Knitting

I was prowling the SWTC website, and they have a whole bunch of interesting looking yarns coming out besides the Tofutsies.  These ones caught my eye: * Craft, 35% milk Fiber, 65% organic cotton, 5.5 sts/in on US 6 needles (4mm) * Rock, 40% soysilk, 30% wool, 30% hemp, 5

For Susan at Myer's House, I have this picture: It's the Tofutsies yarn (wool, cotton, soy silk and chitin from crab and shrimp shells), with the Elfine Socks pattern (PDF).  The yarn label says: Chitin is fiber from shrimp and crab shells!  It's naturally

Couldn't resist it, I grabbed a ball of Tofutsies, the wool/cotton/soy silk/chitin yarn.  It looks thinner than some sock yarns, feels softer than wool/cotton blends, and colour 728 (also knows as three feet short) is very similar to the Wild Thing roving I got

While loving the many wonderful wool sock yarns out there, I'm wondering if there's anything I could wear in spring/autumn when it's not well below freezing outside.  I still don't really like the wool cotton blends, but what about merino/tencel,

My sock needle has died, it is an ex-needle.  Back in May 2005 I bought an Addi size 1 needle for Magic Loop socks, and loved it.  It made 12 pairs of socks and a nose warmer, but the plating wore off and the needles bent every time I used

An almost finished pair of socks.  I used the Rolling Thunder pattern from Knitty, but skipped the beading, and Lizardman yarn.  The hem is by far my favourite part of the sock, all tidy and squishy soft, feels wonderful on.  The pattern used a grafted toe, which I'm

The Christmas knitting is finished!  The last couple of finished objects for 2006 were socks for Rox and a nose warmer for Martha.  Got the pattern for the nose warmer from Any Singer's Knit Wit, it's just a short-row sock heel.  I skipped the tassel and

Knitting morning is tomorrow at Brentwood Borders cafe, 10-12, second Saturday of every month.  If you're in St Louis (and you're female), drop by! Winter Knitty is up, with some very cute patterns.  I liked: * Norberta, a dragon. * Sheldon the turtle with a cute detachable shell,

(Rox, you might want to avert your eyes, this is your Christmas present.) I'm not the Yarn Harlot, I can't knit a sock a day.  But for starting late Saturday night and having a day job to do, this one's going pretty well.  It&