I needed a small table for using my sock machine in the RV during the winter, and also for bringing to crank-ins. The dining table in the trailer will not work because there is not a good place to attach the CSM, and also we need that surface for other things. Wayne said he wouldContinue reading “Tables & Crank-Ins”
Tag Archives: Hand Knit Socks
Heels & Toes
While snowbirding in Arizona I have been doing the usual activities that I do here. I have been hiking and bike riding, attending exercise classes (there is no excuse not to go, when it is a five minute walk to get there and it is free), walking (without worry of slipping on ice), going onContinue reading “Heels & Toes”
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”
Socks for my Son
Last year I knit a pair of self striping socks for our son, before I had any idea of buying a circular sock machine. This pair took forever to knit due to getting side tracked with other projects. The socks have been finished for a while, but I could not post about the project untilContinue reading “Socks for my Son”
Fall Fiber Day 2024
Saturday, September 28, was fall Fiber Day at the Ellison’s sheep farm in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. I love, love, love Fiber Day. You never know what the weather is going to be for Fiber Day, but you do know there will be amazing people doing cool things. Joanie and Dave are wonderful and generous hostsContinue reading “Fall Fiber Day 2024”
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”
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”
Fall Road Trip, Another Pair of Socks
In October Wayne and I went on a two week road trip to Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Virginia, putting 4000 miles on our Honda CRV. Our fifth wheel trailer sat in the driveway while we were gone, as we had family to stay with for 11 of the 14 nights we were away. WeContinue reading “Fall Road Trip, Another Pair of Socks”
More Boot Socks
In the fall of 2020 I made several pairs of thick socks for myself and for Christmas gifts. This fall I bought more skeins of the same Briggs and Little Tuffy worsted weight 80% wool / 20% nylon yarn when it was on sale. It is good for practicing sock techniques with fewer stitches thanContinue reading “More Boot Socks”
Yarns from the Lake 