All of the ends have finally been tamed! I really love how these turned out. The fun stripes make all the effort worth it. I already have a pair of xmas shorties that use some of the same yarn, but these make me extra happy because they finished off some scraps that I couldn't bear... Continue Reading →
These went incredibly quickly! I have finished all of the knitting. I decided not to do the whole toe in red, and instead just did a stripe. I think it still looks good without overwhelming anything. Now I just need to graft the toes and then weave in the very large number of ends. Hopefully... Continue Reading →
Here's my latest progress on my scrappy holiday shorties. These have been my go-to knitting for a couple days. Now I am already most of the way through the foot. In fact I am almost out of the mini skein remnants that I set aside for this project. I was originally planning to use more... Continue Reading →
I managed to get these off the needles just in time for a November finish! Part of me wishes I had taken the time to alternate the blue yarn with the variegated for the foot, but I am still happy with this result. I am definitely glad to use that Knit Picks yarn for the... Continue Reading →
I'm back and I finished my move! Or, well, at least the movers came and moved all our furniture. There's still some odds and ends left at the old house, and a lot of cleaning left to do. But I am at least partially set up in my new office/craft room and can hopefully get... Continue Reading →
It has been a couple weeks since the last time I showed my progress on these. I don't feel like I've been working very hard on them, but they have doubled in length since last time. The difference in pace is because I have been working on them at home a little bit, instead of... Continue Reading →
I was hoping to post more often but real life is still interfering. My shortie socks are growing slowly but surely. It is a little frustrating that they are going so slow, but I really do enjoy having a steady, simple project that I can grab at work once a week. At some point when... Continue Reading →
You can tell that I've been spending most of my time with my sweater lately. The only time I have really worked on these socks has been during my in-office days at work. The problem with that is that I am usually extra busy on those days since I am only in the building once... Continue Reading →
I managed to finish the second heel! Maybe even more importantly, I also wove in all of the ends from the cuff. I like to try to weave in ends as I go because it is way less of a mental hurdle than having to do all of them at once. The ends from the... Continue Reading →
Well the second heel is not exactly going quickly, but it is going! I'm not quite halfway through it at this point. As usual, my progress would likely be faster if I would just turn my work and purl the wrong side like a normal person. Instead, I like to use sock heels as an... Continue Reading →
The first heel is done but I haven't started the second yet. My weekend was busy with other things so my progress stalled a little, but I'm back on track now. I'm really happy with the way the colors I chose are playing together. Hopefully I'll get the second heel done quickly so I can... Continue Reading →
I finished the cuff and the "leg", such as it is, for this pair of shorties. The green is the souvenir yarn from my Seattle trip. It will come back for the foot, but in the meantime I'll add in a new color and start on the heels. Shorties are so great for when you... Continue Reading →
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