Bare Naked Wools Knitalong
You all know I love Anne Hanson's work. Her designs are beautiful, and when I heard she had started her own yarn line, Bare Naked Wools, I knew it would be absolutely marvelous. Last year, she and I did a two-part blog series on substituting yarns. And of course I used her yarn for the recent slipper extravaganza. So when the folks at Bare Naked Wools got in touch and asked if we could do a sock knit along, of course I said yes. The rules are pretty simple. You knit my socks with Anne's yarn, and post about it [...]
Crocus vernus Knit Along
Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet is now well and truly launched. The paper version is out there. You can order it from me, ask for it at your local yarn store, or order it from amazon (amazon occasionally says out of stock, but I've sent them hundreds of books and they damn well do have it...people have ordered it there and received it, so don't fall for their crazy status updates). And of course the electronic version is there for those of you who want instant gratification. All of that means that it's time to start a knit along! I had such [...]
Happy New Year
I hope you all had just the sort of New Year's Eve festivities that you wanted (we watched Ghostbusters...what can I say, we're old, that's what we do). As promised, the first of the Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet patterns is available. I'm working with the wonderful Wendee of Hazel Knits on her January knit along. All the details (including how you can download the Linaria bipartita Sock pattern free during the month of January) are over on the knit along thread. As for my own knitting, I'm ready to do the toe on the first of the orange spiky socks. Next [...]
April Knit Along
In April we're doing Serab and Nain in the knit along. If you've been meaning to get either of those on your needles, come over and join us. I promise we're nice! And we all have excellent taste in socks. This is definitely the low stress, low drama sort of knit along. Use whatever yarn you want, make whatever mods you want (some people are doing them toe up and it's awesome for me, the top down die hard, to watch). Some clever folks are even taking the sock designs and putting them on sweaters. I'm totally impressed! And you've [...]
Knit Along Update
If you've been meaning to post your finished pictures of Kazak or Mood over on the March knit along thread, here's a tiny reminder that you should do it soon. There's also still time to cast on Heriz or Afshari for April's knit along. There will be a new thread for May's knit along soon. So just in case you haven't committed all of the names to memory, that works out to be: Post finished pictures of these over here by the end of the month. And cast these on before the end of the month and talk about them [...]
April Knit Along
The April knit along is about to start over on Ravelry. We're doing Heriz (that's the red one) and Afshari (that's the blue one). If you've been thinking of making either of these, come join us. I promise we're friendly!
Tiny Reminder
The first of the knit alongs for Silk Road Socks is almost done. It's been amazing seeing all the lovely versions of Khotan and Gördes that people are making. Just one tiny reminder to come post your finished pair pictures on the thread before the end of the month. I'll be picking winners (one from each sock) on the first and contacting them for their address so we can send off prizes. If you've made them, now's the time to show them off!
March Knit Along
The March Knit Along is up and running. If you'd like to knit one of these, head on over and join us. We've got prizes, you've got two months to finish, and we're not burdened with an overabundance of rules!
Knit Along Patterns
The official thread for the February knit along is up on Ravelry. The individual patterns for these two socks are also now available on Ravelry, in case you prefer to get the patterns one by one. Some time between now and the start of February, Shannon and I will come up with official rules and post them in the group. For now, the general idea is: cast on after it gets to be February, finish a pair by the end of March, be entered to win prizes. Use whatever yarn you like, use whatever color you like, make whichever sock [...]
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