Wonderful surprises

Yesterday I posted that I thought my sock blockers were waiting for me at the post office. Today I went to pick them up.
Hefted the package and thought, "man, these are really heavy!" The postperson agreed.
Walked out to the car where my sister, Chaachi and dogboy, Spencer were waiting. I wanted [...]

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New sock, and a party

I know some of you probably aren’t really interested in my party pics, so to appease the knitting people (because this is a knitting blog – sheesh!) I will post the sock photo first.
I really wanted to be able to show off my new sock blockers, but alas, they have to be picked up at [...]

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Starting the week out nicely

I finished one brown sock last night and started the 2nd. Here is the finished one:

It fits very nicely. The heel could be deeper, not because it doesn’t fit, but I think I will start plain rows in the heel before doing the short-row heel, just for a better look.
I have [...]

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Nupps and socks

Nupps!
Nupps are kind of a pain in the behind. Nupps are a knitted bobble and there are a fair number of bobbles in the Swallowtail Shawl that I mentioned in the previous post.
But I have found a way to deal with them. If you are knitting this shawl and need some [...]

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Tried to finish

I really tried to get myself to finish my mother’s vest (promised for last Christmas). I managed to knit up to the 2nd armhole, but then I used the excuse of having to wind more yarn to quit.
I hate this recycled sari silk yarn. It is rude to work with – feels greasy [...]

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Waiting For The Verdict

I finished one of the welt fantastic socks (sensational knitted socks) a few days ago. Now I need to get together with Andrea to see if it fits.

I am thinking I need to invest in those sock blockers so I can photo these easier.

Upclose detail

Down the front of the foot. I chose not [...]

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