Posted in 2008 Finished Objects, tagged fetching, FOs, gloves, handwarmers, knitty, mitts, wristwarmers on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, these went FAST!
Pattern: Fetching by Cheryl Niamath (from Knitty, Summer 2006)
Yarn: Araucania Toconao (colorway 401, blue-green, less than one skein), purchased at Yarns R Us, Hamburg PA
Time: Started 10/25/08 (in the afternoon), finished 10/26/08 (around the same time in the afternoon)
Needles: Addi Turbo US 6, 40″ circular (yes, I made these 2-at-a-time on one [...]
Posted in 2008 Finished Objects, tagged 2-at-a-time, baby, cascade, easy, fixation, free knitting pattern, infant, magic loop, quick, socks, stretchy, toddler on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As promised, here’s the pattern I used for the class I taught on toe-up socks 2-at-a-time on magic loop!
This pattern is written for knitting 2 socks at a time on one long circular needle (magic loop). I recommend a needle at least 32” long – but I prefer a 40” circular needle for magic loop.
Pattern [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged competitive knitting, gift, knitting class, sock class, sock wars, socks, swap, SWIII, teaching on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Remember way back, oh, 4-5 months ago when I was posting about Sock Wars III? You may also remember that it ended pretty early with a whole lot of sock warriors remaining to play, and many continued on (it’s still winding down, with the last 10 or so warriors alive and kicking… er, knitting). I [...]
Posted in 2008 Finished Objects, Uncategorized, tagged monkey socks, bear creek camp, camp, wild women, baby fern rib socks, fearless monkeys, vacation knitting, bald mountain, wind farm, geocaching, hiking on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As expected, I slightly overestimated the amount of knitting time I would have this past weekend. However, I did meet my goal of finishing the Baby Fern Rib Socks (Ravelry link, login required). I was determined to stay up Saturday night until they were done, including weaving in ends (around 11:00 PM, maybe a little [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baby fern rib, baby sweater, bear creek camp, camp knitting, monkey socks, socks, wild women weekend, WIP on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it’s time to head off for a nice, relaxing weekend away at camp. It’s the same camp I went to for one week every summer from about 5th grade through 11th grade, with my 3 closest friends. The trip this weekend is for Wild Women Weekend, which a women’s retreat. There’s the “wild” stuff [...]
