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Finished Sockapalooza Sock – Spring Blossom

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Aug 082007

Finished Sockapalooza Sock - Spring Blossom

Originally posted at Which-Crafts Sockapalooza Spring Blossom Sock Started: July 13th, 2007, Finished: August 8th, 2007 Pattern: My Own Eclectic combo – Magic Cast-On, Misocrafty/Wendy Short Row Heel, My own Slipstitch leg, 1×1 ribbing, 2 row cast-off Yarn: Koigu 2 colors a green a brown blend, and a pink and green blend Needles: Sizes 0,1 and 2 to handle leg increases Addi Turbo, and KnitPicks circs Dimensions: To fit a 10.5″ foot with a 10″ width and a wide ankle Outside of the size these were easy to knit, although there was quite a bit of trial and error as [...]

Going a little bonkers lately

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Aug 082007

Originally posted at Which-Crafts Well as usual I’ve said yes to way more things than I really have time for.Â And of course many of the things I have said yes to are all crashing onto my calendar in a fairly short space of time. Of Course many of the things I have said yes to were things I *really* wanted to do, and many of the things I said yes to were for other folks. BLah Blah BLahÂ Whine Whine Whine. But it does keep me busy, and I like to be busy.Â Although sometimes —- sleep is good [...]

aaaaaalmost there . . . .

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Jul 302007

I wish I could tell you the glorious tale of how I reclaimed my Knitting Mojo and have sailed through this pair of socks. I won’t tell you the tale of woe either – whinging isn’t pretty. Suffice it to say – they are kind of plain but almost done. I am knitting the leg portion in a nice slip knit pattern that I made up by mistake and stuck with. It is making a nice cushy top almost like some athletic socks. I wanted to do something a little fancier, but with time running short I opted for speed [...]

Shhhhh . . . were hunting knitting . . .

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Jul 162007

The first succesful sock toes I have knit in over 3 months!! These are for my Sockapalooza pal – and have to be done superquick – so the foot is going to be knit plain and I’ll let the colors do all the work. Heels will be pink. Depending on how fast I get the feet done, I may have time to slow down and do some sort of pattern for the leg – I’ll see when I get there. Its a little hard to tell in the picture but the toes are pretty pink with a little green, and [...]

Shhhhh . . . were hunting knitting . . .

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Jul 162007

Originally posted at Which-Crafts The first succesful sock toes I have knit in over 3 months!! These are for my Sockapalooza pal – and have to be done superquick – so the foot is going to be knit plain and I’ll let the colors do all the work. Heels will be pink. Depending on how fast I get the feet done, I may have time to slow down and do some sort of pattern for the leg – I’ll see when I get there. Its a little hard to tell in the picture but the toes are pretty pink with [...]