Category Archives: socks

Redundancy

For someone like me, knitting is currently a slump. A ditch, if you will. Mind-numbingly boring. I’m consistently working on chain chomp hats, which are knit with acrylic yarn and are dumb-easy to work. Even so, I managed to screw … Continue reading

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I have the blues

I’ve been hit with a bug. A bad cold bug. I’m pretty positive it happened when everyone visited for Winterlude. My body has a tendency to incubate viruses for a long period of time, generally three weeks or so. Given … Continue reading

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Legalities and work

Working on things that make me monetary gain has taken up a lot of my time. Mostly reviewing design work, and designing a few things for friends. I received news today that a local printing place has offered me an … Continue reading

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Mind concoctions

Jack’s blanket is sure to have arrived. I’ll need to call the sibling and find out. In the meantime, knitting has been a bit slow, but on the uprise. Between beating illnesses and getting some profitable freelance work done, the … Continue reading

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Of Socks, Fleece, and Highwaymen

Goodness! Why do I not update here more often. I wind up with a million things to write about. Firstly, how about a new sock. This is a Jaywalker (natch) knit in Regia Canyon Color, in the Beach colorway. The … Continue reading

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Rotations and fat birds

Completed things just brighten my whole day! First, I finished the first RPM sock… …and have cast on for the second. No slouch, no sir. I also knit a friend, for a friend. He is knit from BitterSweet’s Crazy Kiwis … Continue reading

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Spiral-y

Just some progress on RPM to show. Starting the heel now. Such an easy pattern, and so well-suited for constantly-variegating yarns like this. If it wasn’t already obvious, I’m doing the top-down, flap heel version. I’m a traditionalist. Pondering the … Continue reading

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Monkey, complete.

The other day, I completed the last 5 rows to complete the pair of Monkey socks. It’s amazing. I think socks with a story behind them have a deeper meaning than regular ol’ socks. Take my jaywalkers. I grew bored … Continue reading

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Monkey, back from vacation

It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally back! For those who may be confused, my second Monkey, about 6 rows to being finished, got lost at a convention I attended in July. Myself and my friends, some of whom avid knitters … Continue reading

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Glorious

Whoa! Hey, it’s been awhile. The time has come to stop neglecting the blog. Lots has happened that should have been blogged about sooner than now. New projects have begun. (RPM, using Gypsy Girl Creations in Winter Solstice, a gift … Continue reading

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