Tag Archives: knit socks toe-up

Something new

Posted on December 9, 2014 by wonkydonkey

With the Christmas knitting pressure off, I didn’t waste any time in casting on a new project – socks! I know, such a shocker… This time in a self-striping sock yarn (Patons Kroy), in plain stockinette. It’s crazy-busy for me at work … Continue reading →

Posted in knit, Knitting & Crochet | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

One plus one

Posted on May 28, 2014 by wonkydonkey

I know it’s a little difficult to tell what you’re looking at here – but it’s two finished Fish Lips Kiss heels on my Zauber Socks. Slightly misshapen due to them still being on the needles and not wanting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting & Crochet, Ravelry | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Skeptical me

Posted on May 1, 2014 by wonkydonkey

I have long been a fan of the heel flap. While I have tried other types of heels, I always fall back on the flap and gusset, and it fits my foot well so for years I never saw any … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting & Crochet, Ravelry | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Skeptical me

A leg up

Posted on March 26, 2014 by wonkydonkey

My Seismic Socks are back together: past the heels and charging up the legs. Let me tell you, these are definitely conversation starters on the train! It seems that someone comments on them daily.

Posted in Knitting & Crochet | Tagged , , | Comments Off on A leg up

Get your beads on

Posted on March 18, 2014 by wonkydonkey

I went for a long walk the other day (gotta keep Marta happy), and in the Pioneer Square district of Seattle I saw remnants of Mardi Gras festivities – mostly, beads caught in planters like this one: Kind of nice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Health & Wellness, Knitting & Crochet | Tagged | Comments Off on Get your beads on

The power of 8

Posted on March 13, 2014 by wonkydonkey

I was organizing my craft room a little while ago and found several WIP’s that I had completely forgotten about – including this pair of socks: Cute, right? Abandoned about midway up the foot, I have no recollection of why … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting & Crochet | Tagged , | Comments Off on The power of 8

Color theory

Posted on February 25, 2014 by wonkydonkey

What does one do, when faced with the goal of Knitting From Stash (specifically: rotate the stock / use up old yarn) and one quickly finds that the stash contains an alarming quantity of small skeins, early purchases of sock … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting & Crochet | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Fini!

Posted on February 23, 2014 by wonkydonkey

Friday evening I finished my Eco Vest. It’s blocking right now, and a picture just wouldn’t do it justice so you’ll have to wait until it’s dried and I can get an “action shot”.  I did modify the pattern slightly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting & Crochet | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Non sequitur

Posted on February 18, 2014 by wonkydonkey

I am pleased to announce that I am making marvelous progress on the second Hermione’s Everyday sock; I finished the heel flap on the train this morning and now it’s just smooth sailing up the leg. I made sure to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Knitting & Crochet, The Great Outdoors | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Non sequitur

More of the same

Posted on February 10, 2014 by wonkydonkey

I’ve decided that I am going to focus on these two projects until they are done. This goes against my usual MO, and it’s a bit of a struggle. I have a stack of projects queued up that I want … Continue reading →

Posted in Knitting & Crochet | Tagged , | Comments Off on More of the same