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FO: Summer Limeade socks

Finished a pair of socks with the components I like. Toe up, 2x2 ribbing, lace panels from the 365 Knitting Stitches A Day perpetual calendar, eye of partridge heel flap, and a picot cast off. I extended the slip stitch pattern up beyond the heel flap so it covers the

Give me Colour or Give me Death!

I wouldn't normally do this, but I cast on 2 pairs of socks at once. My knitting of late has been a lot of neutral and dark colours and I desperately need something that will POP! Pair #1: Southwest Trading Company TOFUtsies in 805 (Toeing the Line) I&

FO: Handspun Clamber hat

Started a handspun hat on last Sunday and finished it on Thursday lunchtime at work. I used bamboo double point needles because Gotland wool on metal needles was far too slippery. The yarn has a big halo but the cables stand out well enough. Pattern: Clamber (Ravelry link) Yarn: Handspun

FO: Pyroclastic socks

Completed my Pyroclastic socks thanks to an hour's power outage at work. What else are you going to do when everything you need is on the computer? I love the colour of these socks, nothing outside is this green yet. Pattern: Pyroclastic from Knitty Yarn: Shelridge Farm Soft

FO: Blue Coronet Hat

Finished the Coronet hat I've been working on and wore it the same day Pattern: Coronet hat from Knitty Yarn: Imperial Stock Ranch 2 ply in Canyon Shadow Blue Needles: US8 circular, magic loop Duration: 31st January to 9th February 2010 Ravelry project: Blue Coronet The hat came

Knitfail

Utter loss of my knitting skills last week. Two projects started, two ripped out: Pyroclastic socks and the Ivy Vines cowl. My Pyroclastic sock is gone. I got through the cuff, heel, and started the arch shaping, then it all went wrong. I believe I followed the instructions for marker

Pyroclastic flow

When you're in the lobby of the karate school waiting for group class to start, you can't knit lace with charts, or anything big, so I started a sock with a hemmed top from Shelridge Farm Soft Touch Ultra in Green Apple. I got this yarn

Cowl'd over

I was warned about the addictiveness of knitting cowls, but it was too late because these are next in line: Alexstraza cowl (Ravelry pattern) This could be the perfect pattern for a skein of my handspun yarn. It's pink merino/bamboo 2ply, 198yds of mostly sportweight, and the

Eris is back

Way back in May 2008 I started knitting a cardigan. I worked on it from May to October, then shelved it. I couldn't figure out how the stitches at the bottom got cast off. I wanted to wear it, but I was stuck. This year I resolve to

FO: A Cunning Hat

If you want a knitter to make something for you, there's a few ways of getting what you want. One is to ask politely, saying please and thank you. Another is to offer money. A fantastic way to get a knitted thing is that breathless look of excitement

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