Posted: March 5th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: dream in color, projects: sparkle socks, socks, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: dream in color, dream in color starry, handknit, knitting, sock knitting, socks | 1 Comment »
The sweater is very, very nearly done – all I have left is to sew on the snaps. I am impatient like a little kid, right now, waiting for it to dry so I can put it on and wear it and just bask in how much I love the project.
In the meantime, though, I’ve been slowly chipping away at other projects that most of you have probably forgotten about. For instance, my socks. My glittery Dream in Colour socks. These? Yeah. They’re not done, but I have finished one sock and I’m well on my way to being done the second.
These socks are especially exciting because of this detail, right here. You see the gusset? See the bit where the gusset joins the top of the foot? See how there isn’t a hole there? I have finally, after four years of knitting socks, figured out how to do that. I even repeated it on the second sock, so I am hopeful that it was not some sort of fluke.
Also, I am still entranced by the fact that this yarn has glitter. In case any of you were concerned.
Song of the Entry: Matthew Barber – (I’m Gonna) Settle My Accounts With You (Watch)
Posted: February 9th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: dream in color, projects: sparkle socks, socks, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: dream in color, dream in color starry, gentleman's socks, handknit, knitting, sock knitting, socks, spring tickle | No Comments »
Life has slowed down, at least for a couple weeks, which is lovely. I feel like I’ve got nothing but free time and delicious freedom ahead of me. This is – not strictly true, but good enough. I’ve got enough free time that, at least, the sock knitting is continuing apace.
I’m also doing lots of planning, because I’m going to be starting a project this weekend as – well, we’re going to say it’s part of the Knitting Olympics, but I have no real commitment to finishing “on time,” as long as it gets done. More on that later.
Song of the Entry: The Game – Shake (Listen) (No seriously, do it. It just makes me want to dance.)
Posted: February 7th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: dream in color, projects: sparkle socks, socks, things i knit, yarn i use | Tags: dream in color, dream in color starry, glitter, handknit, knitting, sock yarn, yarn | 1 Comment »
So, as you guys may have noticed, I haven’t been knitting a lot lately. This – as always – is largely due to this sort of thing.
My cat is about as impressed as I’m sure all of you are. However, earlier this week, in a moment of weakness, I wound some yarn and cast on for a sock.
Guys, look how nice it is. Look how the sparkle is spun right into the yarn, so that it’s subtle but glittery but awesome. Look how pretty the subtle variegation in this colourway (Dream in Color, Spring Tickle) is going to be.
I’m pretty stoked.
