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Fires, FOs, beetles, and a yarn cornucopia.

I have been house sitting for my boyfriend’s parents all week, and I came home today to find a package for me on the doorstep! In it were 10 of the most beautiful skeins of sock yarn I’ve ever seen. Each was individually delicious, of course, but together, they made for a cornucopia of color […]

Posted 27 June 2008 § fo § random § wip ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Details: Liquored up, toe up, Spring Forward socks

Pattern: Spring Forward socks, by Linda Welch (r)
Source: Knitty Summer 2008
Needles: 2.25mm Knit Picks nickel plated (see below)
Method: Magic Loop
Materials: dkKnits Technicolor Smoosh Toes in “Sugar the Rim”
Sock 1: 06.14 - 06.15.08 (pictured)
Sock 2: 06.16 - [WIP]

As soon as the Summer 2008 Knitty came out, I knew I had to knit these socks ASAP, […]

Posted 16 June 2008 § wip ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

Weekend Knits, Knitter versus Wii edition

This weekend was a little lonely. Boyfriend was in San Diego watching the U.S. Open and almost all of my friends have gone away for the summer, or gone home. I need more friends who have already graduated from college. It was a skill a fun weekend for me, even though it was extremely low […]

Posted 16 June 2008 § weekend knits § wip ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

WIP love: Spring Forward socks

From the latest Knitty:

Color perfection. Knitting toe up to make sure I use as much of this gorgeous colorway as possible. I love the way it spirals around the foot. I didn’t want to start knitting another pair of socks, but I just couldn’t resist these, so I put away the Baudelaire socks for another […]

Posted 14 June 2008 § wip ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,