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Yada Yada Socks Are Finished!

Wow! These were so fun to make! It only took me 3 weeks to make these socks and they have 12″ cuffs on them!
I used TOFUtsies yarn from SWTC that was given to me by Dawn. I think this is my new favorite yarn now
Pattern is Hedera by Cookie A.

tags: knitting author: Lori comments: 4 Comments

Tag, Reader! You’re It!

Are you reading this blog? Then you’re “It”! Copy these questions to your own blog and answer them. I’d love to have a comment left that you’re participating my  little game of “tag”, so I can read your answers, too.
1. Do you knit or crochet? Both.
2. How long have you been knitting and/or crocheting? 22 and 23 respectfully.
3. What’s […]

tags: knitting, spinning, wool author: Lori comments: 1 Comment

Iris Socks

I finished my Iris Socks!

The cuff is done in a Vandyke stitch. A simple diamond lace design.

This is an afterthought heel, only I used an old weave stitch and then due to the reduction every other row, it’s staggered, making it look like a lace stitch.
Update 6/7/08:
Gave Carol the Iris socks for her birthday and she […]

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Yada Yada Sock Kit Swap

Look what Dawn sent me for the Yada Yada Sock Kit Swap:
Tofutsies yarn
Hand made sock knittng bag with “Take Time To Unwind” embroidered on the front.
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
Kid’s Easy Quilting Projects by Terri Thibault
Hedera
Kew
Truffles and chocolate squares
The Sock Kit Swap was for the Christian Book Group I belong to on Ravelry . […]

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I cast-on some lace socks the other night with my Jojoland Breeze yarn.
Here’s what they should look like when finished.
I originally got the pattern from MagKnits, but sadly, it is closed now. Here’s the good-bye letter:
Dear MagKnitters
I am really sad to have to tell you that we are no longer going to be
publishing free patterns on […]

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Tanks, Socks and Merino

Just an update on what I have been knitting, and also what my 7 yr old has been knitting.
First, presenting her first pair of knitted socks (on dpn’s), here are Ky’s socks:

Aren’t they adorable?! She decided to give them to her little brother so he’d have some house socks. Isn’t that sweet?

These are the tank […]

tags: knitting, sheep, spinning author: Lori comments: No Comments

Norwegian Sweaters, Scrubbies, and More Socks

 Here’s My “Favorite” Sweater from Drops Designs # 52-11
 

The main two colors are superwash sport-weight wool in creme and a heathered rose, that actually has a bit of kelly green and some light grey running through it~very pretty! The band at the bottom is a nine-patch of red and white with teal and a heathered […]

tags: Fair Isle, crochet, knitting, sweaters author: Lori comments: No Comments