Tag Archives: socks

Big Projects at a Small Gauge

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Carrie

I found myself at my local yarn shop (LYS, in knitterspeak) a few weeks ago, in need of several new circular needles.  My being at the yarn shop is nothing new – I’m there for their open Knit Night every … Continue reading →

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Playing Catch-Up With Spring

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Carrie

Spring is later than usual in the PNW this year.  I guess that’s what we get for enjoying all that extra snow!  So the usual early spring flowers have been playing catch-up over the last week, the trees are adding … Continue reading →

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The Recovery Zone

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Carrie

I think most crafters would agree: after so many weeks/months of making things for others, there is a strong urge to just make something for one’s self.  This is very strongly felt around the end-of-year holidays.  I willingly admit that … Continue reading →

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Happiness is a Pair of Handknit Socks

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Carrie

Have I told you how much I love my handknit socks?  If not, be assured that I do.  Very much.  So much that in 99.9% of the time I’m wearing socks, they are handknits. The other times?  Well, even I … Continue reading →

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Tidbits

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Carrie

I bet y’all are a little bored of so many spinning adventures in a row.  So let’s return to the land of knitting, shall we?  I’m playing with color there too, with a little texture thrown in for good measure. … Continue reading →

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Cool Summer Knitting

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Carrie

There are only a few rules for summertime knitting: it needs to be portable and it needs to not make your hands sweat.  Preferably, it should also be quick and easy.  Because keeping up with a complicated pattern while also … Continue reading →

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Randomly on a Thursday

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Carrie

I hear that summer is in full swing in most parts of the northern hemisphere.  We got a few weeks of summer-like weather, then it turned spring-like again.  That’s not stopping us from going outside though.  (More on that in … Continue reading →

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No Time To Talk

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Carrie

Have you ever encountered one of those weeks, where everything sort of piles on itself and there is no time to catch a breath?  I know you have.  Everybody has.  Well, that’s what happened to the last several weeks.  Mom … Continue reading →

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A Study In Blues

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Carrie

It seems that I’m in a mood to work with the color blue lately.  There was the cabled pools shawl that I showed you a few weeks ago.  And the experimental spinning project – though I really expected that to … Continue reading →

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Under Wraps

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Carrie

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays as much as I did.  To be honest, I wasn’t enjoying it much in November and December when I did the thing that I told Husband I wouldn’t do this year … Continue reading →

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