Monthly Archives: January 2015

Cowl update and new socks

I’ve got just an inch or so left to knit on the Juliet Poe cowl, so I left it at home this morning because I didn’t want to risk running out of knitting on my commute. The color changes are … Continue reading

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Hooky Sunday

A couple weeks ago I popped into my LYS to buy a replacement circular needle. Mine was separating, and I was still finishing the blue socks, so it was a necessary purchase. What was not necessary was the three-pack of … Continue reading

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Not quite matching

I finished the blue socks a few days ago, and wove in the ends last  night. A quick bath this morning and they are happily blocking. Simple stockinette socks with the Fish Lips Kiss heel, and 1×1 ribbed cuff. Made … Continue reading

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More Poe

Chugging right along on the cowl!

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Juliet Poe Cowl

Kismet stepped in and the day after I spun up that lovely sport-weight yarn, I read a  post from The Sock Monkey wherein he blogged about his new cowl pattern, and I immediately knew that the Juliet Poe Cowl was … Continue reading

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Sunday spin-in and a new stove

The weather this weekend was perfect for staying indoors; it rained pretty much the whole weekend, but that was OK because our new stove was delivered on Saturday! This is our first new stove, and we are so excited! It took … Continue reading

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Control thy knitting

You guys know that I’m a daily transit commuter, and that gives me roughly five hours every week in which I am just sitting on the train. Twenty hours a month! That’s a lot of knitting time, and I rarely … Continue reading

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Colorwork – real and cheater

I jumped right into another pair of socks when I finished the striped ones. This is really old Berroco Sox yarn from the stash, in plain stockinette, on US 1s with 72 stitches around. I couldn’t find a good color … Continue reading

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Spun

Saturday’s spinning project is done and dry; approximately 169 yards of heavy worsted. My Navajo ply skills aren’t fantastic so it’s not the smoothest, but still very usable yarn. Should be enough for a simple hat.

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Those socks

Figured I’d better post a finished picture of my striped socks. I love them! Used the Fish Lips Kiss Heel.

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