Posted in All You Need is Yarn, A Hard Day's Knit on Mar 29th, 2008 3 Comments »
Monkey Socks that is… (I’m excited to finally have an excuse to use that Beatles song as a blog post title!)
Last weekend, after finishing the Peacock Plume socks, I wanted to start a new pair of socks. Over the past year I’ve accumulated sock yarn much faster than I’ve knit socks (more about […]
Posted in Happiness is a Finished Object on Mar 27th, 2008 2 Comments »
I managed to finish another pair of socks this weekend. I’m a bit under-whelmed with the result, but its nice to have another pair in my collection.
Pattern: No real pattern, just a basic toe-up stockinette sock with a short-row heel and ribbed cuff
Yarn: A Swell Yarn Shop, Middy Duet Sock Yarn, purchased from […]
Posted in Happiness is a Finished Object on Mar 21st, 2008 1 Comment »
New socks!
There haven’t been any new socks here for a while, so I’m pleased to present the finished Diagonal Cross-Rib Socks…
Pattern: Diagonal Cross-Rib Socks by Ann Budd from Favorite Socks (stitch count & sock structure)/Cable Twist Socks by Adrian Bizilia (stitch pattern)
Yarn: Zen Yarn Garden Harmony Semi-Solid Sock Yarn Club Yarn - January colorway Down […]
Posted in All You Need is Yarn, A Hard Day's Knit on Mar 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
Love
Love
Love
I’m in love with everything about my newest project. (Not that I really need a new project, but I couldn’t help myself.)
The color and softness of the yarn…Malabrigo Lace in the Velvet Grapes colorway. This is one of those yarns that gets progressively better. Nice in a skein, very pretty wound into […]
Posted in A Hard Day's Knit on Mar 1st, 2008 7 Comments »
Guess what I did last night…
I finished knitting the last round of the Lace Chuppah! That is me knitting the last row. Even still on the needles, its like a huge fluffy blanket. Since we don’t have enough unoccupied floor space in our house to block it, I will be taking it to my parents […]