My friend Polly went on a trip to England. She was exited to see sheep all over countryside there, but surprised to find out most of them were bred for meat and not fiber. She bought a wool hat for her husband that turned out to be too small. Polly asked me if I couldContinue reading “Commission Hat”
Category Archives: Knitting
Mother & Daughter Socks
After finishing self striping socks for my son, but still long before I had my sock machine, I decided to knit socks for my daughter-in-law for Christmas. She liked this pretty blue and white hand dyed yarn I had from Greenstone Fiber Arts in Minnesota. I bought it at a fiber fair, but they haveContinue reading “Mother & Daughter Socks”
Sock Machine Gnome
Many years ago I saw images of antique circular sock knitting machines. I have always thought they were a cool, interesting part of history. In the last few years I have been knitting socks and learning about sock construction, but it takes me a long time to make one pair. I would like to makeContinue reading “Sock Machine Gnome”
Sophie Scarf
After we got back from our Danube River cruise trip, I was looking for a one skein pattern to knit using the orangish yarn I bought in Germany. I decided to try the Sophie Scarf pattern which has been popular lately. This is a shallow triangle shaped scarf with I-cord on the sides that isContinue reading “Sophie Scarf”
Another Baby Ensemble
I knit a baby sweater while anticipating the birth of our granddaughter in June 2023. I used some pinkish yarn from Valley Yarns in a 48% cotton/ 46% modal/ 6 % silk blend. Modal is a fiber make from beech tree cellulose that is a breathable, absorbent alternative to cotton. It is very soft. NotContinue reading “Another Baby Ensemble”
Socks Re-Do
I made this pair of socks two years ago when we were in Arizona (click here for blog post). They looked great but they did not fit right. The pattern was complicated, they took forever to complete, there were too few stitches around, and the cable pattern made them even tighter. I used a newContinue reading “Socks Re-Do”
School of Sweet Georgia Socks
I started knitting a pair of socks in December, to bring on our post holiday road trip to Arizona. It was so unseasonably mild at that time in Minnesota that it barely felt like winter. It was 55 degrees on Christmas Day. Some of the bigger lakes in Minneapolis were open water over the holidaysContinue reading “School of Sweet Georgia Socks”
Knitted Baby Shoes
Many years ago I came across a book called “50 baby bootees to knit” by Zoe Mellor. I had to have it. I did not have any babies to knit for at the time, but the booties were just so cute and I liked the idea of a project that would not take too longContinue reading “Knitted Baby Shoes”
Knitted Holiday Ornaments
We had a week of quality time with family in the Bay Area of California over Thanksgiving. Wayne’s sister Yvonne, and brother-in-law Gayle, were very generous hosting us at their home in Alameda. Our son and daughter-in-law, James and Kelsey, came too, bringing their five month old daughter on her first plane ride. It wasContinue reading “Knitted Holiday Ornaments”
Up North Socks
I went to the LYS (Local Yarn Store) Leelanau Fibers in Suttons Bay, near Traverse City, Michigan, when I was on vacation with friends in July 2022. I wrote about that fun trip in a post you can read here. Many brick and mortar yarn stores have gone out of business. When you do comeContinue reading “Up North Socks”
Yarns from the Lake 