Oh socktober, you were over too quickly for me. i discovered that in a month of dedicated sock knitting, I can make *gasp* ONE pair of socks. I am wearing them today to see out the month in style. You already met them a few days ago… here they are …
I had a good time looking at everyone’s pretend loot, and still feel happy about not buying any yarn (heck, I’m giving some away). It is great to get to visit everyone’s webpages! I used a random number generator to come up with two winners for the Fake Rhinebeck Contest. …
The “I didn’t go to Rhinebeck and look at all this yarn I got” contest ends tonight at midnight pacific time. If you are having trouble posting a picture, or don’t have a blog and would still like to enter, just email your photo to me. karrie at girlontherocks . …
The contest prize: A skein of sock yarn dyed by me and a set of Kitchener stitch markers (may not be the exact ones pictured). Man those things are hard to photograph. So far the odds are pretty good… only a handful of entrants. Tell your friends! *end of prize …
Now that I am no longer pretending those socks fit, what I am pretending? Well every-knit-blogger and her sister went to Rhinebeck this weekend. i am sure that this week, almost every blog I read will have pictures of loot (Rhinebeck backwash – which I do enjoy looking at, but …
Today, in honor of Socktober, I will be doing something a little unconventional. It is something that is unusual for me and is certainly unusual for a knit-along dedicated to the forward progress on sock knitting projects. Here we have Chuck’s socks (pattern here, story of the lunch box here). …
I added some more halloween and autumn sock yarns to the shop. From left to right: Unnamed red skein that refuses to be photographed accurately (leave a blog comment if you might want this one), Autumn leaves (this one is a beaut), two skeins of Jack-o-lantern, and 2 skeins of …
The theme for this month’s whiplash competition is Accessories and this tutorial is my entry. I have been wanting to retire my hobo-style fingerless gloves, and find something more fashionable to keep my hands warm at work. I decided to turn a $2.50 thrift-store angora sweater into a pair of …
For the past week, I have been checking my mailbox every day for the first issue of Craft magazine. It’s still not here. In the meantime, I have been reading their blog and entering some of their contests*… And suddenly I am even more excited! One of my proudest moments …
I finished a pattern that would make a perfect Christmas gift exchange gift for a co-worker, or even make a few for yourself. Since it was rejected by knitty, i will unleash it onto the world here. What a great way to use up a bit of your leftover sock …