One of the great things about knitting is that you can customize or modify a pattern – even your own – in whatever way you choose. Of course, that opportunity does occasionally backfire, but that just means you have learned something. Again. Here’s an example of a modification that seems to have worked out just the way I planned it. … Continue Reading Sock mods
Continue reading →Things have been happening here, although you certainly couldn’t tell from the lack of blog posts. So just to make sure you know that I’m still around, here’s a quick update. I finished the Windowpane Check Rib socks, but have not yet sent them off to their new home. First, I hung onto them until I could snap a couple… Continue Reading Brief sock update
Continue reading →And now, back to our regular programming! I have gotten a fair bit of knitting done since the last knitting post, so I’m trying to catch up here. I did finish Keith’s Cable Cardigan, but since I haven’t been able to corral him yet for a picture, I’ll save the details until I can. Here’s the first half of a… Continue Reading Actual knitting content
Continue reading →I got to thinking the other day about how certain socks (or other knitted items) carry strong memories. One pair in particular got that ball rolling for me. I had been on a knitting hiatus for a few years, but was shopping for wool socks for a backpacking/mountain climbing trip – I don’t recall now whether it was the 1999… Continue Reading Old socks and memories
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