Knitting through Nancy Bush’s Folk Socks: WIPs and UFOs
August is not yet over, or even that close to being over, but the August socks are done and done. Blocked and dried and fit and happy. Yarn review: Wildfoote by Brown Sheep (Red) is one of those oldie-but-goodie yarns, that has been around as long as any of my sock books can remember, before … More Anglosocks
At midnight on Sunday night/Monday morning, Jared & I had been on the road for 15 out of the previous 30 hours. Here’s how that happened. Saturday, I got off work at 5 p.m. We ate dinner and got on the road around 6, heading south. After a near-disastrous stop at Sheetz, involving a very … More Wild Ride
August socks are ripping along with speed and facility: I like guessing games, and I have a little guessing game for you this morning. At the beginning of this socky project, I had Jared flip through Folk Socks and pick out any pairs of socks that he wanted to be his. Somewhere along the line, … More How well do *you* know my husband?
Who knew, that after a month so disgustingly hot that the only people outside of their own free will were automatically inducted into the Maryland chapter of the Brotherhood of Masochists, that the last two days of said month would be so relatively cool and beautiful that a photo shoot of knee-high double-thickness socks would … More Is it winter somewhere I can go?
I had an odd feeling the other day… a feeling that I wasn’t doing much knitting. It took about five minutes of reflection to realize that was bogus; I am as steeped in a mess of wool as ever. I’ve just been so busy with it that I haven’t had time to blog about it … More Random Friday
I am pleased to report an example of the fact that, if you work on something, it will actually get done. I am pleased with the contrasting heel and toe decision, and was surprisingly entranced by the salt-and-pepper bits on the sole and toe. For some reason, I thought they would be annoying the way … More Vulnerable to Threat
I am happy to report that Hanna got to go back to her family on Saturday. They are happy to have her home, and I’m sure she is doesn’t mind having familiar surroundings back again. Her last official act as TempCat to a KnitBlogger was to provide, um… scale. She didn’t seem to mind. This … More Pets
Apparently, this is my 200th post since I started blogging about knitting over a year ago. I’ve really enjoyed doing all of this knitterly blathering, so I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it. (I hope, for your sake, that if you don’t like it, you’ve found something better to do with your time by now.) But … More New Day, New Deal
I realized today that it’s halfway through the month of July, and you’ve gotten nary a glance of Norway in July, the July socks in my odd little self-imposed sock club. They are off to a good start! I am pleased with how the combination of colors looks, and the size seems like it’s going … More Nary a Glance
Thanks everyone for your kind comments yesterday. I’ll just leave it at that. It’s hard to stick on your sadnesses when it’s the first day of July, the sky is blue and clear, and it’s 74 degrees outside (that’s degrees F; it’s 23 degrees C if there’s anyone reading this with their heads outside their … More Norway in July
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