Embonpoint Done
The next step on the path to Violently Domestic's world domination has been taken. The pattern for Embonpoint is finished, tested, and available for sale! These socks are intended to be worked on slightly thicker yarn (they were designed specifically for Schaefer Yarn Company's marvelous new yarn Nichole yarn) and so knit up quickly. The pattern includes three different ways to do the cuff, just in case you feel like making a modified version. The gusset is a little different than what you find on most top-down socks, but I promise it's not hard. Enjoy!
Loot!
Alas, poorly photographed loot, but loot none the less. So yesterday I hauled my somnolent form out of bed at 4 in the morning and somehow managed to make my way to Columbus for Knitter's Connection. I took a class on reading Japanese patterns. The class was well done and has cemented my determination to hunt down some Japanese stitch dictionaries (any recommendations?). Alas there were no such books available at the market, but I did get a consolation prize of sorts - a satchel of loot. The convention bag included 7 different yarns, 2 magazines, a pattern, a book, [...]
Victory Dance
We did it! Thank you all for your votes. You pushed me into the lead. For those of you who want to join the knit along, the Sock that Rock group is here. Knitting starts on the first of July and ends on thirtieth of September. As promised, I'm going to do a sale to celebrate. From now until midnight (eastern time) Friday June 19, buy any one pattern and get any other pattern for free. Alas, there isn't an easy way to automate the process, so we'll have to do it manually. Here's how it will work: Buy a [...]
We’re Off to the Races
The voting on the Socks That Rock knit along is neck and neck, and closes on Monday. If you think you'd like to knit Dippers as part of a knit along, I'd love to have your vote. You can vote by going here (Ravelry link) and clicking the love button next to the entry for Dippers (they are the last ones down on the page). If I win, I am planning to do a 'buy one, get one free' offer for a few days to say thanks. Fingers crossed!
Who’s Next?
Embonpoint is being tested, and the pattern should be out next week. I'm mailing the socks off to Schaefer this morning and will do my best to demonstrate the firmness of character and stoic resolve for which I am known (in other words, I shall try not to weep in the post office as I send them away). In the meantime, another ball of yarn sort of slipped and fell and found itself impaled on my needles in the shape of a sock. No idea how that happened. This one is for The Boy, and is called Propitiate. There is [...]
Double Dipped
It seems Dippers is getting a bit of attention. A Socks That Rock group on Ravelry is considering using it for their next knit along. I'm thrilled! The idea of seeing it knit up in so many of the lovely Blue Moon colorways is rather staggering. Just in case it is selected, I went back over the pattern and make sure it was up to snuff. It was one of my earlier attempts, and I wanted to be sure it was ok. There were a few small typos (nothing that would have kept the earlier version from being used, just [...]
Luscious
Embonpoint is done, and I love them! They are marvelously smooshy and fantastically photogenic. See? They are getting shipped off to Schaefer this week. With luck, the pattern should be available shortly. I can't wait to start seeing these made.
Nearly There
Embonpoint is coming right along. The second sock is more than half done (and is quite a bit smaller than what I normally make -- I'm aiming for an 8, instead of my usual and much more impressive 11). With a bit of luck they should be finished this weekend. I want to get them done as quickly as possible before I become even more attached. I have a feeling sending these off for their photo shoot and life of sock glory is going to be like returning foster puppies to the shelter. With luck, the pattern should be available [...]
Ferment
This past weekend featured a brief jaunt to Washington D.C. to visit Savor, an "American craft beer and food experience." Should you ever wish to sample a hundred or so sorts of beer in the space of five hours, this is the event for you. I am generally pro beer, but this rather taxed my limits. Apparently my palate isn't quite sophisticated enough to appreciate all that the beer world has to offer. Several of the selections caused me to wrinkle my nose and make amusing faces, though many were quite tasty. Perhaps more importantly, and certainly more to the [...]
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