Funambulist
Funambulist \fyu-ˈnam-byə-list\ noun - One who performs on a tightrope (No really, it's a real word...not even some 1970s made up word...an actual, real live, been around for a long time word.) Just a tiny sneak peek today. These socks are for the From Robin's Nest Four Seasons Sock and Fingerless Mitt Club (quite a mouthful that is). They will be exclusive to club members until next summer. However, I'm more or less shameless and will use just about anything as an excuse reason for a post. What can I say? Most of my knitting at the moment is super [...]
Giveaways and Patterns and Goodies Oh My!
Anemochory are out! These were made with the lovely Hedonist Sock from SlackFord Studio, and you've been watching me work on them for the last few weeks. They're smooshy and warm and indulgent and just the sort of thing I love to put my feet in...when it's not hot. I'm pretty sure it will get cold again eventually, and I'll be breaking these out just as soon as I can bring myself to put anything on my feet again...say some time in September. Now this temporary sock wearing hiatus does not reflect a sock knitting hiatus, at least not for [...]
Diluvian
Diluvian are ready to go. Alas, it's suddenly turned far too hot for wool socks. I feel somehow cheated. I'm still rather taken with them though, even if I won't be wearing them for a few more months. I never did quite decide if I like them right side out (above) or wrong side out (below). Did you?
Scatterling
As promised, the newest pattern is up! Actually, calling them new might be a tiny bit of a fib. Remember the socks I made for my grandfather's birthday back in November? These are a slightly remixed version of those (making them one of about three patterns I've been able to knit twice). I've managed to (more or less) keep quiet about them over the last few months. They did make one quick appearance when we went to Hershey, PA for New Year's Eve (they're chocolate colored after all), but they've otherwise stayed hidden away. I'm unreasonably pleased with them. They're [...]
Interstices (and Giveaway)
The pattern for Interstices is now available. There's a wee giveaway, read on for details. I probably shouldn't say it, but I sort of love these. They're quick, can be made from leftover bits of sock yarn, and are super stretchy. All of that makes them eminently suitable for gift/swap knitting. They look far more complicated than they are (the main repeat is only 4 rows long), which always feels somehow both sneaky and deeply satisfying. Add in their shamelessly frilly fluffy frivolous nature and their bargain price ($1.99 through Knit Picks Independent Designer program), and I'm not sure you [...]
Greenhorn
The pattern for Greenhorn is up. You've seen these as they grew, so I won't bore you with too many details. The short version goes 'two sizes, mirrored left to right, nifty heel construction, worksheet to let you use the construction elsewhere.' I like them, and you might too. Go forth and knit before it gets too warm to wear wooly socks! Their fate on the color front is still undecided. A few more washes has helped to equalize the color a bit. I think I may hold off on the Kool-Aid extravaganza. Of course now I'm terribly curious about [...]
Once More With Feeling
The socks I mentioned the other day are out. I've called them Once More With Feeling to commemorate their magical transformer-style nature. When the bottoms (inevitably) wear out you can snip one stitch, do ten minutes of finishing, and have a pair of fingerless mitts made from the stitches of the leg. You know that the feet wear out long before the legs. (Really, has anyone ever had the leg of their sock wear out? I know I haven't ever seen it.) I hate the idea of throwing out all that perfectly good knitting on the leg. This is much [...]
Caprice
Caprice is up! I know these have been a while in coming. I finished them way back in December (and have been happily wearing them in the months in between). I thought that, since there was snow in the pictures, I'd better hurry up and release them before all the snow in my yard finally melted. These started as an experiment to see what would happen if I switched stitch motifs whenever I got the least bit tired of the last one. I think it worked quite well, and definitely kept the knitting from getting boring. You'd think I'd be [...]
Adumbrate
The pattern for adumbrate is up. These are free and are meant as a sort of thank you present to mark the one year anniversary of this website and of my adventures in designing. This has become a much bigger part of my life than I ever thought it would, and I've found it tremendously rewarding. I can't tell you what it means to me that you take time out of your day to knit my patterns, say hi, or even just drop by to read my rambles. Your encouragement means the world to me. Thank you.
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