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In the circle’s I run in, the ominous “they” say that turning the heal is what separates the initiated from the uninitiated . The Men from the boys. The knitters from the knitters. Well, now I’m in italic because my heal is turned!
first half!
As it turns out, this months knit along features a short row heal, and I have been a short row guy for quite some time. I have a 3D background, so knitting in 3D is an old trick. But now its SockD!
Full Heal! (plus cat)
It’s really exciting watching my first sock come together. I’m zipping down the foot and will be updating again soon!
Hi there internet knitters!
I say hello only a few short months after my last post here. As they say, time flies! Flies when you are ‘yarning’ away, keeping those fingers moving through the winter. I have some finished projects to update you on as well as what I had to put down to type this!
Firstly, cold a winter as it has been, I have been drawn to blanket making. Having your blanket on your lap as you make it is perfect for those blustery days. I started with a cozy Mountain Colors Weavers Wool, in a diagonal bobble pattern to give it some texture, and loved how it came out!
My current taking forever project is a HUGE queen-size blanket, using Brown Sheep’s Nature Spun, and a pattern from the now sadly discontinued Mission Falls line. (We still have some rapidly depleting Mission Falls in stock, so if you need some, get it while we still have it!) The pattern is from Wee Knits 3, an easy-peasy garter stitch pattern which gets its awesome look from switching colors every two rows. My favorite thing about this project is no sewing ends! Instead, you clip after every row and braid the ends. Coolest fringe ever! I’ll give you a look when it’s done, all made up on my bed.
My newest knitting foray is toothpick knitting… I have started my first pair of socks! I have knit on sock weight yarn before, but never socks proper, 10sts to the inch and all. I figured with Skacel’s 20th anniversary knit along here, it would be an opportunity to really just jump in. I like the format of following directions a bit at a time, as I have a tendency to over-think and change patterns. What I do not like are size 2 needles. Really, it’s just as bad as I thought it would be.
It grows pretty fast, though, due to the smallness of a sock (duh!) The only thing I’m dreading is the second sock…
