Archive for the 'knitting' Category

Fiber therapy

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

I was still really cranky and stressed out this morning, so after a few hours of me stomping around the house, Mike suggested that I find something fun to do, to relax. He also suggested that I investigatewhy I was being cranky, since this is radically out of character for me.  Exercise, stress, seasonal [...]

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Sock blanks

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

So, I received my sock blanks from Knitpicks today.  I’m excited - this is a wholly new concept, and I’m glad someone invented it.  Basically, it’s a long rectangle of knitted fabric, done with two strands held together.  You dye the sock blank however you like, unravel it, knit from the unraveled yarn, and lo! [...]

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Second sock interlude

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

I have now finished two solo socks:
 
I’m about 3/4 of the way through the second blue sock now, and will start the other rainbow sock as soon as I finish that one.  Since I don’t expect to have a whole lot of time left in my trip (I fly home tomorrow), I expect it will [...]

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