Tag Archives: Socks

Little Socks

Back at the end of June I mentioned that I was going to knit myself a pair of Turkish Bed Socks, partly because I wanted to try the new and interesting construction. (Sorry for the bad picture. The camera had … Continue reading

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Travelling Light

Tomorrow we head off to Montreal for three days. (Don’t worry, the house won’t be unattended.) We are going for a friend’s wedding, but the long train trip and lots of unscheduled time means (potentially) lots of time for stitching … Continue reading

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Hands and Feet

I’ve been knitting for hands and feet lately. The other week I finished a pair of leggings for a little girl (no pictures, sadly), as well as these gloves: The pattern is Green Thumb by Diana Foss (available from Ravelry … Continue reading

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Sock Madness – Round 3

First off, I’d like to say thank you for all the kind words and good wishes yesterday. I consider our family extremely lucky, especially since the person affected is back to normal and back to work already. Thank goodness for … Continue reading

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Sock Madness – Round 1

The socks are done!! I cast on the evening of March 6th, and finished up the Kitchener stitch on the second toe at about 7:30 this morning. The pattern is Sockdolager, and will eventually be available for free on Ravelry. … Continue reading

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The Madness

March marks the beginning of Sock Madness. You know for a sock knitter like me this is only a good thing. 😉 The whole point, essentially, is to knit seven pairs of socks as quickly after the pattern is released … Continue reading

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Salto Socks

Finally, another pair of socks for me! These are the Salto Socks I started back in my vacation in November. I finally finished them up last Thursday. Wow, that took a long time! They are a little longer than I … Continue reading

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