…shall we?
My Summer of Socks was a complete and total flop, so I’m giving it another go with Socktoberfest. Even though, of course, I really should be working on Christmas presents. But since when do I do what I should be doing, anyway?
After a lot of indecision regarding patterns and yarns, I finally [...]
stripe socks
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One stripey sock. I actually finished this yesterday (Thursday, whatever). I am… eh, less than thrilled. It fits well, it feels nice, but it wasn’t nearly the fast and interesting knit that my Japanese Feather socks were. Plain stockinette socks are brain-death, [...]
japanese feather sock
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One down, one to go! Actually, this is probably the fastest knit I’ve ever done - I finished the first sock last night, and I’m already done with the cuff and part of the heel on the second one. Go me!
This [...]
Whee, an update… I’m in New Jersey. For how long is still anybody’s guess. I miss Adam, I miss home, I miss my kitties, and I miss my normal daily routine. But I think it’s doing Dad good to have me here, so I won’t complain too much.
I’m about 3/4 done with [...]
why should knit socks have all the fun?
Originally uploaded by atomic rose.
So I did manage to successfully come up with a crocheted sock, although I cut the cuff significantly shorter than I intended, simply because it looks like I’m going to run out of yarn otherwise. (I still might, but [...]
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