Archive For January, 2013

Finis

By | January 23, 2013

Yet another pair of toe socks, finished: They’re much the same as my green pair, except I made yet another departure from Cat Bordhi’s original Sweet Tomato Heel: the first short-row wedge is composed of increasingly shorter rows, while the second is composed of increasingly longer rows. I like the results: In other news, registration […]

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Ready to travel

By | January 16, 2013

With the repair of DH’s socks out of the way, I’m back to making good progress on my toe socks: Having grafted together the toes of the second sock, I’m all set with lots of plain knitting on the foot, a simple heel, and more mindless knitting on the leg. It’s perfect travel knitting for […]

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Da Hubster did it again

By | January 13, 2013

Once again, DH has worn holes through his handknits – this time, through the soles of a pair of socks. Side note: He didn’t detect the holes; I did. I’m always amazed that he manages to create holes without ever noticing them. Fortunately, the holes and the neighboring thin spots were all in the same area, […]

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