel (on the left) and Caprice (on the right). Click on either to see gigantic versions if you're so inclined. One will be released in February and the other in March. You pick. I will take it [...]
Proof of Concept
So the weekend bit didn't work out. It was cold and rainy. I am valiant enough to hang about in the snow to get pictures, but not the rain. The snow came back today, so I dashed out for a quick snap, just to prove that they really are done. Alas, this is not a pattern-worthy photo, so I still have to wait a bit before I can start wearing them full time. It is, however, enough to tease you with. See?
Taunting
Graupel are done, and they are taunting me. There they lay...finished...blocked...totally ready to go. And yet, they are not on my feet. That's because I don't have good pictures of them, and the rule is 'no wearing the socks till they're photographed.' At least it's a weekend, which increases the number of people around during daylight hours, and thus dramatically increases the chances of getting photos. With any luck at all I'll be wearing them tomorrow and I'll have finished sock photos to post some time shortly after that.
Because Just Knitting Them Isn’t Enough
You have to darn them too... I mentioned the other day that three pairs of socks had worn thin in the heels. I considered just chucking them, but The Boy professed a fondness for his, and I (grudgingly) acknowledged that it was far less work to darn them than to make new pairs. It's true it was less work, but it wasn't exactly a quick process. Let's have a little before and after. First, the damaged sock: You can click on the picture to see an alarmingly massive version of it if you really care. The sock is stretched over [...]
Elfrida
As promised, new socks! May I introduce Elfrida? You may have noticed that these don't follow the same naming convention as the rest of my socks. That's because they are part of Penny Rose Yarns' Wicked Women sock club. They are named for a real live wicked woman, and you can read about her on the socks' pattern page. Ruth, the mastermind behind Penny Rose Yarns, has been kind enough to let me release the pattern to everyone at the same time club members get it. Alas, club members are the only ones who get the beautiful purple yarn I [...]
To Those Who Wait
The newest pattern is coming out on Tuesday. Until then, I shall be suspiciously quiet. I could say that it's all part of a master plan to build suspense, but it's much more likely I'm just lazy.
Fine Line
I must now attempt to walk that fine line between discretion and rashness. Let's see how I do. I can tell you that I have a new sock pattern coming out. That really shouldn't be a surprise to any of you, and it certainly isn't breaking any vows of secrecy. I could probably also tell you that it's for a sock club. Now if you've ever looked into sock clubs, you likely know that they have only a limited number of spots, and that you have to sign up by a certain date. So this leads me to believe that [...]
Winners
Thanks to everyone who left comments on the Craft Sanity post. It was great to see which patterns you guys like! As promised, the three winners are: Mariah, Bethany, and Carol in TX! I'll be sending you all emails with your patterns later today.
They Come in Threes…
Over the past week or so I have had three, yes three pairs of socks wear out at the heels. One of them is an early pair of The Boy's (made during that period of deeply unsuitable yarns I mentioned earlier). The other two are mine and were made a bit later and with more suitable yarns. Alas, even with appropriate yarn, socks are not everlasting. In all three cases I caught the damage when it was just a thin spot and not a full-fledged blow out. This means darning them isn't actually all that hard, and I have very [...]
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