Sybaritic (plus giveaway)
Remember Sybaritic? I know at least some of you do! You've been asking about them ever since I took my early patterns down for a revamp. Well now they're back and better than ever (new pictures, new charts, new layout, and an extra size). I realize I likely shouldn't be hopelessly smitten by leaves. They're not hard to knit and don't require too much special attention. But oh my are they awfully cute on this sock. The one on the top of the foot just about does me in every time. I suspect you'll be fond of it, too. For [...]
Toss
Those of you who have not had the distinct pleasure of living with me may not know one of my dirty little secrets. I am a stress cleaner. If I am feeling frazzled, I tidy things. And, conversely, if things are untidy, I feel frazzled. So yesterday, when I went to put something in my office closet and took full account of the mess in there, I sort of snapped. I decided that I simply had to take an hour or two out of the day and purge the stash. It was a fairly brutal purge if I'm being honest. [...]
Infuscate & String Theory (giveaway)
I'm using the Curls preorder to introduce the patterns and yarns from the book. I'll be featuring a new pair each day. Most of the yarn companies have donated lovely prizes, so come back every day to see what's new! Infuscate in Selku from String Theory Most of the time, holes in your knitting are a bad thing, a cause for great alarm. But in this case, the holes in this piece are a very good thing indeed. I am hopelessly in love with the stitch pattern used for this Curl. I keep thinking it looks like kelp or seaweed [...]
Loot
I went to Rhinebeck and didn't buy yarn. I know this sounds a bit odd, but I get rather frazzled when I find myself somewhere crowded. I bailed out after less than three hours. I wanted very badly to be elsewhere, so we left. Luckily, we were up in Maine after Rhinebeck, and Maine seems to be exceptionally well supplied with yarn stores. I visited quite a few of them. Of course we went into Portland, which means of course we went to KnitWit, which means of course I bought yarn from Quince & Co. Rather a lot of yarn actually. [...]
KCC3 Knit along, Planorbis corneus projects
The knit along for the projects based on the Fucus asparagoides print is starting over on ravelry. That's this super curly shawl, and these lovely socks. I am a huge believer in low-stress knit alongs, so this one is pretty laid back. Come, knit with us, chat, post pictures…I promise we’re friendly! Everyone is welcome, you can use whatever yarn you'd like. At the end of the knit along, I’ll find someone who has posted a picture of a finished project in the thread and send them happy mail. That’s pretty much all there is to it. If these are [...]
Did you see the new knitty…
So, did you happen to see the new knitty? There might just possibly be a sock in there I recognize! Planorbis corneus Sock, from the new book, is in this season's knitty. It seemed like a lovely way to share a bit of the fun of the new book with everyone (and maybe take the edge off while you wait for the electronic version to go live on the 17th and the paper version to ship a bit later in the month). These socks are made with String Theory's lovely Bluestocking yarn. And the inspiration for these socks was a [...]
Book Yarn, Part III
KCC3 is debuting soon (next month!) and I want to take a bit of time during the lead up to show off all the delightful yarns I’ve used in the book. So without further ado, yarn. These beautiful yarns are from String Theory. I may just have a little String Theory addiction problem obsession. I've visited (twice). My last two socks were made with String Theory. Um, and the socks on the cover of Ne'er-Do-Well Knits. Oh yeah, and some socks and a hat from KCC2. Oh and there may well be another secret project I can't tell you about [...]
Amenable
The pattern for Amenable, the lovely, versatile socks I've been playing with for the last few months, is now up on ravelry. First things first, some pictures. Because I'm easily entertained and like pretty pictures. Now maybe a bit of that useful information stuff. Just in case that would come in handy. These socks are written for four gauges (6, 7, 8, and 9 stitches per inch), which means you can use fingering, dk, or sport weight yarn (they're shown here in Caper Sock and Caper Aran by String Theory). They're written in eight sizes, which means you'll be able [...]
Upcoming
I think I have a plan. Well no, I totally have a plan, I always have a plan. It's more like I have a plan that is far enough along to do something bold like mention it publicly. Let's do a little run down, shall we? First up will be the alarmingly versatile socks. They pretty much just need a name and a final once over (having been modeled and tested by a bunch of very gracious folks who don't let on at all when they think I'm being crazy). The plan is to put these out next week. The [...]
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