rather than flaunt my style, i’d flash you a smile of clean pearly whites
Posted: November 14th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: non-crafty, projects: purple stockinette socks, socks, tanis fiber arts blue label, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: grape, handknit, heel flaps, knitting, purple, sock knitting, socks, stockinette socks, tanis fiber arts | 2 Comments »So, I’ve spent the past few days holed up in my apartment, recovering (chipmunk-cheeked) from getting my wisdom teeth extracted. Really, the only good thing to have come from this is a lot of extra time for knitting. For instance – I finished my boring purple socks!
The yarn for these is Tanis Fiber Arts Blue Label, in Grape. I am still a little in love with this yarn – I have yet to see how well it will actually wear as socks, but it was a complete joy to knit with, and the yardage was fantastic. I could have made these so much taller, had I planned ahead and knit from the toe up.
These socks also have the distinction of being the first pair for which I’ve knit an actual heel flap in, literally, years. I’m still not sure how I feel about that (I’m having issues with the picked-up stitches making gaps that I’m not quite sure how to resolve), but it was a nice change of pace.
(The heel did not come off the needles that fuzzy. I may have got a little too excited and worn these socks out of the house to run errands before I could take photos for the blog.)
Song of the Entry: Owl City – Dental Care (Listen
I’m so weirded out right now…. I was just recovering from having my wisdom teeth, and knit up an entire sweater in Tanis Fiber Arts (although Green label), in the Grape colourway!! It’s magic recovery yarn….
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