I managed to get these off the needles just in time for a November finish! Part of me wishes I had taken the time to alternate the blue yarn with the variegated for the foot, but I am still happy with this result. I am definitely glad to use that Knit Picks yarn for the... Continue Reading →
I'm back and I finished my move! Or, well, at least the movers came and moved all our furniture. There's still some odds and ends left at the old house, and a lot of cleaning left to do. But I am at least partially set up in my new office/craft room and can hopefully get... Continue Reading →
It has been a couple weeks since the last time I showed my progress on these. I don't feel like I've been working very hard on them, but they have doubled in length since last time. The difference in pace is because I have been working on them at home a little bit, instead of... Continue Reading →
I was hoping to post more often but real life is still interfering. My shortie socks are growing slowly but surely. It is a little frustrating that they are going so slow, but I really do enjoy having a steady, simple project that I can grab at work once a week. At some point when... Continue Reading →
You can tell that I've been spending most of my time with my sweater lately. The only time I have really worked on these socks has been during my in-office days at work. The problem with that is that I am usually extra busy on those days since I am only in the building once... Continue Reading →
I managed to finish the second heel! Maybe even more importantly, I also wove in all of the ends from the cuff. I like to try to weave in ends as I go because it is way less of a mental hurdle than having to do all of them at once. The ends from the... Continue Reading →
Well the second heel is not exactly going quickly, but it is going! I'm not quite halfway through it at this point. As usual, my progress would likely be faster if I would just turn my work and purl the wrong side like a normal person. Instead, I like to use sock heels as an... Continue Reading →
The first heel is done but I haven't started the second yet. My weekend was busy with other things so my progress stalled a little, but I'm back on track now. I'm really happy with the way the colors I chose are playing together. Hopefully I'll get the second heel done quickly so I can... Continue Reading →
I finished the cuff and the "leg", such as it is, for this pair of shorties. The green is the souvenir yarn from my Seattle trip. It will come back for the foot, but in the meantime I'll add in a new color and start on the heels. Shorties are so great for when you... Continue Reading →
I couldn't let my sock needles sit empty for too long, so I decided to start a pair of scrappy shorties. There's a little less than 20g of leftover souvenir yarn I got when I was in Seattle back in 2019 that I want to use up here. I'm using some scraps from other projects... Continue Reading →
I'm done and it is time to evaluate my feelings on DPNs. They seem perfectly functional, but for me the magic loop method is way more enjoyable. I spent way too much time poking myself with hanging needles, shifting from one needle to another, losing a needle, and worrying about my stitches sliding off. I... Continue Reading →
Here's a sneaky project that came out of nowhere, even for me. I finally couldn't resist the urge to make a pair of socks to try out a shadow wrap heel. Then I combined that with some curiosity about whether I could get a complete pair of shorties out of two 20 g mini skeins.... Continue Reading →
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