You may remember that one of the things I recently finished was a pair of short socks for DH. Unfortunately, they turned out to be short in multiple places: one of which was the leg, as intended, and one of which was the foot, which was not. And you may also recall that Sheryl’s remark…
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Patterns, Sox Therapy
Vine Leaf Socks
Ahhhhhh — finally, I can sit back, relax and blog a little bit. And it’s great that I can now write about something that’s recently been taking a lot of my time. If I were to tell anyone else how things have been just "crazy busy" lately in the world of knitting, well, they’d probably…
Sox Therapy, Technique Speak
Kitchener, Smitchener
Well, I’m sure both of you have done Kitchener stitch, or grafting, in the usual way: it involves a tapestry needle, at least one reference book, and some quiet time alone — not to mention gnashing of teeth. Wanna try another way? But first, a warning: for those who openly mock my habit of collecting…
Sox Therapy
Short-Row Sock Heel Experiment
One of the things I noticed while trying out all those different short row heels is that the first half of most SRH techniques, where you are short-rowing “down”, looks a lot better than the second half, where you are short-rowing “up”. So, I thought — why not just do the first half twice? I mean, basically you are…
Sox Therapy, Technique Speak
Roomier Short Row Heels
OK, even I can admit that this short row heel obsession thing may be getting a bit out of hand. But there’s another little gem of genius here worth sharing, in my efforts to eliminate the inelegant flap-and-gusset-style heel from the face of the earth. I’ve seen where some people, especially men, prefer the fit of an F’n’G…