Showing posts with label sockknitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sockknitting. Show all posts

Monday, May 12, 2008

May Project: Socks on Circular Needles


I finished a felted bag and also a pair of soft green socks in Austermann Step yarn with aloe vera. My present challenge is knitting socks on 2 circular needles. I read the Cat Bordhi book, practiced, and cast on with some brightly colored Regia Cotton yarn -- but frogged after 4". Boo hoo. The sock would be too big. I gave myself a little while to get over the disappointment, and cast on again this morning. Using English, rather than Continental style, my knitting's much tighter.
Why bother? I love the challenge, the beautiful yarns, and the finished socks. Now that it's garden season, I don't wear my knit socks all the time, but almost.
Wish me luck!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Almost 23 Socks on a Flickr Badge!

The various photo-sharing options in "Thing #8" are amazing and can be very useful in promoting libraries and books. I especially like the one with 50 ways of telling a story. Today I created a badge of my hand-knit socks and hope I can figure out how to display it.