Entries Tagged as ‘Knitting’

06/18/2009

Spring Forward, in Summer

Not the best pics, but here is the promised photos of the Spring Forward socks:

In use:

I was a little unsure how the pattern would work in self striping yarn, but I ended up liking these a lot.  I have visions of a pair for myself in a pale creamy yellow or a mossy green though, [...]

05/04/2009

Corrie gets her knitting mojo back!

Pictorial evidence of actual and real progress on the Christmas 2006 socks:

One down (almost) and the second is on it’s way.  I’m going to be doing an afterthought heel on these socks, which will definitely entail a visit to Lisa at  The Naked Sheep, for some help and reassurance.  Lisa and the shop are fantastic [...]

01/26/2008

#14 – Finish Christmas 2006 Socks

One of my Christmas gifts for 2006 was a promise of a pair of yummy hand knit socks for my Mum, two of my sisters, and my niece (who can be found at Slips of Prolixity) . Since this is including in my 101 in 1001 list, which began January of [...]

04/28/2007

Purchases:

I swore I would never knit another sock again, but then I went to the Knitter’s Frolic with Miss L of Knitting Up A Storm and fell madly in love with this bag:

which is the perfect size for holding a 100 gram ball of yarn, with a handy pocket in the front for [...]