Progress, Part the Second
So there I was, feeling awfully pleased with myself. I had made socks, two whole pairs. They fit. They were lovely. I was quickly approaching smug. You know those lists you see detailing why you should knit socks? The ones that talk about the practicality and the comfort and the portability and the reasonable cost and the creativity? I proudly 'discovered' each and every one of these marvelous traits and was completely sure I was the very first to do so. There was just one problem. A pair of socks has an ungodly number of stitches. Do the math. It's [...]
Progress
I get a fair number of people asking me how I learned to design socks or asking if I've been knitting for ages. This is very flattering, but I feel the need to confess. I've only been knitting seriously for about two years. I'll explain. About seven or eight years ago, I decided to learn to knit. I cobbled together something resembling the knit stitch and made a large and very ugly rectangle. Having never been very good at taking small steps, I then decided that I was destined to create intricate cables. I got Elsebeth Lavold's Viking Patterns for [...]
Driven to Distraction
I painted my fingernails with a deeply immodest shade of glittery red polish, and I'm finding the constant flashes of shimmery awesomeness seriously distracting. I try to look at the stitches on my needles and am sidetracked by the shiny. It's possible I'm just easily distracted (um, it's more than possible, it's medically documented), but this is just ridiculous. I could just take the polish off, but that simply won't do. Instead I'll just have to keep it on all the time for a week or two until I get used to it. This will be the perfect excuse for [...]
A Shameful Lapse
It's the last day to get any of my sock patterns for $4.00. The sale ends tonight! So while we were on our impromptu pizza run, we just sort of happened to stumble into two yarn stores. They were (more or less) on the way home. And really, it's not a trip unless you get some commemorative yarn, right? The first was City Knits in Detroit. It's in a gorgeous building and was full of lots of lovely yarn. My resolve remained strong, and I bought only one skein of yarn. It's not even for me. The Boy saw some [...]
Better Late than Never
I've been dreadfully delinquent and shamefully slow in posting the winner of the truly scrumptious Liberty's Yarn. It's all my fault, and I don't have particularly good excuses. I'll go pick knots out of laceweight for penance. Without further delay, the lucky winner is Tamara. I'll be in touch to arrange delivery. Thanks to everyone who said nice things about Sybaritic, I'm thrilled you guys like this one! All the sock patterns are still on sale through Monday night, so if there's something you've been considering, this is the time.
Thanksgiving Pizza and Other Tales
I believe in traditions. Traditions are important. They help remind you who you are. Now that said, I really don't believe you need to borrow anyone else's traditions, you're far better off making up your own. And so it is with the Thanksgiving Pizza. About a year before The Boy and I married, we (or it may have been just me) suffered from a bout of hysteria and decided it would be 'fun' to have 9 of our closest relatives over for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Now this might actually have been fun if the insanity hadn't set it. I [...]
Sale
I...um...accidentally fled the country in search of the Traditional Thanksgiving Pizza. I'll be back home later this evening and will explain all that, but in the meantime, I'm having a sale. All sock patterns are $4.00 from now until Monday evening. Avoid the lines and the infuriating Christmas music, stay home and knit in your pajamas instead. It's better for your sanity and your feet.
And the Winner is…Delayed
Thanks so much for all of the really lovely comments about the most recent socks! They seem to be a favorite, and I can't wait to see them knit up in lots of lovely yarns. I had every intention of announcing the winner of the prize yarn today, but the random number site I usually use is having hiccups, so I'll have to try again tomorrow.
Sybaritic
The sun came out on Sunday, and The Boy was gracious enough to go outside on a little photo shoot. I spent quite a lot of time sitting on the porch railing trying to keep my toes still, and he spent an equal amount of time cheerfully tramping through the (shamelessly overgrown and scandalously weed filled) flower beds. I'm fairly sure we confirmed the neighbors' suspicions that we are a bit crazy. I think it was worth it though, as I now have even more pictures of my feet. The pattern is up, and you likely know the drill by [...]
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