A daily mini-series in which I give an updated review of some sock yarns I have used, having given the socks some wear. For first post and longer explanation, click here. Pattern link below is to my original review of the yarn when the socks were completed; yarn link goes to Ravelry. Socks: “Spey Valley” and … More Sock Yarn Longevity: KPPPM
A daily mini-series in which I give an updated review of some sock yarns I have used, having given the socks some wear. For first post and longer explanation, click here. Pattern link below is to my original review of the yarn when the socks were completed; yarn link goes to Ravelry. Patterns: “Denmark” and “Santa … More Sock Yarn Longevity: Merino-Cashmere-Nylon Blends
A daily mini-series in which I give an updated review of some sock yarns I have used, having given the socks some wear. For first post and longer explanation, click here. Pattern link below is to my original review of the yarn when the socks were completed; yarn link goes to Ravelry. Patterns: “Uinta Cabin” and … More Sock Yarn Longevity: Knitpicks Stroll
A daily mini-series in which I give an updated review of some sock yarns I have used, having given the socks some wear. For first post and longer explanation, click here. Pattern link below is to my original review of the yarn when the socks were completed; yarn link goes to Ravelry. Pattern: “Christmas in Tallinn” … More Sock Yarn Longevity: Sock-Ease (yes, Lion Brand)
A daily mini-series in which I give an updated review of some sock yarns I have used, having given the socks some wear. For first post and longer explanation, click here. Pattern link below is to my original review of the yarn when the socks were completed; yarn link goes to Ravelry. Socks: “New England” from Knitting … More Sock Yarn Longevity: Random Kraemer Base
Over the last several years, I’ve knit a lot of socks. Like, a lot of socks. Over 30 pairs since June 2010, and more before that. As I knit them, I blogged about them, and gave some opinions on the yarns I was using. (You can see most of these posts and socks if you look … More Sock Yarn Longevity: A Few Reviews – Socks that Rock
This has been a lovely review of knits gone by. I’ve enjoyed the brief daily post; it feels like a discipline, whether or not it’s useful for my character. It’s time to shift back to the present tense. Last time I was updating you on something current (aside from the tricolour bag), I had just … More Fuzzy Report
Happy Epiphany! Epiphany always feels to me as if it’s the actual last day of Christmas, since after all, it’s the day Jesus got his gifts. So I thought I’d share one more thing today. I already showed you the girls’ big Christmas present, when I finished the Phoebe dolls way back in October. N caught … More We Two Mice of Nunavut Are
The Twelfth Day of Christmas Knitting concludes this season with my first and favorite gift that I made this year. What with the new idea I had this year of applying actual forethought to my Christmas knitting, I had some strategic conversations in early October. One was with my mother, who had a suggestion for a … More And a Pair of Mittens for my Grammy
This, the penultimate, the Eleventh Day of Christmas Knitting, brings us down to the number two. Two is the number of feet most humans are born with, and also the number of children I have, and ergo squares to the total number of socks my mother knit my children for Christmas. Mum has began an … More Two Pairs of Kid Socks
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