By admin on Mar 25, 2010 in sock knitting, yellow | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By admin on Mar 22, 2010 in knit, knitting, knitting pattern, sock knitting, yellow | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By admin on Mar 4, 2010 in knit, knitting, knitting pattern, sock knitting | 4 Comments
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 [...]
By admin on Mar 1, 2010 in baby, knit, knitting, purple, sock knitting | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By admin on Feb 18, 2010 in knit, knitting, sock knitting | 0 Comments
I spent last Sunday at Limantour Beach, a beach I have wanted to check out ever since I heard about it some six months ago. Jackie and Matt came with. During the afternoon I managed to put the finishing touches on the second sock of the colorful pair I was working on during the Super [...]
By admin on Feb 7, 2010 in baby, sock knitting | 0 Comments
Thanks to Antwan for taking a few minutes at halftime to model the latest baby sock for me. More to come. 2/8/10: I just learned that Chrissy Gardner has published a book entitled Toe-Up! and you can find out more about the book at its website. I took a class from Chrissy a few years [...]
By admin on Jan 31, 2010 in knit, knitting, knitting pattern, merino wool, purple, sock knitting | 3 Comments
Knitting baby socks have been a kind of salvation for me lately. I have managed to finish three pairs in the month of January alone (two pair of these). I have accomplished what I never thought I could way back in 1981: knitting an entire sock from memory – no pattern. The purple socks pictured [...]
By admin on Jan 21, 2010 in baby, knit, knitting, knitting pattern, sock knitting | 3 Comments
As I was thinking about what to knit for two sets of expectant parents at my work (I work with the Dads) the idea to knit miniature socks suddenly popped into my head. This is my first pair of socks for 2010 and my first completed project for 2010. I am SO proud of myself [...]
By admin on Dec 31, 2009 in knit, knitting, knitting pattern, sock knitting | 2 Comments
I started the year with every intention of knitting one pair of socks per month – 12 pairs total – but unfortunately work got in the way. I had the same goal for 2008 and even surpassed it, knitting a total of 14 pairs…I think (I’d have to refer to my Ravelry account to know [...]
By admin on Oct 4, 2009 in california, knit, knitting, knitting pattern, sock knitting | 5 Comments
Case in point: This is my new REI colleague, Antonia, happily knitting away in the break room. We quickly realized during training – she was training me – that not only were we fellow knitters but that we had actually bumped into each other at Artfibers recently, when she was on a field trip with [...]