Sensible Socks

 
You know, I love striped socks, so I made them, my way.  When I finished them, I don’t know, something just said embellish.  Socks are a somewhat limited canvas when it comes to post-knit adornment, but something, again, said flower and tassels.  Instead of the title Ostentatious Socks, I now deem them the Sensible Socks.  Hopefully, however, [...]

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From Russia, with Wool

 Russian animation can be a little creepy to look at, but there is a good moral here:  Be good to sheep, or they might take off with your face.

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Looong Socks

I don’t think that I will ever get used to knitting men’s socks, it seems like to took ages to complete.  Finally, though, my dad’s kilt hose are done.  Unfortunately, Mr. Yarn Bearer took the camera to work (again) so you’ll have to wait a few days for the “pair” pictures.  There is a photo [...]

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They have smaller brains

 
 This cracks me up.

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Not for the faint of heart

You know that I had completed Romantic Handknit’s An Affair to Remember back in August, I love that skirt and get compliments regularly as it enhances my curves.  Today, in Georgia, the weather is sunny and warm with a slight breeze, just right for my skirt and for getting out of the house.
Our outing landed [...]

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A tribute to men that think

Monday night, I sat on the couch with my knees bent and a skein of Baruffa Cashwool stretched around them, winding the skein by hand (because the Coast Guard doesn’t have knitting allotments for the purchase of yarn, needles, swifts, and ball winders).  For those of you who have not had the pleasure of knitting [...]

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Ostentatious Socks

Since completing Wee One’s socks, I started longing for some striped socks of my own.  Simple, yes.  Uncharacteristic of me, yes.  Sometimes, however, those quaint, modest projects can make one the happiest. 

I will not be using the Dobby’s Socks pattern, something about a short row heel annoys me, takes too damn long.  No, I believe I’m just [...]

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Boyfriend Socks sans Boyfriend

I don’t have a boyfriend, just a husband, and these aren’t for Mr. Yarn Bearer, they’re for my BIL.  Now that I’ve finished the Boyfriend Socks (from slippedstitch’s blog, here), I’m thinking I should have knit something more… robust, manly, or of the woodsman persuasion.  My BIL is of the lumberjack variety, literally, and can be [...]

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