On Monday we talked a bit about heels and toes, and for the rest of the week I’ll be showing off some of my personal favorites. These are Anemochory, they make even my alarmingly flat feet look lovely and shapely, and they’re 25% off on ravelry with the code SUMMER SCHOOL through the end of the day, eastern time, Friday July 17. So the heel on this does exactly what we've been talking about all along.  Look for the rib that's at the heart of the stitch pattern (in this case a 1 by 3 rib) and continue it down [...]

On Monday we talked a bit about heels and toes, and for the rest of the week I’ll be showing off some of my personal favorites. These are Nain, they are the closest socks get to sexy, and they’re 25% off on ravelry with the code SUMMER SCHOOL through the end of the day, eastern time, Thursday July 16. These are a perfect example of how making your heels and toes pretty doesn't have to be hard.  All I did was extend the ribbing from the last row of the down onto the heel, then extend the ribbing from the [...]

On Monday we talked a bit about heels and toes, and for the rest of the week I’ll be showing off some of my personal favorites. These are By Naughty Design, they do everything I want a sock to do, and they’re 25% off on ravelry with the code SUMMER SCHOOL through the end of the day, eastern time, Wednesday July 15. Look, there are a few things you can do with a sock to make it my secret favorite.  Make it mirrored (feet have a direction, so it's satisfying when socks do to).  Make it comfy (these are basically [...]

On Monday we talked a bit about heels and toes, and for the rest of the week I’ll be showing off some of my personal favorites. These are Changeful, there are actually three different versions of the sock in the pattern, and they’re 25% off on ravelry with the code SUMMER SCHOOL through the end of the day, eastern time, Tuesday July 14. This is a perfect example of what I mean when I suggest you find an element of the sock that you can carry all the way through the heel and toe.  Sure you could have just had [...]

Remember how last week I told you you were the boss of your socks, and that if you wanted thick and cozy socks you could have them?  Yeah, well you being the boss of your knitting thing is a theme.  You can also have pretty (and well fitting) heels and toes if you want them! Fit Both heels and toes can both be adjusted to fit your foot.  As always, put a big mental asterisk here and pretend it leads you to a footnote saying 'usually...they can usually be adjusted.' I can't ever make promises for anyone else's pattern, and [...]

Did you read the last post?  If not, go read the last post so this makes a bit more sense.  And if you did, it's time to flaunt the pretty.  We'll just roll through these folded and unfolded, then do the info thing.       Those are all well rinsed and still damp (so they'll get a little bit lighter when they're totally dry, but not much). Now, we should talk a little bit about indigo (as always, amazon links are affiliate links).  Indigo is a natural dye and it has Rather Strong Opinions.  It loves to fade, and it [...]

You know how you're supposed to be wearing a mask when you're around other people?  And you know how you are an awesome person and are totally doing that because you are not a selfish asshole?*  Right, well there's absolutely nothing that says you can't turn the whole mask thing into an absurd craft project.  I did, and it was fun! I started by buying a 50 pack of very boring white cotton masks.  I got these (amazon links are affiliate links), but these and these and these look similar in case they're out of stock (just make sure they're [...]

On Monday we talked a bit about yarn and gauge for thick socks, and for the rest of the week I’ll be showing off some of my personal favorites. These are Truckle, they are just the thing for when you want miles of stockinette, but also need just a little something to keep you engaged, and they’re 25% off on ravelry with the code SUMMER SCHOOL through the end of the day, eastern time, Friday July 10. I knit these years ago when I had a terrible flu.  Well no, I didn't knit these...these ones in the pictures were knit [...]

On Monday we talked a bit about yarn and gauge for thick socks, and for the rest of the week I'll be showing off some of my personal favorites. These are Afshari.  They have some truly delightful textured stitches on the cuff, and they're 25% off on ravelry with the code SUMMER SCHOOL through the end of the day, eastern time, Thursday July 9. Look, some folks really truly feel like there's no point in putting the fancy bits on the part of the sock that hangs out in your shoe all day.  And some folks have very sensitive skin [...]