Posted in 2009 Finished Objects, tagged KAL, magic loop, socks, Socks from the Toe Up, sprucey lucy, summer of socks, wendy knits on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, finished these in record time!
Sprucey Lucy Socks
Pattern: Sprucey Lucy by Wendy D. Johnson
Size: Small (58-stitch circumference)
Needles: US 0 (2.0mm), Magic Loop 2-at-a-time
Yarn: Schaefer Nichole, Greenjeans colorway
Techniques: Judy’s Magic Cast-on toe, slip-stitch heel, Russian bind-off (using US 1.5 (2.5mm) needle)
Started 6/17/09, finished 6/22/09
Link to my Ravelry project page
I knitted these socks as part of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Why, yes, I have been knitting socks a lot lately. What gave that away?”
A little old crack in my index finger isn’t going to keep me from knitting, nosirree. Band-Aids to the rescue. Last time this happened was last year during either Sock Wars or Summer of Socks. It’s those teeny tiny pointy needles…
Them thar [...]
Posted in 2009 Finished Objects, tagged coaster, crochet, doily, FOs, KAL, knitting, socks, Socks from the Toe Up on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently ordered the book Socks from the Toe Up by Wendy D. Johnson (blogmistress of Wendy Knits). The book features more than 20 sock patterns, all toe-up, along with several different toe, heel, and bind-off techniques. Choosing which pattern to knit first was a little tough, but I settled on Lacy Ribs. Within a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged doily, Elegant Ewe, Lamb's Ear Yarns, lys, Patternworks, socks, sweaters, WIP on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now, I’m not normally too bad about having a bunch of WIPs (works in progress for the uninitiated) around. I generally have 2 or 3 at the most. So, let’s take a quick WIP inventory, shall we?
Deep V Sweater (from Erika Knight’s Classic Knits) – started in January
Kelly’s Kupkake (prototype made at the end of [...]
Posted in 2009 Finished Objects, tagged FOs, fun fur, Phillies, phun phur phanatic, plush, stuffed, toy on June 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I first saw this project pop up on Ravelry last year, I was completely smitten by the phabulousness of it. And I was even more tickled when the pattern for it was posted later on.
This phriendly little guy is the creation of Joan De Lurio. And there are quite a few Ravelers out there [...]
Posted in 2009 Finished Objects, tagged cell phone pouch, crochet, felting, FOs, granny square, jaywalkers, jillwalkers, socks on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That would be “finished objects” and “partially finished objects”. First up, the finished ones.
Now that my cousin Jill has received her socks, I can share them here. This is the Jaywalker pattern by Grumperina — since these were made for Jill, I’m calling them Jillwalkers. Heh.
Pattern: Jaywalker by Grumperina (that thar is the Ravelry link… [...]
