The Blossom sock is in abeyance. I emailed the designer but still await a response. Close now to the point where I shall rip it out again and re-knit using a different technique. Needless to say , I’ve lost all heart on the Show front where this project is concerned. Time is short too. We’ve …
Monthly archives: July 2009
Spinning update
I seem to have my spinning mojo back. Hurrah! As previously mentioned, I am currently spinning against the clock in the hope of turning out at least 2 pairs of skeins for the Show. My first intended pair is from prepared tops and I am using the Yarn Yard Merino and Silk blend in shades …
Blossom Part 3: The Pit of Despair
O.k. I re-knit the heel. It wasn’t looking any better. Halfway through I stopped to think, and I tied reversing the logic of the knit side which is working, and applying that to the purl side, which is not. What I have now is a heel where the gaps are closed, but which is a …
Blossom part 2
Part 2 of a detailed account of knitting a most unusual sock
Blossom part 1
Blossom is a sock that I have been wanting to knit for some time now. The pattern, by Stephanie van der Linden, was published in the Spring 2009 edition of Twist Collective – priced at $6 and sized for 8 – 9½” circumference, using Trekking Pro Natura on 2.25 mm needles. No sooner had I …
Blossoming Forth
About socks. Rather Special socks. And my headache. .