Monthly Archives: February 2017

Cast On: Dad’s Camo Socks

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Due to my recent knitting ennui, I decided just to cast on some vanilla socks to get a jump on next year’s Christmas knitting. I pulled some Cascade Heritage 150 Prints from my stash. This is some self patterning yarn in a mix of brown colors. I think it looks a bit like camo.

This is just a 72 stitch toe-up vanilla sock on size US 1.5 needles. I think I will do a gusset heel as my dad likes the fit of that. It will mess up the self patterning a bit but he’s not fussy about such things.

This is a nice fat yarn that knits up very quickly. I’m already almost done with 9 inches of foot and getting ready for the heel after just a few knitting sessions on this. I was also pleased to use my new Big Bang Theory bag!

Happy Knitting!!

FO Friday: Sockhead Slouch Hat

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My This Ain’t a Scene Sockhead Slouch hat is done done done!

I used some Countess Ablaze Blueface Baron Fingering in the This Ain’t A Scene colorway. I won this jewel of a skein back here. I followed the Sockhead Slouch by Kelly McClure using 3 US needles. I didn’t check gauge and I’m not sure I measured completely accurately in each section. So my hat isn’t as slouchy as some I’ve seen. And I’m pretty sure that due to knitting the decreases while knitting in the wild made me have some unintentional design features, lol. But it’s finished and fits me nonetheless.

I gave the hat a nice bath and light blocking to even out my stitches. And i’m looking forward to wearing this hat yet this winter!

Happy Knitting!!

What’s Next?

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I really only have two active WIPs right now and that’s the Storytime Scholar (which is basically done) and my Toe Up Socks with a Difference.  The socks haven’t seen much knitting time at all and I have the toe and maybe a couple inches of foot knit. Now I have plenty of hibernating WIPs and new cleaned Rav Queue just overflowing with possibilities. But in the face of the weary grey winter I just can’t decide where my fingers should go next! I’m not in a place where I want to make myself garments. And I find myself adrift in thoughts of shawls, hats, gloves and socks.

My first instinct is to start more socks. My dad and sister loved their hand knits at Christmas and so I feel like they have earned some more. And I know a couple of podcasts are doing 12 months to Christmas KALs so I could kill two birds so to speak. But even looking looking at my ample sock yarn stash has me unable to choose which pretty to start with. Too many pretties!!!

In reality what I will probably do is resurrect the Sock Yarn Memory blanket. I have amassed a ton of new leftovers and minis that are waiting to add the blanket. I would get to play with little bits of lovely sock yarn and get the quick gratification of finished squares. The downside is that I will have to remember how I was doing the squares! I was doing it from memory when i put it down…cough…five months ago….cough.

Have you ever been adrift in your knitting?

Almost There Storytime Scholar

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I have finished sleeve purgatory on my Storytime Scholar cardigan for Jellybean. I’ve even picked up for the button bands and collar. It’s seriously like 10 or 12 rows of knitting and I will be done. I have plenty of yarn and I’m pleased with the project so far. It’s just a little less exciting color wise than other things I’ve been knitting lately so it can get dull.

This is my last active WIP for the Down Cellar Studio’s Pigskin Party 2016 KAL. All I have to do is have this done by the SuperBowl next weekend. I feel like the little engine that could…I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!