Tag Archives: sock

Julianna’s New Design

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Designing this pattern really stretched me out of my comfort zone and I’m so happy it did! I’m grateful for this month’s challenge to design because it pushed me to design in a way I hadn’t before, to stretch myself … Continue reading →

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The Zen of Sock Knitting…

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

… I’ve been introspective lately. Life changes can do that to you. I finished these socks a few weeks ago (and haven’t sewn in the ends until this morning). These socks got me thinking… Today is my Mom’s birthday. I … Continue reading →

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Purple Socks

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

My knitting hasn’t been working out, lately.  It’s not that I haven’t been knitting, it’s just that my projects haven’t been turning out the way I want them to.  The choices I’ve been making matching patterns to yarn haven’t been … Continue reading →

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Celebs with socks!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Knitting progress has been slow for me over the weekend, it started with a slight ache in the left elbow, and now I have a funny ache in my right hand, so I’m taking a little self-enforced break. Not happy … Continue reading →

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Spinning Milestone

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

I’m super proud of my latest handspun yarn! It is a 3-ply fingering weight yarn spun from a braid of Turtle Purl (etsy, artfire)  hand-dyed Merino wool. The big skein is just under 400yds and the smaller one is just … Continue reading →

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Oh so sexy socks….

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

I was lucky enough to spend a long weekend in Montreal last week, spending time with friends, eating far too much very good food, and as we drove – time to knit another sock to add to the slowly expanding … Continue reading →

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X-treme Knitting!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Well, time for the last of my road-trip projects, on the face of it a pretty straight-forward knit, a plain sock, knit with self-striping yarn for maximum stripey fun with minimum effort. I used Paton’s Kroy, a very nice reliable … Continue reading →

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Trillian Playa

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

First place, yay! I’m very happy to be first place in our first monthly challenge.  I’m still in third place overall but at least now it’s not by so great a margin! I knitted until my hand fell off, and … Continue reading →

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