One Down
One to go. I'm fairly madly in love with these. They started out as something calm and quiet and soothing and have transformed into something bordering on obsession. I haven't actually knit on anything else since I cast these on. The second one is now on the needles and I've got the pattern mostly written up. I'm writing this pattern in two different sizes and including instructions to either do that fancy instep swirly bit or do straight ribbing all the way down the foot. If you've fallen in love too and are itching to test them, keep an eye [...]
Use the Good Stuff
At its heart, knitting is just using sticks to tie string into an overly complicated slip knot. It really doesn't take much in the way of tools. You certainly can go out and buy a closet full of supplies and gadgets, but you don't need to. All you really need are needles and yarn. So if that's all you need, why not use the good stuff? That's what I'm doing here. The yarn is Hand Maiden's Casbah Sock in Pewter, and it is a treat to work with. It is a bit more expensive than what I normally buy, but [...]
Gritty and Gray
Gray with a chance of graupel. Yeah that's right graupel. According to Wikipedia, graupel is "precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake, forming a 2–5 mm ball of rime." Yup, you can guess what the weather is like around here. However, it is an excellent incentive to find some super soft, super warm gray yarn and make something cozy. I'm only an inch or two in but I love these already and I will be naming them Graupel.
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