Having introduced you to all my sock yarn, I let you in to a little, private cupboard of my life (specifically, the yarn cupboard). Now I’m going to take it to the next level and show you some of the socks I currently know, some I wish I knew better, and some I’m hoping, someday, [...]
Also tagged knittingIn an effort to shake off some blues I picked up somewhere, I decided to have a play with my stash. But I didn’t get any further than my sock stash. My sock yarns, let me show you them… Doesn’t look like that much, does it? And it nearly all fits in one box! (Except [...]
Also tagged knittingM and I have a combined washer/dryer. Some days, I love it to pieces. When it’s pouring rain outside and I need to do washing, I love being able to turn it on and walk away, knowing that in a few hours, I’ll have toasty-dry-fresh clean washing. I don’t use the dryer all that often, [...]
Also tagged knitting, shitPresenting: The Desert Monkeys. When I got this yarn from eBay, I surprised myself. I’m not really one for the orange-russet palate, and I don’t really like light blue with anything even vaguely warmish. And I’m not really into cashmere for socks, as decadent as it is (actually, that’s probably it: I’m probably discomfited by [...]
Also tagged Desert Monkeys, FO Report, knittingSo, the other night, I posted about the vibrant, glorious success of the Desert Monkey socks. Remember? Do you need a minute to go back and read that post, so we can all recall how happy I was with the whole thing? So I cast on the second sock. Had the toe completely worked, and [...]
Also tagged Desert Monkeys, knitting, shitThis is the best sock I’ve ever knitted. Nothing about them went wrong. The toe is smooth and snug, the pattern gorgeous, and the bind-off elastic and springy. They’re magnificent. I couldn’t take a picture of them on my feet that would do justice to how excellent these puppies are, so you get a rumpled, [...]
Also tagged Desert Monkeys, knittingThere are some really, really awesome socks out there, and I can’t understand why I don’t knit more of them. After all, socks are great: they’re useful and comfortable, and hand-knit socks keep my chilly feet far warmer than any of the cheapo cotton ones that currently line my drawer. There’s such a massive range [...]
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