tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440668315817089592024-03-13T03:40:58.562-06:00Kim's Knitting KornerWelcome! This site is my place to share photos and stories about my knitting successes and failures... I mean "learning experiences".Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.comBlogger800125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-89031273955927431802021-01-13T11:42:00.001-07:002021-01-13T11:42:20.658-07:00More Socks, Socks, Socks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9seeNjI2OfjYf9P76pLmCh4dt7M2PUi9kdmLtxAtg9br6HnIS5hMhmoJKVInaJNk9qEvhOYr9MhbOcv7gjsXwVYT_FWWF_bgfARDQOObTlt1v3bGGB2wuUN6OKM3KnyDwjYfqOFomT3ax/s2048/8F49ED7B-5679-4BF0-B4C7-3F80E8A2A686.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9seeNjI2OfjYf9P76pLmCh4dt7M2PUi9kdmLtxAtg9br6HnIS5hMhmoJKVInaJNk9qEvhOYr9MhbOcv7gjsXwVYT_FWWF_bgfARDQOObTlt1v3bGGB2wuUN6OKM3KnyDwjYfqOFomT3ax/w400-h300/8F49ED7B-5679-4BF0-B4C7-3F80E8A2A686.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clearly I have been knitting lots and lots of socks lately but I have not been taking the time to show them here. Here’s a quick post to show you my latest socks. These “Shorty Socks” are a quick knit except for the fact that I knit one socks back in July 2020??? and I did not get around to the second socks until this past weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pattern is from a collection of patterns by Summer Lee. The pattern collection is called “Shorty Sock Set“. Here is the link: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shorty-sock-set-2">https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shorty-sock-set-2</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knit these socks in yarn from Leading Men Fiber Arts “Show Stopper” and the color way is called “Yarn Hoarder”. The contrasting heel and cuff are Plymouth Yarn “Dye for Me Happy Feet” in the color way called “Natural”. I have never used yarn from “Leading Men Fiber Arts” before. I will look for their yarn again. It is very nice. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOuSESqovu5vendC9p6cXoWk9fY4gtQnnDmRY1GYVoIGsmtCoMYwCVfcCz6oEEcNWfhSOuc1LT3fCE8lxzL7L5FHtFM-DPaFwlVZdixLLrSXunDFZjILBMD4C2I1gzxa4JhIavIzQ_cMe/s2048/EDE462E1-F3A9-4621-8CA7-CC3521435143.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOuSESqovu5vendC9p6cXoWk9fY4gtQnnDmRY1GYVoIGsmtCoMYwCVfcCz6oEEcNWfhSOuc1LT3fCE8lxzL7L5FHtFM-DPaFwlVZdixLLrSXunDFZjILBMD4C2I1gzxa4JhIavIzQ_cMe/w300-h400/EDE462E1-F3A9-4621-8CA7-CC3521435143.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2tK-wx9_h5PjaZ-bBg4QT2EYl5hpvsjnNml9PNTLKZHBgZOMcI88vPRsW3vLr9_RwQN-J15o-ZG8cFn8cGpaE_4HVPTdquhjqs_D925XSTYM8yxrR8sV_RULFFQPSJxfT_spLb_POwQB/s2048/07185020-38DF-48B1-ACF7-A4C27CED44E2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE2tK-wx9_h5PjaZ-bBg4QT2EYl5hpvsjnNml9PNTLKZHBgZOMcI88vPRsW3vLr9_RwQN-J15o-ZG8cFn8cGpaE_4HVPTdquhjqs_D925XSTYM8yxrR8sV_RULFFQPSJxfT_spLb_POwQB/w300-h400/07185020-38DF-48B1-ACF7-A4C27CED44E2.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here’s a pair of socks knit in Sport Weight yarn from Knit Picks. The yarn is from a kit my mom had purchased and I dyed the yarn with Easter egg dye last fall. I’ll share more about that in another post. For these socks I used a pattern called “Woodland Walk Socks”. The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn. Since I was using Sport Weight yarn, I modified the pattern by casting on only 52 stitches and I used larger needles than what the pattern called for. The socks were fun to knit. I did knit them cuff down, two at a time, on one long cable needle in Magic Loop. This seemed like a good option since I was following a chart and knitting two at a time ensured they were identical. I also opted to use a Strong Heel for my socks since I like that kind of heel when knitting two at a time in Magic Loop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the pattern link for the Woodland Walk Socks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/woodland-walk-socks">https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/woodland-walk-socks</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a post about the Strong Heel: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theknittingsquirrel.com/heather-socks-featuring-the-strong-heel/">https://www.theknittingsquirrel.com/heather-socks-featuring-the-strong-heel/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P_8PgfaKjhdZ6S0V1bdu20cyyTbbWRekk2N4UjXQkhpNPbTm6f0RcYwWChpYMIFuGUyxSFy7HAGBnuaHoXadaHkqFCUz3oOkge8n4eaTeVduVtgXjffajTTw_hIq2TycHEAbp1zsNB74/s2048/26C80634-E778-4336-88B7-2DEA81489F56.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P_8PgfaKjhdZ6S0V1bdu20cyyTbbWRekk2N4UjXQkhpNPbTm6f0RcYwWChpYMIFuGUyxSFy7HAGBnuaHoXadaHkqFCUz3oOkge8n4eaTeVduVtgXjffajTTw_hIq2TycHEAbp1zsNB74/w300-h400/26C80634-E778-4336-88B7-2DEA81489F56.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHcvm3XVwsMa1_WEO9SZ8ICvFUdeLm5JZJTnRkPIW8SM5z1qC_Btr-ATeCFWvqUv4OUvsMeFlxoyVy9SfmmESz611rlYLJva0c-un80mCYO3si_cE9RhZqGxQfJsKyRVU_EPdNRBxCsYU/s2048/1E874E7E-E1B6-4DE5-9772-2976EF99EDD5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHcvm3XVwsMa1_WEO9SZ8ICvFUdeLm5JZJTnRkPIW8SM5z1qC_Btr-ATeCFWvqUv4OUvsMeFlxoyVy9SfmmESz611rlYLJva0c-un80mCYO3si_cE9RhZqGxQfJsKyRVU_EPdNRBxCsYU/w300-h400/1E874E7E-E1B6-4DE5-9772-2976EF99EDD5.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here’s fun knit. This is a pattern called “Solar”. It looks great in self striping yarn, don’t you think? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the pattern link for “Solar”:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solar">https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/solar</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my socks, I opted to work a “Fish Lips Kiss Heel”:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern link:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel">https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fish-lips-kiss-heel</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my “Solar” socks I used yarn from Wisdom Yarn called “Prose” and the color way is called “Surf Shorts”. I found this yarn at the store called “Tuesday Morning”. I have purchased Wisdom Yarn brand yarn at Tuesday Morning a few times. The colors in this color way are not my favorite but the socks fit great. You can’t see it in the photos, but when these socks are worn, they are quite lacy with holes created from yarn overs. They will be a good pair of socks to wear when the weather is a little warmer. I have to admit I felt a little breeze blowing through my socks the other day when I wore them on a cold morning walk. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkjnylztmf5GWpXg6QnDZa7fQxbrn-FHT4v9C3tnwjZHeR9101MbHthgY8k3ZtfL2aa6cSQSjEfuVHRNPnB8OZaiQa8ijivz1vLeZzCFXLdWPGIWBrtvz9dhyiEw2LxYaagZFZghPpLjH/s2048/F75806D3-96CD-4979-9814-D80C954ED5C4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1697" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkjnylztmf5GWpXg6QnDZa7fQxbrn-FHT4v9C3tnwjZHeR9101MbHthgY8k3ZtfL2aa6cSQSjEfuVHRNPnB8OZaiQa8ijivz1vLeZzCFXLdWPGIWBrtvz9dhyiEw2LxYaagZFZghPpLjH/w331-h400/F75806D3-96CD-4979-9814-D80C954ED5C4.jpeg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally a pair of socks for my husband. The yarn is Regia Design Line by Kate Fassett. The color way is called “Jewel”. I always like to knit with Regia yarn. This is just a plain sock that fits my husband well. I use 72 stitches per round on 2.25 mm needles and I insert a Fish Lips Kiss Heel (pattern link noted above). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it... our toes are toasty and our sock drawers are filled with colorful hand knits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KSk38hOXS_Dxh4DSOE5MgEwQfZ8R4I18OpIao046QfEfrGiLV1tjI2q0I6d_snuakywRado3AL7CRLJGlq0KlDjgQOCNo4142Onk9OTJAYy0YYzI1iBAz58WYMmTnh88O9aAWnJzXZLu/s2048/A42AA8B8-8624-4657-96C6-794F227545BD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KSk38hOXS_Dxh4DSOE5MgEwQfZ8R4I18OpIao046QfEfrGiLV1tjI2q0I6d_snuakywRado3AL7CRLJGlq0KlDjgQOCNo4142Onk9OTJAYy0YYzI1iBAz58WYMmTnh88O9aAWnJzXZLu/w300-h400/A42AA8B8-8624-4657-96C6-794F227545BD.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9Lk2Baa32JkCoo1_gZg7iqhNC1KHiPSYc3P1_BDsho-VktFqHwCOra09oJGVBp8omt1RJMxLe5G5_BeaVQQ5Jr-5_UJF-1qPF_djl7dmk_6B6oyRNQEvj9DGK-Gqd_HFCWvMa_yAhKDe/s2048/C22D6E8B-81CD-49A8-B7C7-E36B0F642CA4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9Lk2Baa32JkCoo1_gZg7iqhNC1KHiPSYc3P1_BDsho-VktFqHwCOra09oJGVBp8omt1RJMxLe5G5_BeaVQQ5Jr-5_UJF-1qPF_djl7dmk_6B6oyRNQEvj9DGK-Gqd_HFCWvMa_yAhKDe/w300-h400/C22D6E8B-81CD-49A8-B7C7-E36B0F642CA4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-86151081287871388892021-01-09T14:16:00.001-07:002021-01-09T14:16:17.506-07:00Happy Scrappy Socks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvg-xa5Fwu8k2O-R9Cvt3dHl0p4DmlnB9CI2suL8fDGSC-D6KK3JGae8_MbBzHztfSpy-zGkI257Qs4RXm6a2SZqMsGUx7N7oKsqcrrwlIcbBMs0t-F2Okm-Fgm5nMN8q1MaTx3XSqJrM/s2048/656BE5A4-F66C-4E14-81FC-152007255227.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvg-xa5Fwu8k2O-R9Cvt3dHl0p4DmlnB9CI2suL8fDGSC-D6KK3JGae8_MbBzHztfSpy-zGkI257Qs4RXm6a2SZqMsGUx7N7oKsqcrrwlIcbBMs0t-F2Okm-Fgm5nMN8q1MaTx3XSqJrM/w480-h640/656BE5A4-F66C-4E14-81FC-152007255227.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scrappy Socks</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAxbZP-kmcwdjEIij5joqYt-SrgW9P7gQIYsCCWBiAKWtd1D-rmqi6CMmYE-yWZlR6PRpH1dNflj4P9lck2BwYF0bUDQAYdt9uVJzzlXlyPH7gwyjZOZkIhUhEE0Jyb2acAv145HsaDPq/s2048/20E35DE1-2E71-4CD5-8685-0DE444695715.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAxbZP-kmcwdjEIij5joqYt-SrgW9P7gQIYsCCWBiAKWtd1D-rmqi6CMmYE-yWZlR6PRpH1dNflj4P9lck2BwYF0bUDQAYdt9uVJzzlXlyPH7gwyjZOZkIhUhEE0Jyb2acAv145HsaDPq/w300-h400/20E35DE1-2E71-4CD5-8685-0DE444695715.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whoa! It’s been a long time since I posted any completed projects here on my blog. Let’s get caught up! Here is my most recent project. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have wanted to make Scrappy Socks for the longest time. I have been making socks for years and I always have leftover bits of yarn. Why, I even have leftover bits of yarn when I make Men’s US Size 14 socks for my husband. The problem with making socks with leftover bits of yarn is that you have to come up with a good way to join new yarn and you don’t want to have a gazillion loose ends to weave in when you are done knitting the socks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently joined a Facebook group called “Strictly Sock Knitting” and I got a few pointers from folks in that group. I also noticed some folks on Instagram making lots of scrappy socks and I asked questions about yarn joins and weaving in loose ends. Just recently I heard of a “new to me” yarn join. It’s called Cate’s Clasp Weft Join. I watched a video and I was convinced this was just the technique I needed. I think the video suggests you need not weave in the loose ends because the join is so strong. I fretted about that a bit and ended up weaving in my loose ends. Truth be told... it did not take a million years to weave in the loose ends and it was not totally awful. I think the inside of my socks look pretty darn tidy. I am pleased I took the time to work in the loose ends; I will feel more confident about washing them in the washing machine. Another thing I feel to compelled to point out is that, while my socks do look really colorful, I did not change yarns as many times as you might think. A lot of my yarns were very colorful, self-striping yarn so sometimes it appears I switched yarns when really it was just color changes in the yarn itself. Looking at the photos of my socks just now, I would estimate that each sock contains 13 different yarns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I definitely see many Happy Scrappy Socks in my future. I have a tub of leftover bits. I think Happy Scrappy Mittens would also be a fun project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For my socks, I used 2.25 mm double pointed needles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a long tail cast on at the cuff and the toes were grafted shut with the Kitchener Stitch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My socks have 64 stitches per round and I used the Fish Lips Kiss Heel (pattern available on Ravelry for $1.00... totally worth it; it’s my favorite heel and I have it memorized).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a link to the YouTube video showing how to join yarn using Cate’s Clasp Weft Join. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Video link: <a href="https://youtu.be/bsLUpFAxudI" style="text-align: left;">https://youtu.be/bsLUpFAxudI</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE63r9685Q_SWiH9TK66Smsw_O3uOUxCT8WrlBANLbUh2jUd8YlB3ZBAadRHk8d0BMZYXm7LYiHxxK4uu331-1g9V17coh_nUMmeM_LXxlHem5AErMwHJAkm0pHsvn-r2HpSZ4ofUb-9mZ/s2048/2EED112A-570F-4AED-AD4D-290288818FB9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="2048" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE63r9685Q_SWiH9TK66Smsw_O3uOUxCT8WrlBANLbUh2jUd8YlB3ZBAadRHk8d0BMZYXm7LYiHxxK4uu331-1g9V17coh_nUMmeM_LXxlHem5AErMwHJAkm0pHsvn-r2HpSZ4ofUb-9mZ/w400-h261/2EED112A-570F-4AED-AD4D-290288818FB9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-40279270420953694462020-09-06T16:37:00.001-06:002020-09-06T16:37:29.000-06:00Rainchain Shawl<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevVqDmaJ5ISXiwUn5b_DVV_MaijWfeR1Ix5sfKlTvbBkVKApY3l10cC2zPvnJNbx_pt3HSUmyj3zxh_ovdKrF5Zcd9KkACBJog0aCBk_7tJOZnOUGVwH0ZIv4U0xsOLDyyFqUf21gyQBs/s2048/D1C7446B-B1F5-469E-9561-7F101802F8B1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevVqDmaJ5ISXiwUn5b_DVV_MaijWfeR1Ix5sfKlTvbBkVKApY3l10cC2zPvnJNbx_pt3HSUmyj3zxh_ovdKrF5Zcd9KkACBJog0aCBk_7tJOZnOUGVwH0ZIv4U0xsOLDyyFqUf21gyQBs/w375-h500/D1C7446B-B1F5-469E-9561-7F101802F8B1.jpeg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rainchain Shawl</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1MX1yfVsQmslftxHB9FFOjS0Kh2LbavzrooRnwYBHE_KZr9ye2oJaJl-KpILnJQ9OJA97d-7xiGu2vS8I514Ka8ObBLrVxrj76cH9XZ7oMS8yeL6xnzubIJPTxVdWYIal53Y3CDU__91/s2048/CC11D2A3-881D-4F8A-A8B8-37B4AE672373.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1MX1yfVsQmslftxHB9FFOjS0Kh2LbavzrooRnwYBHE_KZr9ye2oJaJl-KpILnJQ9OJA97d-7xiGu2vS8I514Ka8ObBLrVxrj76cH9XZ7oMS8yeL6xnzubIJPTxVdWYIal53Y3CDU__91/w300-h400/CC11D2A3-881D-4F8A-A8B8-37B4AE672373.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few weeks back, my local yarn shop owner, Ann, contacted me and asked if I’d like to knit a “shop sample” for the store. She had a pattern printed out for me and she said I could pick any yarn in the shop to make the project. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ummm... yes, please!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIl6PsXLDKa-ulSTTZ4s3J3N_HPoXu9DPxxsNzO_u31zNLDrTxDp5WUSTWdkP56tmBhkYgFF0i3zufuGiAnIwSx57ua-yh3jdHXwpfnMjkP5VeZ6bef7-oTo9b-k2jGpunZVi6Pa-0i_F/s2048/BB2F71FA-FBD0-4E72-A817-CFE0C28ECF2B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIl6PsXLDKa-ulSTTZ4s3J3N_HPoXu9DPxxsNzO_u31zNLDrTxDp5WUSTWdkP56tmBhkYgFF0i3zufuGiAnIwSx57ua-yh3jdHXwpfnMjkP5VeZ6bef7-oTo9b-k2jGpunZVi6Pa-0i_F/w375-h500/BB2F71FA-FBD0-4E72-A817-CFE0C28ECF2B.jpeg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is “Rainchain Shawl”. I knit the project in Canopy Fingering weight yarn by The Fibre Co. The color I selected is called “Guava”. The fiber content is alpaca, merino wool, and bamboo. This is really dreamy yarn; I’d love to knit with this yarn again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pattern is by designer Meghan Jones who calls her design shop “Little Nutmeg Productions”. Cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pattern is now available for purchase on Ravelry but the pattern is being offered at many yarn shops for an upcoming event called “Local Yarn Store Day”. My local yarn shop is observing this event on Saturday, September 12, 2020. If you purchase yarn at my local shop, you can get this pattern for free. My shawl will be on display and will hopefully inspire some other folks to make this pattern as well. My local yarn store is Yarned and Dangerous in Canon City, Colorado.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I knit up this shop sample in a week. It was hard to put down. It was a really fun knit. The pattern includes instructions for a fingering weight version and a worsted weight version. There are also instructions for a small shawl or a larger shawl. I followed the instructions for a small shall and I used fingering weight yarn. The pattern specifies you need approximately 800 yards of yarn for the small version but I estimate I only used about 464 yards of yarn. Clearly I could have made my shall much larger but actually it’s a very nice size. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYez_oQg0R_4dZO-yJ7aLSajPya2l2O6qG77OWuFz4Ov5qopzFtK-ddtL40BK5vPgl_F3ojM3p1PdUz7kjW_QXiVQ5_pC52qGBxm89W5s6JIK_hH_OCFYbVtRSXxiiVKjdfuAFMCRQF38/s2048/A45B5D82-6F8C-4937-B8EA-D010D35BAB3C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYez_oQg0R_4dZO-yJ7aLSajPya2l2O6qG77OWuFz4Ov5qopzFtK-ddtL40BK5vPgl_F3ojM3p1PdUz7kjW_QXiVQ5_pC52qGBxm89W5s6JIK_hH_OCFYbVtRSXxiiVKjdfuAFMCRQF38/w300-h400/A45B5D82-6F8C-4937-B8EA-D010D35BAB3C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a bunch of photos to show you the details in this project. I enjoyed this pattern so much that I have cast on another Rainchain Shawl. I plan to add some beads to the design. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you can get out and support your local yarn store! The pandemic has been tough on so many small businesses. There are fewer and fewer yarn shops around it seems with so many folks shopping on line. 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This is really fun yarn by Opal. The yarn color way is called “Zaubertrank” which translates to “Magic Potion”. Opal seems to come up with themes for their lines of yarn and then the color way names fit into that theme. The theme for this line of yarns is “Fairytale”. My friend Belinda also bought some Opal Fairytale yarn and her yarn color way is called “Elfenlachen” which translates to something like “Laughing Elf”. See, all that German I took in High School and College is really paying off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1CfkzbDNGGd4ib1nvit1dtCgY-_HDfVk2wNLsAuV_6P0CDYcRqfqNJX_etEdjJctkMpeHQORxbSIGnWoQFjG7ejhl_J_LLREQlf3pQi68wt86mcuhByW_1yIwacZAMZPOXvRt4eCJKQU/s2048/F42950CC-EDCB-4788-ACB6-8E71C6B74DE3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1CfkzbDNGGd4ib1nvit1dtCgY-_HDfVk2wNLsAuV_6P0CDYcRqfqNJX_etEdjJctkMpeHQORxbSIGnWoQFjG7ejhl_J_LLREQlf3pQi68wt86mcuhByW_1yIwacZAMZPOXvRt4eCJKQU/s640/F42950CC-EDCB-4788-ACB6-8E71C6B74DE3.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pattern I used for this sock is Fruit Strip Gum Socks. I think this pattern was a fun choice for this yarn. When you compare the leg of the sock (which is knit in the spiraling rib pattern) to the foot of the sock (which is just knit in stockinette) you can see how different this yarn looks when knit in the fruit strip gum pattern vs. plain old stockinette. 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She loves anything Harry Potter and she loves purple. Since the yarn is called “Magic Potion”, I was reminded me of Harry Potter and I thought Tracy would love these socks too. </div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-65325574312243384082020-07-24T14:08:00.000-06:002020-07-24T14:08:07.142-06:00Heel Toe Do Si Do Socks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This yarn is great. I got it at my local yarn shop, Yarned & Dangerous in Canon City, Colorado. The yarn is called “Uneek” by Urth Yarn. The yarn is self-striping as you can see and comes as a “kit” which contains two pre-wound identical cakes. I knit my socks from the cuff down and I opted to pull my yarn from the center of the cakes since I liked the colors of the yarn I saw there. Of course you could opt to pull the yarn from the outside of the ball if you prefer. </div>
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I can’t recall what sort of heel the Heel Toe Do Si Do pattern calls for. I opted to work my favorite heel which is called a “Fish Lips Kiss Heel”. Some time ago I got a great idea; I wish I could recall where I read it. </div>
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As you may have noticed, sometimes I make obsessively matchy-matchy socks and sometimes I go to great lengths to accomplish this. Basically what I read suggested that when you work your heels of your socks, use the strand of yarn from the opposite end of the yarn. More specifically, in these socks, I was knitting the socks from the cuff down, pulling the yarn from the center of the cake of yarn. When it came time to work the heel, I grabbed the yarn from the outside of the cake of yarn. When I was done working the heel, I resumed knitting with the yarn from the center of the cake of yarn. I never cut the yarn coming the center of the cake. It was just on hold while I worked the heel. I hope that makes sense. </div>
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This one last photo shows you this sock design a bit better. It is interesting to me because the chevron stripes are just on the front side of the leg and the top side of the foot. I really enjoyed knitting this pattern and I LOVED knitting with the Urth Uneek yarn. It is very soft and squishy. </div>
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This is a pattern by Marin Melchior and it’s called “Butterfly Cowl”. It is a rather small cowl that I would call bandana or kerchief shaped. The cowl is primarily knit back and forth on a long circular needle, but as the project is nearing completion, you join to work in the round (see photos). It’s fun to check out the completed Butterfly Cowl on Ravelry to see the great yarn and color combinations other folks have chosen. My color choices definitely remind me of a Monarch butterfly. </div>
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This same designer has a larger shawl in a similar design called “Butterfly / Papillon” and it is stunning. You can find that pattern here:<br />
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I think the designer notes that if you are not sure if you will like knitting the larger shawl, you might first wish to try out the smaller Butterfly Cowl design to see how you enjoy the technique (Short Rows and Wrapping and Turning). Well, I definitely liked the technique and I definitely plan to make the larger Butterfly / Papillon in the future. </div>
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The multi-colored yarn I used in this project is called Jojoland Melody Superwash. The black yarn, leftover from another project, is from Canon Hand Dyed Yarns.</div>
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My gosh. Can you handle yet another post about socks? I think I have made nine pairs of socks during the 2020 Pandemic. I have lost count. During the first part of the Pandemic when my local yarn shop was closed, I did make a number of pairs of socks with scrap yarn or yarn I had on hand. When my local yarn shop was able to open up again, I went down to the shop and bought a number of skeins of sock yarn. </div>
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My favorite yarn shop, Yarned and Dangerous (Canon City, Colorado), has been carrying yarn from West Yorkshire Spinners (WYS) for awhile now but this is the first time I used it. I like it. The color way is called “Kingfisher” (Signature 4-ply Self Striping).</div>
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When I initially cast on this yarn, I was intending to make socks for myself. Not that I needed any more socks for myself though. Ron saw the socks and for some reason the orange yarn at the very top of the cuff really caught his eye. He said he liked the yarn/socks for himself. Great! I like that kind of input! I ripped out what I had done and cast on the socks again with 72 stitches so they would fit him.</div>
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I just knit plain old socks and once again used my favorite heel (Fish Lips Kiss Heel). </div>
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Ron tried on the socks and they are a good fit. It’s nearly hitting nearly 100 degrees F everyday in Southern Colorado this week, so these socks won’t be getting worn out anytime soon. </div>
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Sylvia is my son’s girlfriend. I love her just like a daughter. I love having her as part of our family. </div>
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This cheerful yarn reminded me of her. Plus she likes orange.</div>
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The pattern I used for these socks is called “Swirl E. Socks”. It’s a fun pattern to do and gives the sock a bit of texture. The pattern, I believe, calls for a traditional heel flap and gusset, but I worked a “Fish Lips Kiss Heel” in the sock. I just like to do that heel. I have it memorized, I don’t really have to count anything, and I don’t have to pick up any stitches. The Swirl E. Sock patterN is free and you can find the link here:</div>
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Ta-dah! All done. I love how they turned out. Sylvia has some tiny feet. She says the fit is perfect and she looks forward to wearing them when it’s not so hot out. We are having a heat wave in Colorado this week. Good weather for sock knitting; not good weather for sock wearing.</div>
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-56076357620803747792020-07-06T10:54:00.000-06:002020-07-06T10:54:00.169-06:00Socks for Carrie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made these socks for my sister, Carrie. I still need to mail them to her. Shhh! It’s a surprise.</div>
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The yarn is Full Moon BFL Sock Yarn and is hand dyed by an awesome Colorado lady. Her yarn shop is called Hummingbirdmoon Yarn. She likes witchy things. This yarn’s color way is called “Eye of Newt”.</div>
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My computer is not cooperating with me. I am adding photos chronologically but the computer is jumbling the photos up. You can see in some photos that the yarn is pooling in a really haphazard way. I was having trouble knitting tightly enough with some of my sock needles. When I knit loosely, the yarn pooled. When I switched to different needles and about 4 stitches less per round, the yarn striped instead of pooled. Amazing. </div>
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I made these socks for my husband but in the photo above, I am trying the socks on myself.</div>
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Wow, I am really behind in blog posts. I’ve been knitting socks like mad during the Pandemic. Here is a pair of tube socks I made for my husband. I’ve had this yarn for many, many years. </div>
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The yarn is Schoppel Wool and it came packaged like this. You might be able to see it in the photo... it’s two separate disks of yarn that were dyed side by side to be identical. I am you can see in the photos that one of my disks of yarn is bright while the other is quiet muddy. Oh well. These socks are tube socks. I improvised the pattern. There is no heel in tube socks and the toe is decreased like the top of a stocking hat so you can put these socks on any which way you like. Tube socks with no heels are a great gift to make for others when you don’t want to worry about the size being just right.</div>
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Snap Hat is a pattern I bought about a year ago. I paid a few bucks for the pattern but have definitely gotten my money’s worth out of the pattern. I’ve made six Snap Hat’s so far. This is a great pattern for using up leftover bits of socks yarn. The pattern gives great information about how you can hold multiple strands of yarn together to create a bulkier yarn and quickly knit up a hat on larger needles. Many of my Snap Hats were knit using four strands of sock weight yarn. For the hat above, I used one strand of worsted weight yarn in gray and two strands of sock weight yarn in navy blue. My husband has been wearing the hat on our daily morning walks and he really likes it. That makes me happy. I don’t usually bring my camera on our walks so I took this photo from across the living room when he tried it on for the first time. </div>
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At the very top of this post you’ll see a photo of my IPad. I have been participating in some ZOOM conferences while we are staying at home during the pandemic. I had never heard of ZOOM before. If you are not familiar with it, it’s like a teleconference over an electronic device and you can see the participants and you can all talk together. ZOOM is the name of the app that you download on your electronic device to participate in the ZOOM conference calls. On Saturdays, I’ve been chatting with knitters I met at a retreat in the San Juan Islands about six months ago. On Sundays, I’ve been attending some on line Vegan Cooking Classes. Fun!<br />
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Here is my husband wearing his hat.<br />
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The gray yarn is Abundant Earth Fibers “Aviary” in worsted weight that I purchased at my knitting retreat in the San Juan Islands. Here is a link to the Abundant Earth Fibers website. I’d love to visit their shop in person; it looks like an amazing place:</div>
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The blue yarn is Knit Picks “Stroll” sock weight yarn from my mom’s stash of yarn. Thanks, Mom!</div>
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Lots of knitting going on at my house. I bought this Regia Tweed 6-ply Sock Yarn awhile back. I contemplated making this into lots of different things but more socks for my husband seemed like a good idea. I was watching a sock knitting class on “Bluprint” with instructor Lucy Neatby and I thought the pattern called “Smocked Guernsey Socks” might be nice in this yarn. I also considered a pattern called “Simple Skyp Socks”. Both patterns are FREE; I’ll link to these patterns below. </div>
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I cast on my husband’s socks with 72 stitches with 2.75 mm needles. I did some ribbing and then I did a purl round. I decided to try out out the special stitch in the Skyp socks and I found that way to slow and tedious. I decided to make my socks ribbed socks with knit 6, purl 2 ribbing. Just for kicks, I decided to purl a round after 10 rounds of the ribbing. I think this resulted in a fun knit with a nice look. I will do this again. For this heel, I used the Fish Lips Kiss Heel with is my current favorite heel (I have it memorized so that’s always nice). </div>
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Also, here is the Fish Lips Kiss Heel pattern; there is a small fee for this pattern but it’s well worth it (like I said... it’s my favorite sock heel to knit):</div>
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Here are some photos of the socks in various stages of completion. As you can see, there is ALWAYS a dog or two in close proximity when I snap a photo of my knitting. Our Labradoodles think the current Covid-19 Pandemic and Colorado Stay-at-Home Order are just fantastic!<br />
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Ta-dah! All done. Warm and cozy feet. We are expecting a few inches of snow later today. Husband is enjoying the hand knit socks.</div>
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My friend, Harriet, game me some yarn recently. Thank you, Harriet! She did not have a specific use for the yarn and she asked if I’d like to knit it up. My pleasure! This is Berroco Comfort DK yarn in the “Kitten” color way. I made up a bunny using a pattern called “Bonbon”. This is Bonbon Bunny #5 for me. I love this pattern.</div>
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I decided this yarn would also look great in a cap. In the past, I have made lots of chemo caps using Berroco Comfort DK yarn. It’s an easy care yarn and it’s nice and soft. Here is the hat knit up in a pattern called “Alternating Cables Cap”. This is my own design. </div>
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I am really enjoying my knitting over the past few weeks while we have been spending so much time at home due to the pandemic. I am finding that I am doing a better job of casting on and sticking with a project until completion. I still have MANY unfinished objects/works in progress. </div>
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Not too long ago, I made a pair of socks for myself called “Instant Gratification”. The pattern calls for holding two strands of sock weight yarn together while knitting. I decided to try to make a larger version of the pattern for socks for my husband. I have my sock yarn scraps fairly organized. I had a gallon-sized Ziploc bag filled with leftover quantities of Patons Kroy Sock yarn and I used much of this yarn in these socks. I have detailed pattern notes on my Ravelry project page if you want more details. You can find that here:</div>
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I love the photo below. Sandy is snoozing...snuggled up with the socks!</div>
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Below: Within a few days I found Brutus also showing his appreciation for homemade socks. I made these socks a few weeks back.</div>
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I’ve been a sock knitting mood while we’ve been spending more time at home in light of the Corona Virus Pandemic. I found a great pattern on Ravelry called “Instant Gratification Socks”. For these socks, you hold two strands of sock weight yarn together while you knit so the socks go really fast. The pattern suggests using US Size 2.5 needles which seemed really small. I bumped it up to US Size 3 needles and I like the fit of my socks. The pattern called for a traditional heel with a heel flap, heel turn and gusset decreases, but I opted for a Fish Lips Kiss (FLK heel) that I love.</div>
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The purple yarn I used is Knit Picks Stroll in the “Majestic” color way. The self-striping yarn is Regia Design Line Kaffe Fassett; I am not certain of the color way. I love how the two yarns knit up together. </div>
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Below you will see some socks I have decided to frog. The yarn is Opal. The pattern is called “Katniss”. The socks are way too snug. I had both socks done from the cuff to the heel (I did a FLK heel) and, when I finally tried them on, I could see they were too small. I will reknit this yarn with a strand of natural color (white/cream colored yarn) and I plan to use the “Instant Gratification Sock” pattern again. That will be fun. </div>
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I tried out this yarn last weekend in a really fun pattern called “Mystic Spiral Sock”. Great pattern! But I just was not liking this yarn in this particular sock construction. I’ll come back to the Mystic Spiral pattern again sometime in the future when I find a better suited yarn.</div>
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Below you’ll see some tube socks I am working on for my husband. This yarn is really old and I cast on this project over a year ago. I think I get kind of bored when I am knitting the tube socks. I’ll get them done eventually.</div>
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Here’s another completed pair. My local yarn shop (Yarned & Dangerous, Canon City, Colorado), is now carrying some great Regia 8-ply sock yarn. This yarn is worsted weight so these US Size 14 men’s socks for my husband were done in just a few days! Amazing. I used US Size 3 needles for the cuff and US Size 4 needles for the remainder of the sock. As you can see, the dogs were my photo assistants when I was taking pictures of these completed socks. The pattern I used for these socks is called “Rye”. I found it on Ravelry; it’s a design from “Tin Can Knits”. I think the Rye sock pattern called for a traditional heel with heel flap, heel turn, and gusset decreases. I opted to use a FLK heel in these socks as well. </div>
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It feels good to be finishing up projects. I am grateful for my creative hobbies during this time of so much uncertainty. I spent some time tidying up my really messy craft room the other day. I came across a number of items I think I will work on soon. I’ll continue to share things with you as I complete them. </div>
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Yes... that’s a dog under the sock because Sandy is always on my lap. </div>
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Brutus is in the photo too in the top left corner. This corner of the couch is crowded but cozy.</div>
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My friend, Belinda, discovered this sock pattern called “Socks of Kindness” and I really liked the looks of it. I had cast on this yarn and I was knitting a plain old vanilla sock when I learned of the pattern. I ripped back to the cuff and switched to the Socks of Kindness design. The only special stitches are “knit 2 together” and “slip slip knit”. Of course there are “yarnovers” as well. I opted to use a “Fish Lips Kiss” heel in my socks. The Socks of Kindness pattern calls for toe decrease which are more like decreases at the top of a hat. I did follow that part of the pattern as well. This was a really fun knit.</div>
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The yarn I used in these socks is rather colorful. True story: I am not sure where this yarn came from. It’s either from my Mom’s stash (Thanks, Mom!) or it’s something I got on sale (the price was marked down to $4.00!) The yarn is Zitron Trekking XXL which I have used a number times in the past. </div>
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Link for Socks of Kindness Pattern: Click <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/socks-of-kindness-a-recipe">HERE</a></div>
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Not too long ago, I started to follow a lady on Instagram. Her name is “Kaythearkydesigns”. Here is her Ravelry profile as well (Click <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/people/KayTheArky">HERE</a>). I noticed a shawl she had completed called “Bojagi”. I liked it so much, I knit the design myself. Since I noticed her Instagram name included the word “design,” it made me wonder if she had some knitting patterns available. Sure enough she does so I decided to buy some of her patterns and knit them up. </div>
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This is her pattern called “Walking Uphill”. Since my yarn reminds me so much of chocolate, I decided to call my project “Walking Uphill... for Chocolate”. Ha, ha! </div>
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This was a really nice knit. It’s garter stitch and a little eyelet and involves short rows and wrapping and turning of stitches. I used yarn from my Mom’s stash. Thanks Mom! The yarn is called Araucania Huasco Semi-Solid. You can see the yarn above. The yarn had just enough color variation in it to show of this pattern’s unique design. This shawl is knit from the bottom up. It starts with a wedge which leans one direction and then the next wedge leans the opposite direction. Each wedge grows significantly as you work your way through the pattern. This is a great knit for TV watching. We’ve had a very snow February here in Southern Colorado and my husband has been recovering from a hamstring/knee injury. We have been watching way too much Netflix. I watched a lot of the show “MADMEN” while knitting this shawl.</div>
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Lately I feel as if I have been completing a lot of projects. It’s amazing what happens when you just pick a pattern/project and only work on one project at a time (as opposed to randomly casting on a gazillion projects and haphazardly abandoning things before completion). Finishing things feels good!</div>
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Here is a link to the “Walking Uphill” pattern from KAYTHEARKYDESIGNS (Weird name right, turns out Kay is a retired archaeologist who lives in New Mexico... I encourage you to check out her cool designs on Ravelry).</div>
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A nice generous sized shawl.</div>
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Ahh, here you can see those right and left leaning wedges and you can see how they wedges grow larger and larger from bottom to top.</div>
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Knitting with two dogs. Sandy at the bottom of the photo (head under shawl) and Brutus at my feet toward the top of the photo. This is how we watch TV at our house. I don’t need a blanket.</div>
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I’ve had this cool shawl pin in my craft room for years. It was a free prize included in a knitting magazine I purchased at Barnes and Nobel years ago. There are some cool knitting magazines on the shelves at Barnes and Nobel and they are wrapped in clear plastic and often include a fun knitting related item or pattern booklet. I think these magazines are from England.</div>
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What an unusual sock pattern! A few gals at my local knit shop were knitting these Carousel Socks (Pattern name on Ravelry: Hipsulaisen Karuselli) so I decided to join them. I used some scrap sock yarn which was all yarn from my Mom’s stash of yarn. Thanks Mom!</div>
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The colorful yarn is Red Heart brand “Heart and Sole with Aloe” (colorway: Congo) and the solid navy blue yarn is Knit Picks “Stroll”.</div>
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The sock is knit from the center of the heel out and you begin with six stitches. From there, you knit a relatively flat hexagon by adding stitches every other round. See below:</div>
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Two of the remaining sides of the hexagon become the cuff and the opposite remaining sides of the hexagon become the toe. </div>
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My socks are just a tad bit baggy in the heel area. When I knit my hexagon, I kept knitting until each of the hexagon’s six sections had 32 stitches. Perhaps if I knit this pattern again, I’ll knit until there are just 30 stitches in each hexagon section for a slightly snugger fit. I think I will likely make these odd socks again. They were fun and actually went quite quickly. </div>
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Here are a few photos to show you how unique these socks are. They do not look much like socks and they look as if they should not fit a human foot, but they fit pretty well as you can see.</div>
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I have had this really nice yarn from “Ewetopia” in my stash for quite some time. The colors are called “Citron” and “Aster Blooms”. I purchased the yarn to make a pattern called “Spectra” but fell out of love with that idea. Truth be told, this yarn would look very nice in the Spectra pattern.</div>
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Then I found a pattern called “Goldfish Memory” and I started that pattern using this yarn along with some speckled hand dyed yarn. It looked terrible together. So I frogged it. The yarn lingered in my stash.</div>
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A few weeks back, I was looking on Instagram and I saw a shawl knit up in a pattern called “Bojagi”. The lady who posted the shawl goes by “KAYTHEARKY”. </div>
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Long story short, I went and grabbed this yarn, cast on the “Bojagi” pattern, and then just knit, knit, knitted merrily along until this project was done. It was such a perfect and fun knit. You start off with a little garter stitch, stitch some mosaic stitch, make some beautiful lace, switch back to mosaic stitch, and then race to the finish in garter stitch. It is very unusual for me to work on just one project from start to finish and complete a pattern like this in 12 days, but that’s just what I did because the pattern was so fun. </div>
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It was kind of hard to photograph this project. I think the photos do not do it justice. It’s really pretty and the yarn is dreamy, squishy soft. If you’d like to knit this design, I’ve shared the FREE pattern link below. And I can highly recommend yarn from “Ewetopia”. I got the yarn at the Interweave Yarnfest in Loveland, Colorado, a few years back.</div>
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-84736360405783427152020-01-21T04:30:00.000-07:002020-01-21T04:30:08.057-07:00Copilot Cowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Copilot is a free pattern on Ravelry. I decided it was a good choice for some yarn I dyed with Easter Egg Dye a few months ago. I had some crazy bright orange yarn that I got at a knitting retreat. At the retreat, I saw that the orange yarn could be a great rust color if over-dyed with blue dye. I dyed the orange yarn with the blue Easter Egg Dye when I got home. It turned out great. After dyeing the orange yarn, I noticed there was still a lot of dye in my pot. I remembered I had some dye-able sock weight yarn in my craft room. I added it to the pot and that is the yarn I used in this project. </div>
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In the photo below, you can see all the yarn I dyed. The rust colored yarn was a bright poppy orange color before dyeing in a blue pot of dye.</div>
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Below you can see I had the dye-able wool in the pot (half way in and half way out). </div>
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Above you can see that the entire hank of yarn eventually ended up in the pot (sorry the photos are out of order). I took some of the Easter Egg Dye pellets and nestled them into the yarn in the pot of water on the stove top. It was all very random and experimental. Fun!</div>
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The cowl is very long and I like wearing it doubled up around my neck. I like wearing cowls since I don’t have to worry about them falling off when wearing them like I do with triangular shaped scarves/shawls. </div>
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Here is the link for the Copilot pattern: <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/copilot">https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/copilot</a></div>
<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-72049357776635515552020-01-20T07:18:00.001-07:002020-01-20T07:18:37.104-07:00Charmayne<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Charmayne, as you can see, is a heavily beaded shawl. The free pattern comes from “Knitty” and you can find it HERE: <a href="http://knitty.com/ISSUEss18/PATTcharmayne/PATTcharmayne.php">http://knitty.com/ISSUEss18/PATTcharmayne/PATTcharmayne.php</a></div>
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The pattern instructions specify you can make a small or a larger version of the shawl; I made the small version based upon the amount of yarn I had. My skein of yarn was 100 grams; I had 15 grams remaining after finishing the shawl. The yarn I used is hand dyed and comes from Andromeda Sock Yarn. The yarn’s maker is from Colorado Springs, Colorado, and she sells yarn on line and also at my LYS (Yarned & Dangerous, Canon City, Colorado). The yarn’s color way is “Take a Hike”.</div>
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Some completed projects are easier to photograph than others. I feel as if this was a challenging project to capture in photos. I am including a bunch of photos so you can see the shawl from a variety of angles. </div>
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If you are interested to know, I think I used about 50 grams of beads in this project. The beads are Unions 6/0 Miyuki beads and the color is Metallic Mix (01610). When I started the project, I only had one tube of beads (20 grams). As I was knitting along, it occurred to me that I did not have nearly enough beads. After searching for a good long while, I found two more tubes of the same beads on eBay. Phew... what a relief!</div>
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This was a super fun knit. The shawl starts with just a few stitches and grows from there. As you knit along and the project grows wider and wider, you are pretty much just working in stockinette and then you pay close attention to one edge of the project where the lace and beads are being worked. At the very end, when the project is quite wide, you complete the final lace border which contains gobs of beads. I have to admit I was dreading the lace border. I was worried it would be fussy and slow and too labor intensive. As it turns out, the lace border was not that slow and it was fun. This is such an enjoyable knit that I can see myself making another Charmayne shawl.</div>
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<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11230887760437764698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644066831581708959.post-22887261176247839232019-12-02T16:38:00.000-07:002019-12-02T16:38:04.078-07:00Oh My Stars Quilt #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I realized recently that I was way behind in sharing photos of my recently completed knitting projects. It also occurred to me that I have finished two quilts and also have not shared photos here on my blog. This is a quilt I made for my friend Kerri. We've been friends since 4th grade. She and I attended a knitting retreat in October and I was able to bring the quilt to here then. I really like how this quilt turned out. I had to go out and purchase batting for the quilt but, aside from that, I made the quilt from fabric in my stash. Cool, huh?</div>
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The "Oh My Stars" quilt pattern is by Pat Sloan. The small version of the pattern is available for FREE and you can find the pattern here<a href="https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/oh-my-stars-free-quilt-pattern-by-pat-sloan.html"> (LINK).</a> I have made this pattern twice already and I am sure I'll make more in the future.</div>
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When I was talking to my Mom and Dad on Thanksgiving, it occurred to me that I had completed a lot of projects recently but had not shared them here. Instead of one post for each project, I am throwing a bunch of projects into one big post. These are all things to wear about your neck so I guess all of these projects have that in common. </div>
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Above, the pink item is a pattern from Sivia Harding called "What Goes Around". Sivia gave us this pattern at a knitting retreat I attended in October. This pattern is not currently on Ravelry. The yarn I used is called "Silkiull" from Navia. The yarn is a fingering weight wool/silk blend. I got the yarn and beads from a kit I had purchased from Laura Nelkin. I was not enjoying knitting the pattern that came with the kit so I made the little pink beaded cowl above. This cowl is a moebius design. I love how it turned out.</div>
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Above and below you can see a fun crochet scarf I made. The pattern is called "Windowpane Scarf" and, for this project, I used a ball of Knit Picks "Chroma" yarn which had been in my yarn stash FOREVER. This is a fun pattern and it's perfect for yarn that changes colors very slowly (if that makes sense). I love to wear this scarf. I stopped crocheting when I was just about out of yarn and I think my scarf is nearly 8 feet long.</div>
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Above and below you can see another moebius scarf. This is a pattern by Cat Bordhi called "Moebius Cowl". I modified this pattern quite a lot. I used fingering weight "Silkiull" yarn, which I mentioned above, but the pattern I used called for heavier weight yarn. I added extra stitches at the cast on. The pattern calls for a lace section at the end but I just finished my cowl with a garter stitch border instead. This cowl wanted to roll a lot when I completed the bind off, but I think it's looking better after blocking.</div>
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Below is a chunky drop stitch cowl I whipped up. I got this super pretty yellow-green yarn at the Salida Fiber Festival (Colorado) in September. The yarn seller is called "Retold Yarns" and I love to buy yarn from this vendor. Her colorway names are always lines from movies. This yarn colorway is called "One Mee-llion Dollars" which is from the Austin Powers movies. I've never seen those movies, but I like the yarn. The pattern I used is called "Drop Stitch Cowl" and it's a great pattern for bulky yarn like this.</div>
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Below... just one more cowl. This is a pattern call "Namu Cowl". I am not sure what to make of this cowl. I just really need to wear it next time I go skiing or for an early morning hike on a cold day. This cowl seems rather narrow but it may just do the trick on a windy day when I don't want any cold air hitting my neck and blowing into my jacket. The yarn I used for this is Cascade "Pacific". I use this yarn a lot. It's very soft, reasonably priced, and has a nice sheen to it.</div>
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In a prior post, I mentioned I attended a knitting retreat in October. The hostess was Sivia Harding. The focus of the retreat was moebius knitting. I had watched some moebius knitting videos in the past but had never tried any moebius projects. The cast on and the moebius knitting process are fascinating. If you've never tried it, I encourage you to add a moebius knitting project to your knitting bucket list.</div>
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Just to give you an idea how unique moebius knitting is, I encourage you to check out this video from Cat Bordhi. She is the clever woman who figured out this cast on. The video can be found <a href="https://youtu.be/LVnTda7F2V4">HERE.</a></div>
Also, if you happen to subscribe to "Bluprint" (formerly called "Craftsy"), Cat Bordhi has some great videos and moebius knitting projects on that site.<br />
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This cowl starts out as a moebius. Perhaps you can see the unique shaping in the collar portion? The collar portion also features a picot bind off which I don't think you can see in the photos. I apologize the photos are not the greatest.</div>
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The yarn I used in this project is yarn I purchased at the retreat. Folks representing Abundant Earth Fiber came to the retreat with yarn and yarn dyeing equipment. The yarn I used is called "Aviary"; it's a worsted weight yarn made from Merino wool and alpaca. I made my cowl much longer than the pattern called for so I could use as much of the yarn as possible. I kind of think of this item as a short cape. It's easy to wear and it's warm and cozy. The Harmonia's Rings Cowl is available for purchase on Ravelry.</div>
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In October, I went to a knitting retreat in the San Juan Islands (Washington State). The hostess of the retreat was Sivia Harding, who is a knitwear designer. Prior to the retreat, she sent all the retreat participants a number of her patterns. That way, we could pack accordingly... what yarn to buy, what needles to bring, and so on.</div>
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"Sky Above, Earth Below" is one of her patterns. You can make a multi-colored larger version of the shawl or you can make a small version using just one skein of fingering weight yarn. You can also opt to add beads or not.</div>
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Here is my one-skein version of Sky Above, Earth Below. The yarn is from Sun Valley Fibers (Merino Wool, Cashmere Goat, and Nylon) and the colorway is called "Crimson Leaves". I did not do a gauge swatch before starting this project and I noticed I was running out of yarn as I was nearing the end. I had to skip a number of rows at the end. Perhaps I was knitting too loosely and used up the yarn too fast. Oh well!</div>
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I have completed a bunch of other projects in the past several weeks. I'll take a little time to show you over the next few days.</div>
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