…and a lot of other stuff, too!
I’m just about done with the slipper sock. The cuff has about 15 rounds in it and I’m going to go until I’m just about out of yarn and see how many more that gets me. the cuff is loose and slouchy so it will be comfortable for sleeping or lounging around the house late…
I turned my first heel! I didn’t think doing short rows would be too hard to figure out because I’ve played with them a bit before. Here’s the front side showing: One thing I’m not happy about is that my short row shapings look big and bulky. Maybe they’re too loose. I don’t know. I…
So, the other night, the Yarn Harlot and I shared a laugh over the size of my elephant sock. Well, what if it’s just a big, roomy, slouchy, slipper sock? I’m torn between just plodding forward and ripping out and starting over. Socks in worsted weight seem silly to me anyway, but I do have…
Every Totally Obsessed Knitter has to do it once. There are some who, like the Deadheads, but with brightly colored socks in their Birks, have done it many times. Me? I was a virgin. But no more. I’ve been to see the Harlot! Stephanie Pearl-McPhee–The Yarn Harlot–appeared at the Borders in Annapolis last night. I…
Well, I’m finally doing it. I don’t know if it was the fact that I’m going to see the Yarn Harlot on Monday, or what, but I have been completely consumed with the idea of making socks. Yes, I know, I have a plethora of sock books on my shelf, but truth time–I’ve never actually…
So, several weeks ago, I got the book, Getting Started Knitting Socks, by Ann Budd. I’ve never made a sock in my life. And I’m curious. So I thought maybe this book would be a good starting point. I would love to know how it’s done. So far, the whole idea of it all is…