There is new yarn in the store since my last post; some sock yarns and some felting yarns. Gorgeous, bright colors! They are double-dip kettle-dyed, which essentially means they were put through 2 dye baths. All of my new sock yarns so far are named after food. I wonder if I was hungry when I [...]
Tags: alpaca, cashmere, dyeing, hoarding, mistakes, moving, rant, socks, sweater, wool, yarn
They are complete! My friend had a baby shower this weekend, which provided ample knitting time. I finished my second sock while there and wore them home with my sandals. I love how they turned out! The design looks a little different when you take out the spacing between pattern repeats, but it’s still pretty.
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Yesterday was a very slow day at work, so I got quite a bit of knitting done between that and waiting for my MMA class to begin. In fact, I stayed up late turning the heel on my second sock because I wanted to get through to the straight part of the leg. Naturally, I [...]
Tags: cotton, dyeing, frog, handmade, heel, injury, lessons, mistakes, recycle, silk, socks, stash, thrift, UFO, wool, yarn
One sock down, one to go. I made significant modifications to the pattern, considering the gauge difference between yarn and pattern and the way my foot is shaped. I have pretty small feet, but my ankle and heel are fairly large. I took notes on the pattern changes, so I guess we’ll see if I [...]
Tags: angora, cashmere, Etsy, lace, lessons, pattern, rare yarn, recycle, socks, wool
This weekend, Wendy D. Johnson came to Charlotte and taught an awesome workshop on toe and heel techniques at one of the local yarn shops, Charlotte Yarn. I learned how to do the two things I have been really wanting to figure out; Judy’s Magic Cast On and a slip-stitch heel for toe-up socks.
I made [...]
Tags: celebrity, dyeing, heel, lessons, mystery, new knitters, pattern, socks, wool, yarn
I have two things to report on before I go off on a wild convention run this weekend. The first is that I successfully dyed four (FOUR!) batches of recycled yarn that I think will work great for socks. I used two different kinds of base yarns (two sweaters). The first is the one I [...]
Tags: angora, dyeing, FO, handmade, lessons, new, recycle, selfish, socks, wool, yarn
It’s fairly rare to discover a sweater that has the correct (in my opinion) fiber content and weight for sock yarn. Up until now, I have been of the opinion that sock yarn is the only yarn I am likely to buy new rather than recycle. I have been debating offering new skeins of hand-dyed [...]
Tags: angora, dyeing, Etsy, labels, lessons, mystery, recycle, socks, sweater, thrift, wool, yarn
…people know he’s not afraid of anything.
I’m on the second sock! I finished turning the heel Sunday night, and now it’s smooth sailing (except for when I forget to do the cables). I’m using the first sock as a pattern since I didn’t take notes. Yeah yeah, I know.
Yes, these are knee-high socks on [...]
Tags: DPNs, Firefly, Jayne, lessons, needles, new knitters, socks, wool
Okay okay okay, I KNOW I still have to cast off, but the first sock is essentially done. Just a little more ribbing on the turn, then a CO. I’m debating making an I-cord with pompoms for the top to make it even more Jayne-y.
I never realized how incredibly warm handknit wool socks could be. [...]
Well, it’s happened again. I have been overenthusiastic about my sock-knitting, and I have inured a tendon in my hand. Seeing as I went through almost this same injury about a month ago, I really should have learned better by now. The fact that my hands were feeling puffy and swollen in the mornings after [...]
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