May 23
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.
So — a few weeks ago, I wrote about sock heels. How I don’t really like flap-and-gusset style heels, and how the EZ afterthought heel usually seems too small for me, and how I’d been checking out all kinds of short row heels, in my search for the Best Short Row Heel of All Time.
Read more on The Double-Stitch Short Row Heel – aka the “yo-yo” or “jo-jo” heel…
So, flipping through a Japanese knitting book of pattern stitches one day, I came across a twisted rib and cable pattern that I thought would make a VERY handsome sock for DH…which it did.
Apr 10
So, while I haven't been blogging much in the past week or so, I really have been busy.
One of the things I've been working on is a sock pattern for my friend Deb, whose blog lives over at www.fearlessfibers.blogspot.com. She dyes bee-you-tee-full yarn and sells it on Etsy – which if you haven't visited is a very fun place — her shop is at http://fearlessfibers.etsy.com.
Jan 16
Binding off. Well, there’s not a whole lot to say about that, is there? I mean, you’re done knitting, you bind off, right?
Pshaw! Of course not!
While I don’t think quite as many techniques exist for binding off as casting on, there are quite a few. And the CO and BO edges can make or break an otherwise lovely project: the main issue being edges that are too tight, and that affect the shape of the finished piece.
Anyone remember this?
Ahem. OK, I admit I’ve been stalling a bit. Last time, I said I was going to address the fitting issues, which leads me straight to a couple of my personal bugaboos.
Jan 3
Well, I said I was working on my pile of UFO’s. Two more are completed, hooray! I swear to you I got them done by Dec 31, even if I haven’t managed to blog about them until Jan 3. Blogging does NOT COUNT as part of finishing.
Dec 21
Both my sister and a college friend recently sent me copies of this Wall Street Journal article about knitting.
More specifically, it’s about "Sock Wars", where the idea is that everyone playing the game is an "assassin" and has an assigned "target". You are supposed to "assassinate" that person by knitting them a pair of socks, and then you send them to your target before your assassin sends a pair of finished socks to you.
Dec 18
OK, here’s the ONE Xmas present I knitted this year - but it is darned cute. It’s a double-knitted teddy bear from the book “Knitter’s Stash”. The book’s been around a while, but I don't actually own it (the library does, though!) so this is only the second thing I’ve knit out of it.
Oct 9
This year, while DH was off at the Sasquatch festival over Memorial Day weekend, I decided to clean out my closet. I hadn’t done a thorough job of this in about 6 years, during which time:
Sep 28
So, you may have noticed that in the previous post, I said that my sister was knitting a sweater for her fiance.
YIKES! but what about the famous, infamous Sweater Curse?
Sep 27
“A year from now, you may wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb
OK, so I’m starting today. Hiya. Welcome to my blog! I intend for this to be a blog about knitting, mainly, with some color commentary about life and whatnot thrown in.
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