I finished the Monkey socks I was knitting for a swap. : ) Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A. Yarn: True Love Fibers merino superwash sock yarn in “Further Under the Sea” Needles: US 1 Mods: None! Okay. Guys. I’ll talk about the patttern and the socks in a sec, but first: This yarn? AMAZING. Holy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘socks’
FO: Swap Monkeys!
Posted in knitting, swap, tagged finished object, FO, knitting, socks, swap on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
FO: Gryffindor Socks
Posted in knitting, swap, tagged FO, knitting, socks, swap, yarn on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yay, I finished my first socks for my outstanding sock trades! Pattern: Skew Socks Yarn: Regia Nation Colors Needles: US 1 Mods: None! So… I am disappointed these socks are not for me. Because I love them. And the recipient even has my same shoe size. So I’m totally jealous. They’re totally great socks. And [...]
Sock Trades
Posted in knitting, stash, swap, tagged knitting, sock yarn, socks, stash, wool, yarn on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While I have in fact been doing some knitting and spinning for me (sort of–the spinning may eventually turn into a gift), I have also been knitting for other people. Sort of. Like the mittens I made, I am working on socks for Will Work for Yarn trades. The first is a pair of Skew [...]
FO: Lace Socks
Posted in knitting, tagged finished object, FO, knitting, sock yarn, socks, yarn on May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
As you may have been able to tell, I am on a definite sock kick lately. Here’s my latest pair: Pattern: Easy Adjustable Lace Panel Socks Yarn: Premier Yarns Serenity Sock, one skein in Indigo Needles: US 1 Mods: Well, the pattern is written fully, but it is presented as a lace panel you can [...]
FO: Ribbed Socks
Posted in knitting, tagged finished object, FO, knitting, socks, yarn on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just a shortish post today: I finished a pair of socks the other day, and I thought I’d show them off: Pattern: None, it’s a toe up sock with a 3×1 rib on the foot and leg. Yarn: Universal Yarns Ditto in Purple Cascades, which I bought for like $2 at Tuesday Morning Needle: US [...]
KnitCroBlo Week! An Inspirational Pattern
Posted in knitting, tagged knitcroblo2, knitting, socks, Viper Pilots on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Blog about a pattern or project which you aspire to. Whether it happens to be because the skills needed are ones which you have not yet acquired, or just because it seems like a huge undertaking of time and dedication, most people feel they still have something to aspire to in their craft. If you [...]
FO: Socks with Holes
Posted in knitting, tagged finished object, FO, knitting, socks, yarn on April 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
(Incidentally, these shoes are great for showing off socks–I got them for like $6 at a JC Penny outlet store.) Pattern: Footies Yarn: Premiere Serenity Sock (in Aquamarine) Needles: US 1 Mods: I basically just threw the stitch pattern into my own toe-up sock. So these are definitely my favorite hand-knit socks to date. The [...]
Soo…
Posted in knitting, tagged knitting, socks, wip, work in progress, yarn on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sooooo….. Remember how I said that besides swap stuff, I was just going to work on Featherweight because I wanted to just get the damn thing done? Well… I’ve had a serious sock craving for the past several days, and I decided I would just give in. The yarn is Premiere’s Serenity Sock Weight in [...]
OWS: Sock Edition
Posted in knitting, swap, tagged cables, cold weather things, finished object, FO, knitting, ongoing wish swap, ows, socks, swap, wool, yarn on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sooooo I claimed PheonixFireDesigns for hand knit house socks! And they are great. Pattern: Get-Together Cable Socks Yarn: Some vintage orange wool I got at the thrift store that I’ve had forever. Needles: US 6/4 mm Knit Picks Options Circular Mods: Knit toe-up, left out some of the cables. Basically, I took the k1 rib [...]
FO: Charade
Posted in knitting, tagged finished object, FO, knitting, sock yarn, socks, wool, yarn on February 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pattern: Charade, a free download on Ravelry. Yarn: Red Heart Heart and Sole, one skein in Rustica. Needles: US 1 metal dpns Mods: Worked toe-up and pretty much just used my own toe-up sock pattern and threw in the stitch pattern on top. Also, I probably have fewer stitches than the pattern. I went up [...]
