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5 Things Never to Compromise with Your Knitting
Every knitter approaches their projects differently – some strictly follow “The Rules” (whatever those might be), while others are more freeform and laissez-faire. I fall somewhere in the middle – and no matter where you are in that spectrum, there are some things we all have in common. Some things (5, in fact) that we [...]
View PostYarn Giveaway – Free Unused Yarn to Good Home
Here’s another way to destash yarn – just give it away! Rehoming yarn never felt so good.
View PostIt’s Good For You, Really
Oh my god. I have a confession to make. I’m addicted to… black sesame. There, I said it. The addiction began with an after-dinner dessert of black sesame ice cream at a Japanese restaurant. From there, I’ve had it in mochi, mochi cream, and cream puffs. You wouldn’t think it would work in a dessert, [...]
View PostHelping Eradicate AIDS…One Pair of Socks at a Time
I went to visit Toni at the salon today to have him try on the sock (and to get my hair did, of course). And…it fit! So yay, not having to rip out a hojillion rows of fair isle/intarsia! (Did I mention this sock contains both? It contains both.) So now I need to get [...]
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Whatever Floats Your Boat….
As I mentioned last time, if you’re working on a pair of man-socks, and colorwork is involved…you might want to not have so many floats. Well, I frogged the whole thing down to the blue toe (while listening to the Too Much Film School podcast – good nerdy entertainments for taking your mind off of, [...]
View PostJudy’s Magic Cast On in Action
So I cast on Toni’s socks, and given how much I liked Judy’s Magic Cast On, of course that’s the one I’m using. Still love it! I like how the socks are coming so far, especially now that I’m getting into the fun colorwork portion. I worked out this chart a few weeks ago, so [...]
View PostSt. Charles Hat Knitting Pattern
Complete the look with this sophisticated and earthy cabled hat! This design was inspired by a close friend from New Orleans. He wanted a hat that would keep his head warm AND get him the ladies. I love anything with dual duty, so I was more than happy to oblige. The leather band provides a [...]
View Post5 Toe Up Cast Ons for Socks (And I’ll Tell You Which is My Favorite!)
So yesterday a few weeks ago, I asked for help with designing a pair of socks. It’s just something I hadn’t gotten around to until now. So naturally, when my friend/ hairdresser Anthoni asked me to design him a pair of badass socks, I said “SURE! THIS I CAN TOTALLY DO.” With a bit more [...]
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