These were hard to take a photo of because they don't fit on my feet or on my sock blockers. I'm glad they fit my spouse and he is excited to start wearing them. This was one of those projects where I wasn't as concerned about the end product so much as learning something new.... Continue Reading →
My spouse gave me a kit of Dharma acid dyes for xmas and I couldn't wait to try them out. I don't have any undyed yarn laying around so I pulled out some corriedale roving so I could experiment. This was my first time using commercial acid dyes instead of food coloring, and it was... Continue Reading →
I ended up bringing this project home from the office and finishing them the weekend before xmas. They are not exactly festive but I still ended up wearing them on xmas day while we visited family. I really love a pair of DK socks when I'm wearing boots, and these did not disappoint. They're pretty... Continue Reading →
I got hit with the sudden urge to make a holiday project about 3 days before xmas. Since that's not enough time to do much of anything, I dug through patterns until I found this simple crochet ornament. It's only a four-round pattern so each one only took around 20 minutes to work up. I... Continue Reading →
I enjoyed knitting my Bothy hat so much that when I finished it I decided to start another hat almost right away. This time my goal was to use up the leftovers from my Portland Cap. I only dyed the one skein this nice brown color, so I ended up using some of the undyed... Continue Reading →
I hope you had a great holiday if you celebrated yesterday! I finished this hat in time to give it to my spouse for xmas. Once I got done with the straight ribbing and moved into the decreases things went really fast. The cabled decreases gave me a little anxiety since the pattern has you... Continue Reading →
This is my last bit of catch-up for projects I finished while the blog was on hiatus. I really loved the first Perec vest I made last year. It's one of my most worn knits, so I figured I could use a second one. Even though I already had a fingering weight garment on the... Continue Reading →
This is another project made with yarn from Frederick Fiber Fest. It is from Aspen Run Alpaca Farm and was part of the door prize I won at the festival last year. The spouse wanted a cowl for our Iceland trip, and since he's sensitive to wool this seemed like a good option. I finished... Continue Reading →
I started this pair of shorties in August and finished them in early November. Having tiny feet means that one skein of yarn equals two full pairs of socks if I use contrasting heels/toes/cuffs, or one full pair and one shorty pair. I have even more leftover yarn now, because I've changed up my sock... Continue Reading →
I knit this project over a couple days back in June. It's one of those great, seemingly throwaway projects when you just need a quick win. I could tell that my interest in crafting was slowing down so I tried to do a self-contained project to feel like I finished something. This pattern is one... Continue Reading →
I started these in June when I finished my Rainbows for Marvin socks, and then didn't finish them until August. My knitting mojo definitely took a huge hit this summer. For some reason it hit me harder than in previous years, and it was difficult to get much done at all for a couple months.... Continue Reading →
I knit this one over a span of a couple days back in September. It was nice making such a quick project. The yarn is the tonal brown yarn that I dyed using a leftover skein from my Super Moon sweater. The aran weight yarn worked up super fast and gives the cables nice definition,... Continue Reading →
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