All Blog Posts Tagged 'socks' (61)

FO: Apron Project, plus progress update

I have been busily knitting all weekend. I got a lot done, but no knitting FOs to show for it. Sigh! Early yesterday I reminded myself that I had not done the embellishment on my apron for the Guild's Apron Project, so I started thinking about that and searching for ideas. Thank you Ravelry for having something I could use. My neighbor came over to help me organize my stash... I had containers of yarn and fiber everywhere - stacked especially in my bedroom, and I had no idea where anything was… Continue

Added by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on November 10, 2009 at 7:31am — 9 Comments

No FO, But Progress in Many Areas

Hello all, I have been busy knitting all week, and have made a lot of progress, but have no finished knitted items to show for it. I did however complete a dyeing project yesterday afternoon, and I want to tell you about it. When I did my first dyeing experiment (which I am learning it always will be), one of the ladies at our guild loved the way the locks took the gold color I had dyed. She asked if I would dye about 2 oz. of locks for her to use as hair on the needle felted projects she was w… Continue

Added by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on November 1, 2009 at 1:30pm — 17 Comments

What next? Socks!

I have almost finished the cardigan, sewing it up and then knitting the neck, then i'm done. Which is great because I'm sick of hot pink for the moment. I'm excited about making more progress on my dad's sweater, getting through the ribbing so it can be a reading project. I also plan to start my first pair of socks, for when I'm watching tv with my man in bed. Something that requires some focus, but allows me to still watch the movie. Over the years I have bought dozens of multi-colored acrylic… Continue

Added by Danielle Barratt on September 13, 2009 at 4:58pm — 1 Comment

Baby presents finished

Finished two baby afghans, one knit (the pattern is Bright Baby Sampler by Sandi Prosser in the book Easy Afghans for Knitters):

This one goes into the "baby present stash" for the next friend expecting a baby. and one crocheted, with a knitted star baby toy:

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Added by mae on September 6, 2009 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

#2 A - FREE PATTERN: VERY EASY TOE-UP SOCKS for BEGINNERS

BEGINNERS

If you get a chance to try this pattern, please let me know how it goes. My goal is to give an easy sock pattern to beginners, and to anyone who hasn't tried toe-up socks yet. When I was first beginning to knit socks, there didn't seem to be any patterns which gave lots of photos and details with lots of links to live-action demonstrations.… Continue

Added by Terry on September 5, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Obsessive Preperation

I have almost finished the seamless dress I am making for my niece. Almost done with sleeve 1, and then only sleeve 2 to go. I'm in love with the way the shaping developed and how it's looking. The few errors I've made are ok, they add character, plus I'm learning heaps. With the ridiculous amount of yarn i have in my stash and the massive queen size blanket i'm frogging, i have gone through all my prospective patterns and prepared many bags of projects. I'm only planning to do one at a time, b… Continue

Added by Danielle Barratt on August 31, 2009 at 8:29pm — 1 Comment

Gnomes and Fairies!

Here's my current now-active project (once a UFO), the Oregon Socks:

My little friend has been with me for years, and he wanted to help me display my Oregon socks. He became faded a few years ago, so I used paint to touch him up. You can see how grateful he is! These socks are… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on August 11, 2009 at 7:34pm — 20 Comments

Podcast Episode 107: Pool Party

Time for a (knitting) pool party! Kelley gives tips on working with multicolor yarn and talks with KP employees about the phenomenon known as "pooling."

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Added by Knit Picks Podcast on August 5, 2009 at 11:59am — 1 Comment

Homeward Bound

As you read this, we are on the road somewhere between Kimball, Nebraska, and Kimball Junction, where I-80 meets Hwy 224, which leads to Park City. In other words, we'll be home soon! What have we been doing since my last blog post? We left the KOA near Mishawaka, IN, and our DS the elder and DIL, but not before Rocky learned to play tetherball:

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Added by Peggy Stuart on August 4, 2009 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

self striped socks

I've been away from this page due to some technical problems and they aren't settled yet but I 've found a way around by signing in and going to my website page. In the mean time went to NC and made my self striped socks on the road! Continue

Added by Gizzie on August 2, 2009 at 11:31am — 2 Comments

Knitting Adventurer Visits Mt. Rushmore!

This is our second night in South Dakota, but we are now at the eastern side of the state. Our morning was spent at Mt. Rushmore, as you can see from this photo:

Of course, I took my knitting along. Here I am, so you know I was knitting there:

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Added by Peggy Stuart on July 22, 2009 at 6:32pm — 6 Comments

Yay For Pictures!!

I finally found the time to unload the pics from my camera and get them uploaded into a post for everyone...

First off is the finished pair of Spring Forward socks done in Sunshine Yarns' May Flowers colorway:

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Added by EdwardRad on July 13, 2009 at 10:03pm — 3 Comments

Socks from the toe up: Did I mention I really like this!

Oh, yes. I do really like this. Perhaps I have been doing socks for, oh, say, 17 years from the top down. And if I were to actually count how many pairs that would be, well, let us just say it would be quite a few pairs. I am enamored with the toe up method and process. What can I say? I am even doing them with two circular needles. I have not given up the double pointed needles nor have I given up on socks from the top down. I am just enjoying something different.… Continue

Added by Domestic Arts on July 6, 2009 at 8:00am — 7 Comments

Totally Mesmerizing Felici Socks

Well, it's not our new free pattern, but I'm going to try to pass these off as a summer of socks project:

I picked my 2 favorite colors of Felici (Tyrian Purple and Aquarium) and knit them… Continue

Added by Nina on June 4, 2009 at 9:10am — 11 Comments

I CAN KNIT! Well, a little!

I just got back from physical therapy, and the therapist says I can take off the splint and knit, but only for 30 min. at a time, and if it hurts at night, then I need to cut back. I'm going to take it easy, but I have started working on the first pattern row of my Nonna's Garden Shawl. When I get the first row done, I know the following rows will be easier, because I'll have the various blocks of color to tell me where to put the colors in the next row. After I finish work on the Nonna, I want… Continue

Added by Peggy Stuart on May 27, 2009 at 4:33pm — 21 Comments

More projects

I finished my Evergreen socks and added a picture of the completed pair to my sock projects album. The entrelac sweater is back to an entrelac section, I've finished the purple ripple pattern and started the red entrelac blocks. I also started two baby afghans - I need presents by the fall. One is crocheted in star point sections, the other is knit in strips of patterned blocks. Continue

Added by mae on May 23, 2009 at 6:36pm — 2 Comments

Handmade socks vs store bought

I rarely wear socks, especially in the summer here in Mississippi, because the heat and humidity sucks and I've liked running around barefoot ever since I can remember (and that's a long time). However, recently-since I started trying my hand at knitting my own socks, I like them better than store bought for one simple reason-that annoying seam where they sew the toe to the instep, it aggravates my toes like nothing I know. Other than that, I have nothing else against store bought, except most… Continue

Added by Julie Hicks on May 22, 2009 at 5:15am — 6 Comments

Almost done

I'm up to the first toe shaping on my mom's socks and I'm doing it the same as the heel-short row. Yes, I know that means I'll have all 64 stitches to graft off, but kitchener really isn't that bad-in fact it's downright fun once you get going. I know I'm going to have to look it up again before I start because I can never remember exactly how to get it started, but once started, it just goes along like clockwork and once you're done, the graft is at the same spot most commercial sock toes are s… Continue

Added by Julie Hicks on May 20, 2009 at 3:57am — 3 Comments

Baby socks for Alice

When I was home on maternity leave I got the idea for some socks for Alice that she could wea… Continue

Added by Melissa on May 14, 2009 at 1:29pm — 6 Comments

New here

I'm new to this community and to KnitPicks itself, although I've heard of it and browsed the site many times. I finally ordered some yarn and needles when my mother asked me to knit her a pair of socks and our LYS had already shut down and I had no other choice but to order yarn from somewhere. I decided on KnitPicks mainly for the reasonable prices on their sock yarn, but when my order came in and I felt it, I knew I'd probably order more of it. I ordered two balls of Glacial and two balls of T… Continue

Added by Julie Hicks on May 6, 2009 at 5:00am — 1 Comment