Posted in Completed 2007, Completed 2008, Knitting, Stash on Mar 31st, 2009 No Comments »
We are on Spring Break in Fla.
Today is rainy, so we drove to Destin and while they went to a surf shop I returned to Unwind, a super small shop. In spite of the very limited selection of yarn and extremely limited selection of sock yarn (other than Tofusties), I was able to find two [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Knitting, Socks on Jan 26th, 2009 4 Comments »
Done!
But, look:
There are a few short spots in the yarn (Cherry Tree Hill - Twilight), which were undyed!
My optimistic hope is that when I wash them the dye will run the teensy tiniest bit & color these few stitches of white. As “someone” would say…that is overly excessively excessive.
Or I will have to remember to [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Knitting, Socks on Jun 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Finished in 19 days! Compared with for-ever for his Lana Grossa Meilenweit socks. But, these are ankle socks, not crew.
For the Lana Grossa socks I used Cat Borhi’s Simple Sock in three sizes; these are the Harlot’s Basic Recipe. I love love love turning heels with the Harlot’s plan: knit half of the stitches and [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet, Food, Knitting on Jun 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
The bath mat from One Skein Wonder (maybe that is the book - it is the stitch pattern of dc v’s) is a little too open for me. So I held two strands (one Lion Kitchen Cotton & one Elmore-Pisgah) together & tried a Boye K hook. Arg. Frogged. (How did I crochet with Boye [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet on May 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
I had to know how many dishcloths one cone of Lion Brand kitchen cotton yields, so I crocheted some & found it is 10, which is by no means scientific or a standard measurement, quelle surprise.
Some are great, like the Blossom Stitch & Sweet Violet pattern by Toni.
Some are just awful, like this one, which [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet, Fun, Knitting, Socks on Apr 27th, 2008 No Comments »
600 stitches + Clover G hook + Kitchen Cotton = 9″ dishcloth.
Lion Brand Kitchen Cotton, $7.19/755 yards
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64 stitches on 00 needles x 10 rows (shortie sock cuff) = 640 stitches
Fabulous hand dyed sock yarn $25/460 yards
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Vodka + =
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Simple dishcloths can be crocheted in a dimly lit room while watching the”Desperate Housewives” (dvr’d…how [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Knitting, Socks on Apr 25th, 2008 No Comments »
Pony needles that is. Valentina socks? Done! Thus, freeing the Pony needles for my newly acquired sock yarn.
I took pics of the Valentina socks with the “big camera”, Nikon D40, but I can’t post them b/c they do not automagically shrink like the pics taken with my little love, the Canon Power Shot SD630. (yes, [...]
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet on Apr 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
While on the pattern tab at Ravelry I clicked Home (as in for the home) & this virtually popped off of the hook! I just picked up what was nearby (read…piled around the bedroom sofa), so it is not exactly as attractive as it is useful.
Click for pattern.
Posted in Completed 2008, Crochet on Apr 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Ravelry hooked me up with Tea’s Sweet Violet Dishcloth, which I made in no time with what I had upstairs: a Clover H hook & bits of yellow and bright pink Lily cotton.
Initially I worked it with a Clover J, but the fabric it yielded was too open, so I frogged it & reworked it [...]
