Jun
26
2009
Last night I finished the Sunshine Socks. Took me exactly a week to knit. If only work and packing didn’t get in the way of knitting, I would have had these done a few days ago! These are my 3rd pair of socks for the 52 Pair Plunge and the first pair for Summer [...]
Tags: 52ppiii, Socks, SoS09
Jun
22
2009
Last Thursday, I finished the baby socks I posted about last week. I meant to blog about them on Friday, but completely forgot! Every time I see these, I just keep thinking about how adorable they are! Don’t get me wrong, I’m not longing to make a ton more baby stuff and I’m not wanting [...]
Tags: 52ppiii, Socks
Jun
17
2009
Last night I finished up the Sprucey Lucy socks, which means I also finished my first pair for the 52 Pair Plunge III!
Pattern: Sprucey Lucy Socks by Wendy Johnson (My Ravelry project page.)
Started: June 1, 2009
Completed: June 16, 2009
Yarn: The Yarn Bearer Uber Sock, April 2009 Sock Club shipment with the theme of “Falling”
Needles: Knit [...]
Tags: 52ppiii, Life, Matt, Sewing, Socks
Jun
14
2009
Friday night I washed and blocked Hey Teach.
hey Teach, Blocking
After I laid it out, I measured it because it looked way too big. The back piece measured 27 inches and each front measured 14 inches. Uh-oh. That’s 55 inches once it’s sewn together, without the button band! The size I knit was supposed to be [...]
Tags: Lessons Learned, Sweater
Jun
12
2009
Last night I went home with every intention to wash and block my sweater parts for Hey Teach, but ended up eating dinner, watching TV and engaging in some interesting conversations with Matt. Ah well, I can do it tonight or this weekend some time.
Instead of working on Sprucey Lucy during TV watching time, I [...]
Tags: Socks