Diluvian (plus giveaway)
It's possible I shouldn't be this entertained by a sock. In fact I probably shouldn't be (or at least I shouldn't admit in public). But I can't help it. Diluvian hit pretty much every one of my sock sweet spots, and I'm delighted to bring them back out. Now in my heart of hearts, I think it's hard to beat the fit of a basic ribbed sock. But I also find basic ribbed socks boring...boring to knit, boring to look at, just totally not worth the trouble. But give them a bit of a twist? Sneak in some dropped stitches? [...]
One to go
Number two on the way! Does anybody else sort of do the math on how many stitches a project has and how many you've done and keep obsessive track of your progress? Or is it too depressing? Anyone want to guess just how many stitches are in one of those mitts? It's way more than I thought... Oh, and just a tiny heads up. Diluvian are coming back out Tuesday. They're sort of a secret favorite of mine, and I'm thrilled to be bringing them back. Be sure you're on the mailing list if you want a heads up (and [...]
New and Improved
The new slipper is coming together nicely. I think this version will stick! It's weirdly difficult to make sense of it at this stage, but maybe it will help to see it sort of propped up. The bit that's knit so far wraps around (and under) your heel. In a bit, I'll join to work in the round and then it will head toward my toes like a regular sock. Should be comfy (and I already know it's cute!). I'm unreasonably pleased with how scalloped the edge looks.
One down
Well then, that came together rather nicely. That zig-zag thing is way more entertaining than it has any right to be (and easy too, it's just cables). And with something that showy going on in front, it seemed best to keep the rest of it fairly plain, so the thumb is nicely understated. The second of the pair is on the needles and should be done in the next few weeks (the slipper may be taking an unfair share of my attention just now, so it may take a bit longer than you'd think). And yes there will totally be [...]
Third Time…
So I've decided to listen to the little voice whispering 'toooooooo striiiiiiiiiipey' and rip the slipper before I put any more time in. But I thought I would snap a quick picture on a handy foot form just to show you how it works (still quite taken with building them this way and will totally be doing it again). A toss of the stash has revealed another skein of String Theory (shocked I tell you, shocked). And a few minute's knitting has led to another funny rectangle with stitches on three sides. I can tell already I'm going to like [...]
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Every now and then we have to remind our yarn who's boss. If it helps you can totally chant 'I am smarter than the yarn, I am smarter than the yarn, I am smarter than the yarn' under your breath. Totally worth it in the end though, you'd never know it threw a little fit.
Slipper update
Ok, let's check in on the slipper. When last we visited, it was more or less a slightly confusing rectangle. These days it's an equally confusing and much less describable shape. Something sort of like this. Or rather, it was like this. I've since joined those two sides up and started working in the round, which makes for a slightly more comprehensible shape. I'll have to get a foot form pressed into service to really show off how it works. But the gist is that the back of the heel is over there on the right, and I'm working my [...]
Lithic (plus giveaway)
While normally I like to be all curmudgeonly and pretty much only work by myself, every once in a while someone comes along who can talk me into playing nicely with others. Lithic is the result of one of those collaborations. You see, a few years ago, the good folks at Blue Moon Fiber Arts asked if I'd like to do a sock for their Rockin' Sock Club. I allowed as how that could be fun, yarn went winging its way across the land, and a sock was born. It came out as their July 2013 installment (under the name [...]
I didn’t forget
So normally I'm a one project knitter. I almost never have two projects on the go at once. But the slipper distracted me and I jumped ship, right in the middle of the zig-zag mitt. Lovely though the slippers are, I haven't totally abandoned the mitt. It is getting a thumb now and really only needs about two more hours of knitting to be done. Of course then I have to make the second one, and I'm pretty sure second sock syndrome isn't unique to socks... Oh, and just in case you missed it earlier, the little special on first [...]
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