Of Toes and Encoded.

Yes, yes, I know that I haven't gotten very far with my socks (and made no progress on my blanket), but still, I have toes! Well, I finished the toe-section of the socks. You know what I mean. I was actually surprised to find that the yarn is striping. When I got it I hadn't …

Power Up!

So the last few days I've been without my computer because my power chord decided it didn't want to work anymore (of course, this happens just as my coverage ends). At least, I hoped it was the power chord, so I ordered a new one that arrived a little bit ago and lo and behold! …

Merry Christmas!

So the other day we were out and about, partly running errands, partly because we were going to watch the new Star Wars (no spoilers!) movie. We did a lot of walking. Apparently so much that I ended up walking holes(!) in my nice, homemade socks. I'm so sad. 😦 I suppose I'll have to learn …

Finally FO

At long last, I've finished up my gray socks. I'm not even sure why it took me so long, especially since there was less than an inch left to do on them, but there you have it. Like many knitters/crocheters out there, I can at times get easily distracted by shiny new projects before having …

Don’t Wanna!

Yep. I have a severe case of the "I-don't-wana's" today, which is part of the reason why this post is on the late side today. It's that time of the month again (ugh, really, body? Haven't we had enough yet?) and with it comes a case of the doldrums, I guess. I've spent a good …

Sock it

Had a lovely day yesterday watching Stargate SG-1 with Jennifer (yes, I have successfully brought her over to the dark side 😉 ) and working on my socks again. I've actually managed to get the heel turned and everything, so it's smooth sailing from here on in (I hope). I'm looking forward to finishing them and …

Unexpected

So we got a new couch about two weeks ago. It brought with it an unexpected... not problem, exactly, but still. When I finally got around to casting my socks on again after frogging them, I encountered an issue: I no longer had my little corner to knit in comfortably. I'm not saying the old …

It Figures

That my week of misery (thank you, Auntie Flo) was rounded up by having to frog my socks. Yep, I thought I had measured correctly but it turns out that they were too wide for my feet and, well, I really do not like my socks to not fit so into the frog pond they …

W.I.P. Fever Didn’t Last Long

After working on a few W.I.P.s I got to the point where I needed something a little more mindless (Fibro-fog ftw?) as most of the ones left are ones that require paying close attention. So what did I do? Why, I cast on another pair of socks, of course. This didn't end up being as …

WIP IT!

W.I.P. it good! Sorry, couldn't resist. Apparently I've been on a W.I.P.-kick this week. I've finished two pairs of socks! These ones, I only had to do an afterthought heel on. They've been languishing since 2011 (!) because, well, it was a little daunting to me at the time - new technique and all - …