Regrettable sock knitting
Not much to say about these socks, other than I could have used a better yarn, in a better colorway, and planned my knitting a little better. Oh, and the heels are very very pointy. I still have no clue as to why I bought that yarn in the first place. None. At least they [...]
Pictures, glorious pictures!
At least pictures going back to mid-2007 thus far. I have much more to do. And some pictures that appear to have not made the transfer, but most (at least until Jan 2006) seem to be alive and well. And I’ve been knitting! Possibly the ugliest socks I’ve made to date. The yarn is Lion [...]
Extremely pink felt
This is the garter stitch rectangle I had knit up in the prior post. The felt is formed. And it’s very pink. And extremely soft. Now I suppose because I really liked that yarn and I have to spin more. I know what’s it is destined to be; Lexi said as soon as she saw [...]
Why yes, I am doing things with yarn
Last winter I checked Spinning for Softness and Speed by Paula Simmons out from the Salem Library. (One thing I do have to say for our area, the libraries are knitter and spinner friendly places.) The yarn pictured was the result of reading said book and trying the techniques therein, I wasn’t really fond of [...]
Beaded yarn!
Merino! Beads! They go together so naturally, like ice-cream and rootbeer. Like anything crafty the more I practice making beaded yarn the more pleasurable the process becomes. I am particularly fond of the light green one, the glass on the beads is actually blue and the paint inside is bright pink. On the light blue [...]