The Comfort Zone

I only knit socks from the top down.  Nope, no toe up socks here.  The reason is simple—I have developed the ideal sock model for my foot.  It took a lot of calculations, a lot of trial and error, and a lot of unusable socks. Some were so bad that they have been relegated to [...]

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There has been little knitting for two days.  I did knit a bit while on hold on the phone, but for the most part I was just, well, on the phone.  I should clarify that by saying I was on DH’s phone.  My Cingular phone died.  It was a lousy little clam-shell phone anyway, and [...]

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I know it is Sockapalooza and Summer of Socks time, and that socks make logical knitting in the warm months, but lately I have been making an effort to not get into a sock knitting rut.  Heaven knows I have been in that particular rut for years at a time!  Socks are my passion, my [...]

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Recently GD#3 said to me, “Grandma, I need a purple scarf.”  I told her, “I know just what to do about that.”  The picture tells the story.  She is currently about five inches into the purple scarf, and doing quite well.  It is still painstaking work for her, but she seems to be enjoying it.  [...]

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The love affair with all shades blue continues.  After just finishing the Softsea Wool Bunny Hop socks in blue, preceded by the Victorian Lace socks a merino/cashmere blend—in blue, I thought the blue period was over.  Not!  I’ve made it no secret that I intend to have a pair of socks in every color of [...]

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