Posted in Finished, Socks, tagged Cookie A., FO, Knitting, Knitty, Pomatomus, Socks on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
They’re done!
The specs:
Pattern: Pomatomus
Designer: Cookie A.
Source: Knitty, Winter 2005.
Yarn: FlyDesigns Monarch, Blue Grass colorway
Needles: US1.5 bamboo dpns
Comments: Cookie A. is a freakin’ genius. The socks are gorgeous, and I love certain little details she includes, like telling you to pick up an extra stitch on each side where the heel flap meets the instep when [...]
Posted in In Progress, Socks, Stash Enhancement, tagged Cookie A., Glam Grrl, Knitting, Knitty, Lace, Mishaps, Pomatomus, Socks, Stash, Tempted, Yarn on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finished the first Pomatomus sock while watching Rachel Maddow last night, but a picture will have to wait for the weekend. I manage to finish kitchenering the toe right at the spot I’d marked as the halfway point of the ball. But when I weighed my sock, then weighed the remaining yarn (all on [...]
Posted in In Progress, Socks, tagged Cookie A., Knitting, Knitty, Pomatomus, Ravelry, Sock Knitters Anonymous, Sockdown, Socks, WIP on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Ravelry, there’s a group called Sock Knitters Anonymous, and they’re now in the second year of a challenge known as Sockdown. Every month, there is a theme, and for each pair of qualifying socks completed (cast on during the month and finished by the end of the following month), you get an entry in [...]
Posted in Finished, Socks, tagged Cookie A., FO, Hedera, Knitting, Knitty, Sock Clubs, Socks, Yarn Pirate on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been calling these socks “Frozen Hedera”:
Pattern: Hedera, by Cookie A.
Source: Knitty, Spring 2006
Yarn: Yarn Pirate Merino/Tencel in “Icicle”, the December club yarn. I love, love, love this yarn. It’s so pretty.
Needles: Brittany Birch DPNs, size US1.5, 5 inches, set of 5
Comments: This pattern was easy to memorize. I printed it out, but then misplaced [...]
