gathering it all together
Rather tempting new pattern from Anne Hanson at Knitspot. These would make a good Socktoberfest project, methinks – especially if my Solids Club yarn from The Yarn Yard turned out to be sock yarn (if it ever arrives, which it has not yet – boats have been cancelled due to adverse weather and I fear …
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Conker Feet, my “Mama Janes” slippers are coming along nicely. I completed the first one in bed last night and then rattled off the second sole before going to sleep. I reckon it would be perfectly possible to make a pair of these in one afternoon, with some dedication and concentrated knitting. They would make …
Oh, my. Just brilliant.
Those slippers knit up mighty fast. I took them to bed last night and by the time we put the light out I had just the one round left to go. I discussed with Mr L my love of the engineering side of knitting, I laid the toe out to be admired by the pair …
This is really by way of a Note To Self post – just thinking that Socktoberfest could perhaps provide the impetus to try making a pair of socks using the Magic Loop method. No promises. Just a maybe. I really must go stash diving tomorrow and draw up a plan.