Pattern: Vinnland socks by Becca Compton, smallest size
Yarn: A Piece of Vermont Superwash Merino/Bamboo/Nylon Sock, colour ‘Mermaid’, 72 g
Needles: 2 mm bamboo dpns
Modifications: Used my favourite toe-up toe
The yarn is what was left from my Jaywalkers and has been designated for this pattern for quite a while, the toe-up leaves seemed perfect for using up [...]
Posts Tagged ‘socks’
Armed with needles only
Posted in Finished 2009, tagged baby, socks on March 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Whole lotta love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged socks on November 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today I’m home with a cold. I have warm coffee and radio and outside the winter has covered the remnants of what is now over in snow. The ocean lies calm and the sky is light and the sun would have shown herself for the last time this year if the hazy clouds would have [...]
Socks for someone special
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged socks on September 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Pattern: Ironwork socks by Kelly Porpoglia, knit in size small
Yarn: Piece of Vermont handpainted Superwash sock Merino/Bamboo/Nylon, colour Darkness Falls
Needles: 2 mm bamboo
Beautiful pattern. Beautiful yarn. In hindsight maybe the sheen from the bamboo obscures the pattern a bit, it least it made the socks really hard to photograph. Go look at all the pretty [...]
Castonitis and the occasional dropped yarnover
Posted in Knitting, tagged lace, shawl, socks on August 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My knitting goes in phases. Two or three times a year I manage to complete the cycle, only to again throw myself head first into a new round. The start usually leaves my living room looking like above for a few days, a warning sign by itself.
During this phase all books, pattern files, stash [...]
Basic toe-up socks
Posted in Knitting, tagged patterns, socks on July 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I love toe-up socks for several reasons. They can be tried on as you knit, assuring the perfect fit. It is easier making adjustments as you go than in top-down socks, say if you want some extra width in the leg. And you can knit until you’re out of yarn, not worrying about running out [...]
Strange colour blue
Posted in Finished 2008, tagged socks on July 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We are still waiting for summer to reach these latitudes. We do have the midnight sun, the green grass and all that but we haven’t had any real warmth yet. It is still pretty though. Summer up here is not green, it is more like a blue-white marble, sort of like earth seen from space. [...]
No catchy title here
Posted in Knitting, tagged central park hoodie, socks on April 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m back from my trip long ago. One thing that never made it back after behaving weirdly for a long time though is my camera, which finally died on me and has now been replaced with a new one. I’m sticking to the Canon Ixus series, being very happy with them. And also was I [...]
Spring?
Posted in Finished 2008, tagged socks on March 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At these latitudes, seasons are more about changes in light than in temperatures. A crappy, rainy winter day will typically offer 4 degrees C. A crappy, rainy summer day may give you the chills with 8 degrees. Although these are the extremes they are more than real when you experience them. This is why handknits [...]
