Archive for March, 2010

The heart and sole of spring. »

True to form, I immediately cast on a new pair of socks as soon as I had a free needle. I’ve had this yarn in my stash for quite some time but the spring weather has finally inspired me to bust it out into the fresh air. I have to say that I am very [...]

More yellow. »

I’m not quite done with yellow yet. Here is my most recent acquisition: Malabrigo sock in ochre which I purchased just yesterday at K2tog. Lovely, isn’t it? I finished the pair of mini Hedera socks today while at Richmond High School and although I tried my best to even them out, I’m still not sure [...]

Yellow is so mellow. »

Have you ever placed a vase full of fresia in your bedroom? The scent is heavenly I assure you. Spring is in the air and with it come another pair of tiny socks. I adapted Hedera by Cookie A. for a miniature sock and I think it came out better than my full size version [...]

This makes me so mad. »

The hills near my home are so beautiful and green right now. I love driving and biking the country roads. But why do people do this?

Something to look forward to. »

Life is hectic, there is no doubt, as I’m sure it is for you too. I logged into WP and found over 180 comments waiting to be plowed through…mostly spam. <sigh> At least I have some new Misti Alpaca in a soft spring color to drool over. This will become the Neruda Shrug soon. If [...]

March fourth. »

Progress on Sleepy Hollow has been swift. See for yourself. The back of the sock appears to have a “seam” which must be compensating for the stitch pattern in different sizes. I opted to make the socks in size 7/8 even though I normally wear a size 9/10 because of my propensity to knit in [...]

March forth. »

So far this year, in just January and February, I have managed to finish six pairs of socks…albeit *baby* socks. The other orange pair has been given to Baby Reece and the other purple pair were not ribbed (a mistake on my part) and therefore not photographed with the group above. I decided it is [...]