Tuesday, January 8, 2008
And we have a winner!
Please email me at peachyknits at gmail dot com so I can send you your prize!
On other news, I'm contemplating closing this KAL and blog - I personally don't have the time at the moment, and with so many great KALs underway I really understand that people rather participate elsewhere. If you want the blog to stay open, please leave a comment or email me! :)
You've been a great team, but good things should end when they are still fun!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Contest - A Reminder!
because of the general Holiday Craze I think it's best to push the posting limit for your sock pictures to January 6 to get all those last minute socks of the year added up, too. So keep 'em coming, gals! :)
Monday, November 12, 2007
New!
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Pictureless Socks
Officially in November I've started one sock for the season. My next challenge - learn how to post pictures.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
another newbie
Thanks for having me and Happy Knitting!
Monday, November 5, 2007
an intro
currently working on - very basic pair of "non yarn-snob" socks. i guess that needs an explaination, doesnt it? im currently a tad broke, and also moving soon, so between my stash being packed up in boxes and my wallet not allowing me to splurge on the sock yarn i want, i am beginning an experiment in making socks with (gasp!) acrylic yarn (namely Bernat Satin Sport). to get a feel for what TLC's limitations in sock knitting are, the first pair will be terribly basic. pictures to follow soon!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Clarifications on The Contest
This is my own personal effort to say thank you to the great people belonging to this Knit-Along. So, to participate you have to belong to this KAL (but you can join up anytime - see the info in the sidebar!), and to qualify the picture of the socks should be posted in this blog. So take a look around if this struck your fancy, email me to get an invite, and join the fun! :)
To know more about the KAL, please read this post.
Monday, October 29, 2007
A contest!
During the current season (October 1st - December 31st) everyone who knits socks and posts a picture of them gets the chance to win some sock yarn! I have some lovely skeins from the Opal Hundertwasser collection to offer!
So, being the season of Christmas knitting, I know that some of you might knit fewer socks that normal, while others go into overdrive - so I think it will be most fair that everyone who participates gets 1 chance at the yarn. On January 1st I will write down all user names and the winner will be drawn - I thought about 1 skein per 10 entries (so if 16 people contribute two winners, for 24 three winners, and so on).
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Metropolis Socks
The pattern is from Wildhorse Farm Designs and I bought it from at The Loopy Ewe.
The yarn is a custom dye request from Doodlebirds Creations. Beth named it capes and tights.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Summer socks
The yarn is Subtle Spring from Poppy Flower Fibers. The pattern is a basic stockinette with sizing from Sensational Knitted Socks.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Summer's still here...
Plain vanilla sock for my dear friend, who gave me some clothes and I promised to knit her and her son a couple of socks :). Great way to get some new stuff! I love the golden colors in these socks, and I named them Golden Tiger -socks.
Number 2:
Worsted weight and quite bulky. These should keep the toes of the 3 year old warm even when it's really cold! I wanted to do something special, so these are Mirror Image-socks.
Pair 3:
Meet my 80's Retro-disco socks! Neon colors in black background.
Number 4:
Opal Flamingo socks for my own three year old. Cuff is basic 2k2p ribbing which continues on top of the foot. These are much loved.
Last but not least: pair 5 (because three quarters of my summer socks are so tiny)
Anastasia-socks from Pepperknits.
This was my first encounter with Koigu, and I loved it! I made a couple of errors which you can see, but because I'm a lazy knitter with high tolerance, I didn't frog. So sue me :)! The pattern was great.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
First pair for Summer
Monday, August 6, 2007
Another Pair
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Monday, July 16, 2007
First Pair for Summer
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Monday, July 2, 2007
Summer Challenge starting!
Many of you already posted their Spring Socks, I myself still have 1 sock to go (lazy me!), but will hopefully catch up to you soon!
Happy Knitting!
Barbara
Sunday, July 1, 2007
My belated spring!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Last Two Pair for Spring
Here are my latest two pair. I blogged about my first two pair here.
Pattern - my usual top down with Eye of Partridge heel flap and kitchenered toes
Stitch Pattern - More Sensational Knitted Socks
Yarn - Ellen's 1/2 Pint Farms, 80/20 Superwash/Nylon
Needles & Gauge - Size 1 1/2 DPNs, 7 st/in
Pattern - Thuja
Yarn - Socks That Rock mediumweight in Seal Rock
Needles & Gauge - Size 2 DPNs, 7 st/in
Shannan
http://shannanstitches.blogspot.com/
Thursday, June 14, 2007
2 pairs of socks down
Friday, June 1, 2007
Happy June!
We're down to the last month of "Spring." I thought I'd conduct an informal survey and see how everyone's doing on their 4. Please comment below how you're doing, and let us know if you're looking for inspiration to complete Spring goals.
I'm in need of some summer inspiration myself. If you've found some great yarns, patterns (or the two combined), let us know.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Finally!
Sunday, May 20, 2007
4th pair for Spring
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Sock update
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Two More Pairs
Pairs 3 and 4
Here's Pomotamus in Regia's yarn:
And Roza (Interweave Knits, Spring '07) in Online's version:
In summary, my 4 (pairs of) Socks for Spring:
I'm open to suggestions for summer sock patterns/yarns. In the meantime, I'll be knitting up some baby gifts and dreaming about lace knitting.
Friday, May 11, 2007
2 pair and an Intro
Pattern - my usual top down with Eye of Partridge heel flap and kitchenered toes
Stitch Pattern - Stansfield #11 from Sensational Knitted Socks
Yarn - Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks that Rock Mediumweight in Watermelon Tourmaline
Needles & Gauge - Size 2 DPNs, 7 st/in
Pattern - Oak Ribbed Socks, from Knitting Vintage Socks
Yarn - Opal Pettcoat, color #1297
Needles & Gauge - Size 1 DPNs, 9 st/in