I started this sock three times! You may remember that I started the Pyroclastic socks about a few weeks ago. In the first version, on the far left, I cast on 66 stitches on a size ZERO needle. This *is* Malabrigo after all and because it’s so soft and stretchy, it needs a very tight [...]

There’s been no lag time between socks these days and progress on my most recent pair has been swift. A friend recently reminded me about Knitty.com and it was there that I found a sock pattern worthy of the super soft, yummy yellow Malabrigo sock I purchased at K2Tog a few months ago. BTW: K2Tog [...]

I was able to finish the Noro socks while I was in Bloomington for Max and Nell’s graduation from Indiana University. The photo above is an homage to the Hot Date Socks which I think are spectacular and hope to replicate some day (the photo too which I also love). The photo below is a [...]

Even though I only live about 20 miles from San Francisco, I rarely visit the city and it can seem like another world. A far off land. Especially when it’s the annual Bay to Breakers which I accidentally encountered last Sunday on one of my rare trips to the city. As I waited for Nancy [...]

It was either knit or fall asleep. I’m not kidding.

Stripes are everywhere I look these days and especially striped legwear. I couldn’t believe my eyes when a student at the High School I was subbing showed up decked out in tights to match my El Sob socks which, by the way, are coming along swimmingly. BTW I want to mention that I’m using the [...]

I haven’t been able to put this sock down since I started it yesterday. Seriously addicting is an understatement. I was knitting last night at midnight after I got home from seeing this band. Dead tired but I just couldn’t put it down. Although I’ve done Noro stripes before, I had forgotten how absolutely, completely [...]

Today I spent the afternoon with my friends Pat and Mary. I am so grateful for all of my friends and especially these two. During the course of the conversation we discovered we had each had two C-sections (but Mary had the best doctor) and the product of those surgeries, our six children, range in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]