I have finished another pair of socks! My Noro Kueryon Sock RPMs came off the needles today (yeah!), it is however, far to warm to put them on my feet – but they look great on the sock blockers. I still have between 1/4 and 1/3 of the ball left. Overall I was really pleased … More Sox and Pats
My week is almost over, and I’m actually a bit disappointed. I rather liked having cooking, cleaning, and laundry as my serious objectives (I’m dreading having to go back to my thesis…) On the fiber front, this week was really quite productive. I finished all of the Barber Pole Blues, and the Purple Haze, I … More Just Keep Spinning
I’ve finished spinning and plying the purple! Specs: 2ply laceweigh-c.30 wpi approx. 300yds (yeah, figured out how to work the niddy noddy) merino I bet the zoom in really close feature is turned off… I’ll have to check that next time… I’m now trying to figure out if I can get a shawl out of … More 300 yards
Look! Look! Look! Look! It’s so fine, the camera won’t focus!! I made lace – not like before where my singles were lace (like this): Lovely, but infuriatingly fingering weight when plied. But really real lace, lace where when I ply it it will absolutely be lace, not light fingering, but lace lace!! YEAH!!!! I … More Oh. My. Gosh. SQUEE!!
I can proudly report that: most of the laundry is done (I’m down to the last duvet and whatever has accumulated in the last day and a half). The pie met with mixed reviews, A. for whom it was gluten free really liked it, Dad also claimed to like it, and the rest of us … More Approximately
Honestly, I think I’ve said ‘and then’ 5 billion times today! My mom is at a conference this week, in Quebec city so I’m mom for the week. So far today I’ve: *done most of a room full of laundry (and by room full I mean, an actual room filled with laundry, I think I … More And then … and then …
Yesterday I woke up with an idea for a pair of socks, I spent most of the rest of the day… writing a sock pattern, swatching (*gasp* yes I swatched and even washed and blocked the swatch), and working on test knitting. The plan is to publish it in some format, either try submitting it … More Socks ate my brain…
I’ve finished the first of my rpm socks. Pattern: rpm Yarn: Noro Kureyon Sock (colour 188) Needles: 2.25mm Size: 63 sts Notes: I really like the pattern, but somehow I keep screwing part of it up… whatever, it looks fine. I was a little worried that I was making them too big, but if anything … More RPM and WPI
Finished – My Such a Slytherin socks are now done! They fit great, despite the need to make various alterations because I am gauge challenged. The specs are all in the other post. I still have a goodly amount of the sage leftover (that is from the leftover of three skeins I made a pair … More Ssssweet
I post because I can…. First Such a Slytherin Sock. Pattern by: Lykkefante (blog Lykke og Løkker) Source: Ravelry Download Yarn: Main colour – Louet Gem‘s Sage, Contrast Colour – Rowan Soft 4ply 387. First sock completed: yesterday. Notes: ribbing on 2.25, leg on 2.5, heel and foot on 2.25 (knit on 2.5 and frogged). … More One Sock Down
The Chronicles of Lady Octavia 