Corey and me went out for a little shopping trip in the last few days, and I decided to splurge a little (with his encouragement!) on Mason-Dixon Knitting. A bit more on the book later, because this post is about those log cabins I’ve seen all over the place. While reading the book I was [...]

I am very glad to announce that my socks are finally all complete. This is good timing as well, because I plan to buy some new shoes on friday, and my second sock will definitely be dry by then. Why do the new shoes matter? I’ve found that I can’t wear handknit socks with my [...]

I swear I have knit every stitch on this sock at least twice, if not 3 or 4 times. It was smooth sailing until I got to the heel (you already heard about that). I think I tried to get it right a total of four times. Then I thought I was in for the [...]

Corey’s socks are complete, except for a bit of finishing on the bind-off, and weaving in all of the ends. They turned out pretty good except for a bit of tightness in the ankle. Although, he says he doesn’t notice anything, so I guess I should just let it be. For the past few days I’ve [...]

A while ago I contacted Brittany (the needle company) requesting a replacement for one of my snapped DPNs. Their needles are all guarunteed for five years, and I’ve only had them for not quite a year so, following the instructions on their website I sent an e-mail. It took a while (a few weeks I [...]

Or rather, the alternate heel that uses short-row shaping for toe-up socks. This is the heel I used to make Corey’s sock because I hated the short-row heel that I tried. I’m rewriting the instructions because I didn’t find the instructions on the page I found them very easy to follow. If you hate short-rows [...]

I just finished dying some handspun merino that I recently finished spinning. I mentioned this spinning project in one post and haven’t said much about it since. I’ve been spinning along happily every once in a while, making progress every week or two. It was really enjoyable and much easier to spin than the two [...]

I just feel the need to share my joy; I found a better heel method! The pattern was found here, and I’m completely done the sock working towards the ribbed cuff. I tried it on my husband’s foot when I was mostly done the heel, and it fit beautifully. No super stretching around the base of [...]

I’m almost done with Corey’s first sock of the new pair, just had him try it on, and realized I hate the short row heel. I should have gone with my gut instinct, and tried a different technique that would be new to me. The only reason the short row heel isn’t new to me, [...]