This is the finished sock I’ve been knitting on. I was almost done with it yesterday, then frogged back to the foot because the ribbing I was doing on the cuffs made the cuff pull in far too tight, and I knew from measuring it that it would slide down Andrea’s ankle.
Super awesome secret superheroes are coming to town!
No, not Santa Claus. It’s the awesome superheroes who grace the pages of my new (first ever) comic book, Handknit Heroes! It’s also the first graphic novel for knitters. Each issue features a knitting pattern and an awesome story, illustrated by a terrific comic book artist named Marc Olivent. Issue #1 has an excellent pattern […]
Sock-in-training
This is the first sock in a pair. It’s “promised knitting,” where you promise something to someone and eventually, you really ought to make good on your promises. In this case, it’s a sock I’m happy to knit. The woman receiving this pair of socks loves bright colors but for various reasons hasn’t been permitted […]
3 weeks without a yarn post?
Blue-faced Leicester, single spun at lace weight:
This isn’t handspun, but dyed by me for 2 swaps I’m in this month:
Both swap recipients have “autumn colors” in their “favorites” lists, so I went with some red-orange colors for them.
Life Lessons in Lace
I post a lot of lace progress and finished object pictures, but I don’t often post about what knitting means to me. Here are a few of the little things I’ve learned about life, as learned through lace knitting: Being too tense or too relaxed can make a difference in the moment, but ultimately, all […]