Tag Archive | "socks"

Absinthe anyone?

March 26, 2009 1 comment

About two weeks ago, I wanted to go to knit night, but had nothing to knit.  How lucky I was that the Spring Knitty came out that day.  After taking a look through, I decided to cast on for the Absinthe sock pattern.  I knew that I had the perfect color yarn for the pattern.  [...]

Birch Leaves

March 16, 2009 1 comment

For previous readers of this blog, it should come as no suprise when I say that I’m a huge fan of Nancy Bush sock patterns.  A quick scan through my previous socks, and I’ve knit at least 7 pairs of socks from Nancy Bush patterns, mostly from her books Knitting Vintage Socks and Knitting on [...]

Leyburns on the Mountain

March 8, 2009 No comments yet

I’ve finished both of the Fire on the Mountain Leyburns, and I’m really pleased with the way they turned out. Since I’m not a fan of a short-row heel, I worked a toe-up heel flap.  I used eye of partridge as the pattern on the flap to emphasize the color variations in the yarn, as [...]

Leyburns

January 31, 2009 2 comments

I haven’t really been knitting much since the start of 2009.  I just haven’t seemed to find the inspiration to work on anything.  So, knowing that this knitting funk could ruin my annual yardage knit average, I decided to join a knitalong, and let someone else tell me what to knit.  I decided to join [...]

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 [...]


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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