Trials and Tribulations with Quilting, Machine Embroidery, Sewing and Knitting
Posted in Knitting, miscellaneous, Sock Knitting on Jun 13th, 2011
I’ve been slowly making progress on my May sock – I’ve actually turned the heel and am now working on the foot (it was just too dark to take a photo). I think it was an error to choose this sock pattern. Although, it is easier than my March/April sock , it still requires a [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on May 26th, 2011
My May sock is coming together quite quickly (well compared to the March and April sock). The pattern is very easy to remember and as there is no purl stitches it moves along quite quickly.
Posted in Knitting on May 12th, 2011
I finished my scarf! The exclamation mark is well-deserved. I’ve been working on this scarf since July 2009! It’s a Jo Sharp pattern (Long Ridged Scarf) and I used Jo Sharp DK wool in Ink.
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on May 9th, 2011
I finished my March (and April) socks! Original mention here. I’m happy with how they’ve turned out. I like the fact that the toe decrease it a bit less than usual – I grafted 32 stitches when normally I do 16 stitches, which makes for pointy toes! I would, however, make the leg section a [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on May 5th, 2011
This is my March sock – first mentioned here – from the above image you can see that one sock is completely finished. With the second sock I’ve turned the heel and I’m decreasing down to the foot. I’ve really struggled with this pattern. In fact I kept having to fudge the pattern after row [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Jan 31st, 2011
I finished my January sock. Having a schedule worked well for me. It kept me focussed and I didn’t feel overwhelmed by the amount still to be done because I just had to finish the work set for today rather than the entire sock. This sock has a 2×2 rib cuff, diamond seed pattern leg [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Jan 19th, 2011
I finished my sock! Now I just have to finish the next one …
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Jan 17th, 2011
I haven’t finished my sock. To stick to my deadline I needed to finish it yesterday, but I am about half way through the foot. I found a great you tube clip about how to pick up stitches – I think socks are a great thing on which to practise new techniques – they’re quick [...]
Posted in Knitting, Sock Knitting on Jan 13th, 2011
I’ve knitted the leg and I’m onto the heel flap. I’m using heel stitch: R1: *sl1 purl wise wyib k1 * rep from * to the end R2: sl1 purl wise wyif purl to the end I’ve read that this makes a much sturdier heel – not sure why, but I’m prepared to give it [...]
Posted in Knitting on Dec 28th, 2010
I have the Vogue Knitting App for my Ipod. Yesterday I finally took stock of my yarn stash and knitting needle collection and stored it all in the inventory. This means, I hope, I won’t buy the same set of needles again (how many sets of 4mm needles does one need?). I also discovered a [...]