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Gentleman’s Half Hose in Ringwood Pattern

December 16, 2008 No comments yet

It’s another project from the backlog! I started this pair of socks back in March, when I needed a new project because I was taking a cross-country plane flight.  I took that flight to get to Oregon for a job interview.  I got that job, and finished this pair of socks on the drive from [...]

Evening Stockings for a Young Lady

November 28, 2008 No comments yet

This is the start of catching up on my backlog of finished projects. Jim is behind this pair of socks, both the pattern and the yarn. One night, while I was searching for something new to knit, Jim told me to ”go get that book I got you”.  He was referring to Nancy Bush’s Knitting Vintage Socks.  I [...]

Ringwood Socks

March 28, 2008 1 comment

Things around here have been crazy for the last month, and I think it will only continue.  Most days I barely feel as if there is time to knit, let alone blog about it. I’ve currently got Nancy Bush’s Gentleman’s Half Hose in Ringwood Pattern [Ravelry Link] from Knitting Vintage Socks on the needles.  I’m [...]

Little Child’s Socks

February 11, 2008 8 comments

I’ve finished the Little Child’s Socks.  Overall, I’m pleased with this sock pattern, and made very few modifications to it.  Most of the modifications that I did make were due to my fear of running out of yarn.  The pattern called for two skeins of Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock which is 430 yards of yarn.  [...]

Yarn and socks

February 3, 2008 No comments yet

I did find another yarn in the stash that is appropriate for knitting the Little Child’s Sock.  It’s some Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Merino in Golden (a yellow-orange) that I picked up during a destashing this past summer.  As you can see in the photo, it does appear to have been knit and unraveled before [...]


On the Needles

Pattern: Self-Designed Colorwork Socks
Needles: US1.5 (2.5mm)
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Supersock Solids
Colors: Lime and Mulberry

Pattern: Alphablocks (Self-Designed Baby Blanket)
Needles: US4 (3.5mm)
Yarn: Knitpicks Swish DK
Color: Tidepool Heather

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