Quickie project: Stretchy Baby Socks

At the knit-in at Yarns R Us last week, Kim noticed I was working on yet another pair of 2-at-a-time socks and asked if I’d like to teach a class on knitting 2-at-a-time, toe-up — since there are some people who are interested in learning that. So, my answer was maybe/probably/will think about it. Shortly

More stealthy birthday knitting.

Finished up a second birthday present for Mom, another pair of footies. This is only the second pair of footies I’ve made out of Cascade Fixation (cotton/elastic), but both times I enjoyed it so much that I now have 3 or 4 more balls of it in the yarn stash. Plus enough Fixation for another

Secret Project Revealed: Mom’s Gelato Bag

Well, now that Mom’s birthday has passed and the present is no longer a surprise, here are the bloggy details! Pattern: Gelato Bag (Fiber Trends AC-76 by Bev Galeskas) Yarn: Cascade 220 (wool), colorway 2401 Burgundy, 1 skein (only a couple yards leftover) + Bollicine Etoile (mohair/acrylic), colorway 111, just a little more than one

Another Fla-Vor-Ice Cozy and more socks (how shocking)

Just when I thought maybe I was done knitting Fla-Vor-Ice Cozies, my coworker Brian returned from vacation and witnessed Rose and I using ours. Of course, his preschool-aged daughter has the same intolerance for cold hands while enjoying a frozen treat… so I said I would make one for her. I am pleased to present

Anklets are (finally) finished!

After two months + one day, I have finally finished the Baby Fern-Rib Anklets aka Anklets for Meeeee! (Click photo to see it larger) I’m really happy with the way they turned out, and I did manage to get both anklets out of one ball of Patons Stretch Socks. I did end up making the

Something for the hands, something for the feet. Both using sock yarn.

Well, I have a whopping TWO finished objects to share today. First up, the third Fla-Vor-Ice Cozy, which I will keep for my very own self. (Click the photo to see a close-up of the stitch pattern.) Yarn: Patons Stretch Socks, Plum (left over from my SOS 08 Summer Socks) Needles: US 2.5 Addi Turbo,

Second of the Fla-Vor-Ice Cozies

My friend Diane was due to return to the office from her business trip today, so I figured I’d better have her Fla-Vor-Ice cozy ready for her… So I started it around 9 PM last night, worked on it for about 30 minutes or so, then finished it in another 45 minutes or so this

Filling a major (ahem) knitting void: the Fla-Vor-Ice Cozy

So, this started out as a joke — but it has filled a very real (albeit insignificant in the grand scheme of things) need at the office. Yes, it’s a Fla-Vor-Ice Cozy. Of course, I think it’s absolutely hilarious, in my own warped sense of humor. Realistically, it may be more of a “had to