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Tag Archives: knit socks toe-up
Something new
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
One plus one
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 Fish Lips Kiss Heel, knit socks toe-up, Knitting
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Skeptical me
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 knit socks toe-up, Ravelry, Socks, toe-up, Zauberball
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A leg up
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.
Get your beads on
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 knit socks toe-up
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The power of 8
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
Color theory
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
Fini!
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 eco vest, knit, knit socks toe-up, Knitting, spinning
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Non sequitur
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 birds, Garden, knit, knit socks toe-up, Knitting
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More of the same
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
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