Archive for the 'Knitting' Category



Serendipity sock toe, 2nd attempt and still not right

Published on October 31, 2007

This is getting really, really boring. I’ve started these damn socks twice now, and they’re coming off the needles again. Last time, I was so happy with the feel and color of the yarn, I just kept zipping along, happy as a clam in warm mud. When I finally came up for air, I realized that I […]


Serendipity colorway

Published on October 28, 2007

I’m certainly glad I took this picture when I did, when the little “sockie toes” looked so cute.  And with a bit of imagination here, you can envision real full-grown adult sized socks.  I was working along so nicely, and admiring the colors often, and how the teal and the brown looked so compatible near each […]


She looks up and says, “Anything else?”

Published on October 27, 2007

Had a lovely post planned.  Thought about it all day yesterday.  I got temporarily annoyed at the Central Park Hoodie – not it’s fault, clearly mine.  I didn’t pick up enough stitches for the button band, knitted maybe 6 rows of 250+ stitches in rib before I realized that it just wouldn’t do, and there […]