Practically speedy

Greeny McGreensalot the Second is coming along quickly. It's almost like I really really really like them and want them done soon so I can wear them and take photos of them and get the pattern out or something. These will almost certainly be the next pattern out...the pattern's all written and tested, I just need pictures of the finished sock to call it good.  So hang in there, I'll have them out to you as soon as I can!   [pextestim pex_attr_set="looking-for-this-pattern" pex_attr_autoplay="false"][/pextestim]

December 22, 2017|

Behold!

Behold, an actual finished sock.  Ends woven in and everything! And, just as important, sock two is underway. Well underway as a matter of fact! It's amazing what a deadline will do...   [pextestim pex_attr_set="looking-for-this-pattern" pex_attr_autoplay="false"][/pextestim]

December 19, 2017|

Told you they were cute!

Don't worry, the sock has not been abandoned! There's actually been an awful lot of knitting going on behind the scenes these days, I've got a fairly alarming amount of back log I should be showing off...   But for today, we're sticking with the socks. And just to recap, this is with Mineville Wool Project's merino cashmere nylon blend in the color Minegold (but they do short run yarns so I can't promise you can find this exact color any more).  And this will almost certainly be January's pattern.  If you want to hear when it's out (and get [...]

December 16, 2017|

Oh look, they grew!

Clicking along quite nicely if I do say so myself! I'm actually starting to feel like both sides of this are nice, and you could carry the patterning on down the whole leg instead of folding down a cuff if you wanted. I like it when knitting comes with options! Though I always have a fondness for ribbing where the bigger parts are purl and the narrower parts are knit, so I suspect I'll wear them like this.   [pextestim pex_attr_set="looking-for-this-pattern" pex_attr_autoplay="false"][/pextestim]

December 8, 2017|

Flip flop

So these are sort of fun...while you're knitting them, they look like this: And when you turn them inside out, they look like this: And the idea is that when you wear them, you first turn them inside out and then fold down the cuff, so you'll see this: But with more of that lovely purl 3, k1tbl ribbing (from picture 2) carrying down the whole foot.  It looks awesome, but it keeps you working on the knitside for the whole sock (which I prefer to working that much reverse stockinette...though maybe someone out there likes to purl more than [...]

December 2, 2017|

Once more into the breach

So first there was a swatch... Then there was a slight change of plans (same company, same base, just went with the solid instead of the multi)... Then there was a cast on (yes, scandal, I cast on over two needles, yes I know the lecture, yes I'm going to keep doing it)... And in no time at all there's a bit of a sock... A familiar looking sock (yes, it's the same stitch from Constellate, it was too much fun not to use it again). Yarn is from Mineville Wool Project, their merino cashmere nylon base, in the color [...]

November 28, 2017|

Greenhorn (plus giveaway)

So if you've been here any length of time at all, you know I'm a firm believer in top down socks with a heel flap.  But...every once and a while, the urge to do something a little (but let's be real...only a little) bit different strikes me.  Greenhorn was one of those times! These are actually a very mellow way to depart from traditional top down heel flap socks.  The leg is the same, the foot is the same, just the heel and gusset are handled a bit differently.  Instead of working flat over half the stitches to make a [...]

May 16, 2017|

Well that’s very tidy

Oh hey look, two toes. Around here, that totally means there are two whole finished socks (not sure how you toe up folks do it...if I knit my socks toe up, I'd get about 1/2 an inch past the heel and decide 'eh, ankle socks are in now' and call it a day). And yes, there will be a pattern down the road!  But since this sock lends itself to variations, and since I know some of the very nicest knitters in the world and they help me make samples, it seems like we're going to do a few different [...]

August 4, 2016|

Nearly there

We've reached the point where I start questioning why I didn't just make a note of how many rows I did after the foot pattern and before the toe decreases on the first sock.  Given that I reach this stage in most every pair of socks I knit, you'd think I'd just go ahead and start doing that. But apparently, no.  Apparently I like counting rows on the knitting itself or something.

July 27, 2016|
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