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Category Archives: Knitting

Apparently…

… the only thing that gets finished around here currently is socks.

This is a pair of Fawkes socks I knit for May sockdown. The pattern was written by the late Gigi Silva and at the moment is available as a download on Ravelry.

Small Victories

I have another finished pair of socks to report:

The pattern is Twinkleberry, designed by Beth LaPensee for Knitzi.com. I substituted a stockinette heel and flat toe for the short row versions in the original pattern. The yarn is Lana Grossa Meilenweit 100 Cotton Stretch in colour 8006. It was the first time I knit with […]

So boring

Move on, folks, nothing to see here. Just another pair of socks:

Ann Budd’s “Undulating Rib Socks” from Favorite Socks, finished yesterday. The yarn is Regia 4-ply Cotton Color in col. 5405. I was worried about the color changes obfuscating the pattern, but the socks turned out quite nice, except that the picture doesn’t do them […]

March 13th sitrep

Stash forces are advancing on both the knitting and the sewing front - in other words: I’ve been shopping. But I also finished something:

Ann Budd’s Seduction Socks in Regia silk 4-ply, col. 098. So I guess it’s a draw between me and the stash, at least for today.

So proud

I’m so proud of myself (am I allowed to say so in public?): I finished Eunny Yang’s Bayerische Socks. Finished, blocked, picture taken, finally done! They’re my second entry for the Sock Knitters Anonymous February Sockdown KAL on Ravelry, and I finished them before the deadline (March 31st), with time to spare. I’d never have […]