I always thought it was a bit silly when people learned to knit socks and promptly gave up knitting anything else. I’ve made a few pairs for other people over the past couple of years, but it wasn’t until I made a stripy pair for myself that the bug really bit. As soon as I’d [...]
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This was something of an exercise in nail biting – would it be possible to make a pair of socks from just 80 grams of yarn? The answer turned out to be yes – if you don’t mind them being short, and you’ve got a little bit of something else to use for the heels! [...]
These are the silk socks from Simply Knitting Issue 43. Yes, they’re still going! The first sock, now completed, has two mistakes in it. Well, okay, three if you count the fact that it’s at least two inches longer than my foot. The second sock… well. Let’s just say that this little heap of curly [...]
Yarn Overload!
Posted in inspiration, knitting on Aug 30th, 2008
This week I seem to be absolutely drowning in wool. Not that this is any kind of complaint, you understand! A friend of mine was having a clearout of her yarn stash, and kindly passed on a few goodies that she thought I might like. These are two sock yarns. The purple one is by [...]
Silk socks and a passionflower.
Posted in knitting on Jul 3rd, 2008
I have a confession to make. I am in love with my new socks. And they’re not even socks yet! I honestly thought I’d be bored by the monotony of knitting every single row, but the self-striping yarn is absolutely fascinating to watch. How wide will my stripes be? Which colour’s coming next? I also [...]
Get Knitted!
Posted in knitting on Jun 24th, 2008
I would like to take a moment to sing the praises of Get Knitted. I ordered some yarn and needles from them on Friday, and they’ve arrived today. (Tuesday.) Their postage rates were extremely reasonable, and they threw in a free pen and a sweetie! I ordered from Get knitted because they’re a UK supplier [...]