Well, it has taken forever, but I’ve finally gotten one sock done. I’ve started the second one. I’m not sure why it is taking forever to knit these, but it seems that I’m not making much progress when I work on them. Maybe it’s that I am working on two different pairs at once, maybe… Continue reading Retro Kitchen sock
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Knitting and knitting-related projects
New slouchy beanie
My mom was wearing her original slouchy beanie (a blue one) one day, and mentioned that she needed a black one. Preferring not to do a solid black hat, I found a dark gray tonal yarn and made her one with that. Here is the original hat I made for her in 2018. I think… Continue reading New slouchy beanie
Fingerless gloves pair 3
Well, after the cast-on photo, I didn’t take another until I finished the pair and presented them to CC. He’s very happy to have his new pair of fingerless gloves to wear, since it has turned cold again.
KnitCompanion for cross stitch
I was recently watching a Flosstube video wherein the person was talking about using the Pattern Keeper app on their tablet to display and keep track of their cross stitch chart and progress. They mentioned it was only available for Android devices, and they bought a Fire tablet for that pretty much exclusively. It was… Continue reading KnitCompanion for cross stitch
Four patterns, four colors
I had set this project aside for a bit while I worked on finishing several other things. I got it back out and worked on it some more, so I thought I’d share a progress photo. I’ve just added in the fifth color, and I actually bought one additional dark green color in case I… Continue reading Four patterns, four colors