Finished items! These are socks from Silk Road Socks. I had planned to knit my way through the entire book, one design per month and one after another. I have just completed my July 2011 socks, so I am a very long way behind. I will however get there in the end! The sooner, the …
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FO: Afshari socks
Hello, it’s Friday. Shall we have an FO post? I know I am miles behind but, you know, busy, busy, busy… This is my third pair of socks from the Silk Road Socks book – and these are named Afshari. I cast them on for the April/May round of the KAL and knitted them in …
FO: Mood
Time to start catching up with some FO posts, I think! My second pair of socks from the Silk Road Socks book. Knitted from an unusually heavy yarn, for me. Mood (sometimes spelled Muud or Moud) is a small town in eastern Iran. The town has a long textile history, and rugs from the area …
A New Muse
It is all Amy’s fault. I subscribe to the Knitty blog. The entry for Friday Jan 21st is one of Knitty’s instant competition blogs… or “Ninja-bonus Giveaways.” These quick draws are a regular feature of the Knitty blog, and worth keeping an eye open for. This latest one featured this wonderful book: I checked it …