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 …
Yearly archives: 2009
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. .
Summer Pudding
I learned something yesterday – knitting in a haar is not easy. I sat out on deck on the Varagen yesterday. It was brilliant sunshine, and so hot that l thought I might need to travel inside. Once we were underway however there was sufficient breeze and light haar to keep me comfortable. I managed …
Weekend Shopping
I am completely zonked. No report today – just a hint that there was today an ugly realisation… More some time over the weekend. I’m going in search of gin, ice, and limes.