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Posts Tagged ‘socks’

Sock Update

Thanks all for your input on the inside – outside sock dilemma.
When it boiled down to it, my issues were:
1) Like you, I thought the inside was more visually interesting than the outside.
2) But I started the sock w/ the pattern as is and w/o a bit of tweeking (which I didn’t feel like doing) [...]

Workin’ on a sock

I know how I like to knit socks. I know how I like my socks to fit. I am pretty good at recalculating existing directions to give me the sock fit I demand when I knit my own socks. But I’m tired of doing the same  calculations and modifications. You’d think I’d actually save it [...]

Random Updates

The socks are done! No formal FO blog post/picture yet as it has been very grey and good pictures are hard to come by.
The Deep in the Forest mittens are started (I’m at the first braid, again). No picture yet as it has been very grey and good pictures are hard to come by.
I need [...]

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care

=)
A more complete FO post with a (hopefully) better photo to come.

No snow day

Much to the kids’ dismay, there was no snow day today. In fact, there was no snow. Damn rain shadow! Despite the severe lack of snow, the school district went in 2 hours late. Go figure. At least the kids can console themselves with the hope of snow again tonight. The forecast is not as [...]