Archive for September, 2005

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Posted in blogging on Sep 30th, 2005

I broke down and grafted the toes of my Basketcase socks, not the best looking grafting, but it’s done.

patterns are up

Posted in blogging on Sep 30th, 2005

The patterns for the SocknittersSAM are up! WooHoo . . . stash diving time has arrived!

I will be doing the Beginner socks for sure, my daughter will love them. I don’t know if I will do one of each or just decide on one of the patterns and knit a matching pair.

I will try and do the Intermediate socks if I have time. I have never done a toe up sock and it would be good to learn.

The Advanced socks are actually ones I suggested to the mods, but they had already been looking at it for this SAM. I will try these for sure.

The Colorworks socks (the HP socks in the free patterns section) . . . holey cow! . . . no way am I ready for these . . . VERY cool, but I am so not ready.

For the Inspiration Socks I think I will do a pair of Halloween socks for each of my kids using the Beginner pattern . . . maybe I will end up makeing all three pairs of the beginner socks, one for the BeginnerSAM and the other two for the InspirationSAM.

It’s here. . . it’s here!

Posted in blogging on Sep 29th, 2005

My yarn arrived today!!

18 beautiful skeins of KnitPicks WOA in Asparagus, I will be doing some swatching tonight! There is also 3 skeins each of the Merino Style in Pine and Fog . . . love them both . . . they will make some beautiful socks.

Oh, and I love the color cards they are actually small knitted samples of the yarns, Sock Garden, Sock Landscape and Sock Memories.

. . . and now for the Yarn Porn . . .

Basketcase

Posted in blogging on Sep 28th, 2005


I finished Basketcase, the interSAM sock for Aug/Sept, last night. Well, as finished as they are going to get until I go to Knit Night and someone there shows me how to do kitchener.

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Posted in blogging on Sep 28th, 2005

Yarn
The mail carrier
continues on down the street.
A tear wells and falls.

another book and more yarn

Posted in blogging on Sep 16th, 2005


After a disasterous customer service (or lack there of) experience at Weaving Works, I went to Acorn Street and found the new Nancy Bush book, Knitting Vintage Socks, I bought it and 3 skeins of Falk that were on the clearance shelves.

Yarn Order

Posted in blogging on Sep 16th, 2005

Since my color cards came in from KnitPicks yesterday I ordered my yarn for Samus. I decided to go with the Wool of the Andies in Asparagus instead of Hyacinth. I think the cables will pop better in the green than in the very dark purple, although I love the dark purple I am afraid the cables would blend into the background.

I also ordered 2 more color cards and some Merino Style in Fog and Pine . . . well . . . I was placing an order anyway.

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