hand-knit socks
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Knit a bit, not a lot
Knitting progress has been slow. That is to say, I have enjoyed my knitting when I have picked it up, but I haven’t picked it up enough to make significant progress, which is fairly plain from the lack of knitting posts hereabouts. I worked a few rows on my sock the other night and got… Continue reading
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These owl socks
New socks! I had a very productive weekend as you can see. I made a pact with myself that I would finish the Owl socks over the weekend then spent Saturday faffing around with anything else I could lay my hands on. So, I got up on Sunday and knuckled down to knit pretty much… Continue reading
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If I should smile in sweet surprise
Today is my 61st birthday, which I’ve been referring to as “Sweet 61” for some time now. In honour of this, and with some creative transposing of figures, I’ve borrowed my title from Neil Sedaka’s 1961 release “Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen”. I wish I could stop viewing song lyrics from my youth through the sensitive… Continue reading
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Bonus!
When I posted yesterday about my dislike of joining my cast-on edge, it naturally meant that I already had a completed sock up my sleeve. Which is an odd place to keep a sock, but we won’t sit in judgement. It fits well and was a pleasure to work on. I’m definitely on schedule to… Continue reading
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Send in the toes
I’m onto the toe shaping for my Popeye Sock and I’ve decided to go down one needle size to see if that makes them any longer-wearing. My feeling is that more than one size down would be better, but I’d need to buy a new set of needles to achieve that. I’m knitting the main… Continue reading
