Friday, March 25, 2011

Love This Warm Little Number!

Thank you to my model, Jennie

Yarn:  Sport Weight, 535-700 yards (I used locally dyed yarn, 100% Superwash Merino, 535 yards)
Needles:  US size 7
Gauge:  Not Specified
Other Materials:  Tapestry needle
Price:  US $5.00

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Color Me Lucky


Photo Courtesy of StarstruckCat

Size:  S, M, L
Yarn:  Any sport weight 355-385 yards.  I used a local woman's hand dyed, 100% superwash merino, 355 yards
Needles:  US Size 0-3, size to get gauge
Gauge:  7 sts/inch in stockinette stitch
Other Materials:  Tapestry needle
Price: US $4,00

Friday, March 4, 2011

Lovin' the Lucky Socks

I absolutely love knitting socks.  Sometimes I forget how much I love knitting them.  Before last month, I hadn't knit a sock in over two years.  I picked up one or two that I've had on the needles for a while, but just didn't feel the love.

Part of me feels like it's the yarn.  And let me tell you--I absolutely love this yarn.  Unfortunately it is only available locally (although I'm trying to get her on etsy).  Part of it is the pattern.  I have always written my own patterns.  Sometimes they work out....sometimes they don't.  That's the thing I love about socks.  It's kind of hard to mess them up.  You could hate a pattern; but the socks are still wearable.  If the socks are not wearable for you, they may fit someone else.  And if you don't even like to wear hand knit socks, there is nothing more satisfying than finishing beautiful socks.

These aren't finished yet...but they will be soon.  I started them this evening and I don't think I'll be able to put them down until they are on my feet.

Pattern will be available soon!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Color Me Lucky

Here is a peek at the sock blanks for March's Sock Saturday at Starstruck Cat.  I'm pretty excited about it!  Maryann and I spent the day dying these blanks.  And we'll be showing them off at Mallow Run tonight.