Frilly
The pretty frilly fluffy pink socks are going up Monday. At least that's the plan. If the sun comes out some time tomorrow, the plan has a very good chance of succeeding, as the pattern is all finished except for a final picture. In the meantime, you get a depressing gray gloomy pic of them taken on the porch in the rain. Come back Monday for the pattern and a chance to win some yummy goodness from Liberty's Yarn.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Well I didn't get eaten by (or even see) a coyote. I did, however, see an armadillo (dead), a donkey, a few sheep, horses, cows (all alive), and several goats (quite lively). No, we didn't go to a petting zoo, these were just all hanging out by the side of the road as we drove around. There were also a variety of spiny plants that would have been perfect for hanging socks on. Alas, my organizational skills were not up to par and I never managed to find picturesque plants when I had completed socks with me. Instead I found [...]
Packing
I believe I may have a problem. I am going on a trip. I leave tomorrow morning and return Monday evening. I have three socks that need toes, and I had planned to bring them with me. I've just realized that this is likely not enough knitting. I have two layovers (about an hour each), at least three hours of driving, and a fair amount of sitting around talking with family. That's hours and hours and hours of knitting time. A toe takes about an hour, so three toes will likely take about three hours. That's not enough knitting. This [...]
Up and Away
Lots of little bits today, and no overarching theme. Is scattered a theme? No? Could we pretend it is? First, some business. Today's lucky winner is Darcy! She will be getting a skein of lovely yarn from Dicentra Designs in her favorite color, Opal Creek. I'll be in touch to work out the details. Next, knitting progress. I've actually been knitting rather a lot, I'm just keeping it secret to spite you. All will be revealed in time, but for now I can show you these. They're almost done and I'm just itching to finish them so I can hurry [...]
Bedizen
Bedizen is up! These are shamelessly frilly, fluffy, girly socks -- because sometimes that's exactly what you need. It's hopeless to fight it. The stitch pattern is unapologetically lacy and swirly. It looks complicated, but it is actually surprisingly simple. The pattern repeat is only 4 rows high, and it is very easy to memorize. The yarn is a delicious 50-50 merino alpaca blend by Dicentra Designs. The alpaca adds the perfect touch of luxury. If you're going to make a confection like these, you really should use a marvelous yarn, shouldn't you? And at least one lucky reader can. [...]
Shameless Solicitation
...the kind with yarn though, not the kind with criminal charges and embarrassing social diseases. So, I'm planning out my knitting for the upcoming year. Yes I realize there's a bit of a disconnect here. Half a year ago I was agonizing over whether it was ok to charge for patterns. Now I'm making a knitting schedule. It feels rather odd, but odd in a fundamentally awesome way, so I'm sticking with it. I've got lots of exciting collaborative projects coming up in the next year, but it looks like I still have a few spots left. So this is [...]
Call for Testers
The newest sock is ready to go to testers. I know some people have been upset to miss testing opportunities in the past, so I thought I'd mention it here too just to give everyone a shot. If you'd like to try for a chance to test these, head over to this Ravelry thread, and volunteer! I'm picking testers tomorrow afternoon, and plan to release these socks at the end of this month. I'll be back in a few days to tell you more about the socks (and about the yummy yarn I used for them), but I wanted to [...]
Brrrr
Now that it's officially November, I've succumbed to temptation and turned on the heat. Woolly socks are marvelous things, but they can do only so much once the lows dip into the 30s. However, the cold weather does provide lovely atmospheric backdrops for photos. Or at least that's the excuse reason I'm using for not having raked. Laziness has nothing to do with it. The testers have worked their magic, and the pattern for these should be up early next week. Once these are out, I may be a bit light on the knitting for the next few weeks, as [...]
Felled by the Flu
I have been felled by the flu. I have spent the last two days in bed taking strenuous naps and accomplishing precisely nothing useful. Today I felt human enough to stand up but still far from functional. I tried to read (I'm a grad student, reading is my day job) but retained absolutely no information from what I read. I tried to knit but, horror of horrors, knitting was too hard. My next thought was cleaning (when I'm sick I always get twitchy and want to clean things) but walking around leaves me wheezy and sweaty right now, so that's [...]
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