283 Projects

Naughty, naughty Purl...

Posted by Emily In manos de uruguay, Purl Soho, stash | 0 comments»

Naughty naughty Purl Soho, displaying their sale yarn with each colorway in a ziploc bag, ready to grab and go!

:-/

Now I have so much yarn!

Because I couldn't possibly have broken up the set...

*Sigh*

Cherry Blossom Socks! Just in time for a sunny day!

Posted by Emily In one-skein, socks, toe-up | 0 comments»

I finished these last night and can't wait to wear them!

Also, just a note on the pattern. Because I used fewer stitches than the original I had to adjust the ribbing pattern as well. Starting with the first decrease stitch I used a pattern of K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P2. This way the first 3 "K1"s follow the line of the stitches before, between and after the yarnovers and the "P1" stitches are over the yarnovers. Here's a photo.

Isla's Kitty Cat Hat

Posted by Emily In baby, Brooklyn General Store, embroidery, gift, hat, merino, Morehouse Farm Merino, one-skein, talk, Thompson Chemists | 0 comments»

This hat design is just the cutest thing I ever did see. It was the thing that made me buy the book, Chic Knits for Stylish Babies. BUT. And its a big BUT. This pattern is really poorly written. Let me count the ways:

Welcome March, Welcome Cherry Blossoms!

Posted by Emily In one-skein, ravelry, socks, toe-up, trade | 0 comments»

With the Cherry Blossom festival just a few weeks away, I've been working on some festive pink and silver socks to welcome the Spring.

The pattern is Anastasia Socks, which is available as a free download on Ravelry. I had a bit of trouble with starting each one. With the right foot my gauge was off, and then even when my gauge was right they were too big. So I started again with only 52 stitches (as opposed to 60) with 9 stitches between each spiral. Now they fit just fine!