New socks, new socks! I really had hoped to have these done in time for Pride Month, but hey – there’ll be another one next year. Yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4 ply in the “Rum Raisin” colourway, which I bought in Lake Tahoe in 2019. Pattern is… just a plain ol’ 64 stitch sock. I kind of wish I’d thought of knitting...
A long time ago I had the idea to design a trilogy of socks with twisted stitches, and to name them for cocktails. I knit the Boulevardier Socks in 2018, the Sapphire Martini socks in – well, I started them in 2018, knit an entire sock very much too small, got frustrated, started over again while I was unemployed in early 2020, and finished...
I’ve been going out for runs before work, because it’s been too hot in the afternoons. The other day I was all dressed and ready to go and… it was only 47 degrees out, so that was a nope. I’m going to need to come up with ways of keeping warm if I want to keep going out in the mornings! Since my hands...
The second pair of socks in the Twisted Trilogy is (finally) done! This one is knit over 72 stitches, because that’s how the pattern and my gauge worked out. I’d like to try to figure out how to fit it into 64, so I can offer the pattern in two sizes, but I’m not seeing a way to do that neatly. Ah well. Originally...
Bottom line up front: Because I know a number of people simply can’t use Ravelry anymore, I’m now also selling my patterns on Payhip. So, this thing with the Ravelry redesign. It sure is a mess, huh. From the early days of “Surprise! we redid the site! Don’t you love it? …wait, you don’t love it?” to flat-out dismissing people’s health issues, only allowing...
I have a collection of Cascade 220 leftovers, and thought that it would be a good idea to make a scrappy pair of Fleeps (convertible glove-mittens) with stranded colourwork for extra warmth. First I charted out a colour pattern and then I colour-coordinated the leftovers with the remaining yarn from my Acres Wild hat, which will be used as the lining for the cuff...
Meant to be worn either slouchy or as a beanie with the brim folded for double warmth over your ears, the Passing Days Hat is just perfect for crisp days! The colours of the yarn remind me of the woods in autumn, after most of the leaves have fallen and everything has turned to subtle dark shades. Check out the Passing Days Hat in...
I have just one last skein of the Unicorn Spit fibre to spin! 840 yards of finished (though unwashed) three-ply yarn and just over a hundred grams left to go. It’s really neat to see how the big stripes of colour in the fibre get so blended into the yarn, which is exactly the heathery desaturated colour that I was hoping for when I...
Friends, I cannot thank you enough. Another six copies of the Sneaux Zone pattern were sold in October, bringing the total sales up to 18. I added some of my own money to the sum, and together we donated ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS to the ALS Association. Here’s a snip of the donation receipt: Thank you, thank you, thank you – and I...
I sold twelve!! copies of the Sneaux Zone pattern in September, which is pretty awesome – that’s just about $60 that I’m going to send to the ALS Association. I’m thrilled… but I would like to send more! So I’m going to keep the fundraiser going for another month. All sales of the Sneaux Zone pattern through the end of October will be donated!...
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