Back in Business September 23, 2006
I had a lot of yarn sitting around that I have been meaning to upload to my etsy shop, and today is the day. I sure hope it sells, because it is taking up a ton of room….
In addition to a bunch of sock yarn, I made a set of stitch markers that I think would be pretty handy for sock knitters. Recycling the text I used for the item description… Every time I finish I sock, I have to drag out a book or a computer to look up how to do the stinking toe graft. I am incapable of memorizing the kitchener stitch. So I have put it in a form that will stick with my socks - Stitch markers!
I usually have a few stitch markers involved in my sock knitting so I made 4 markers, each displaying brief instructions for the 4 steps of the kitchener stitch. Now I will have the directions on my sock by the time I get to the toe! The stitch marker holder has a tag reminding me of the set-up for the beginning of the graft, and now as long as i keep them in order I am set.
Courtesy of Flagrant Disregard, here is a mosaic of some of the items I added to my shop.
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and it has the best holiday color scheme, so it seemed appropriate to make some Halloween-inspired sock yarns. get them now and in the spirit of socktober fest you can have them done by the end of the month!
It won’t work, you wicked pal you. You’re not tempting me into buying more cool Halloween sock yarn just by putting it up on your Etsy shop.
Nope.
I WILL be strong.
I will resist…
really
even the Vlad the Impaler yarn…
(please someone buy this yarn while my resistance holds out!)
I love the kitchener stitch markers–what a great idea! I can never remember how to kitchener.
And oh my gosh, how clever are you! Vlad the Impaler…that should win a prize for creative yarn colorway names!
It’s a good thing someone else bought that blue and brown sock yarn, because the last thing in the world I need is more sock yarn.
I always have to look up the video on knittinghelp.com every time I kitchener something. Simple written instructions (or even static photos) won’t do it for me!
Excellent idea for the stitch markers! I love the buttons you are selling on etsy–such a clever idea.
Great colorway names! And very clever idea for the stitchmarkers.
Whoa, what a great idea!