Category: Socks


Silky socks

As I mentioned in my socks post, I finished my silky socks.  This yarn was purchased at Borealis in St. Paul on my trip to Minnesota last May.  Great Adironack Silky Sock in the Fiesta colorway.  It’s gorgeous, and I couldn’t wait to cast on (but had to free up my dpns first).   
 

Here’s the sock in progress.  The colors [...]


Snow? In Austin, Texas?

The high yesterday in Austin was 81 degrees.  I wore flip flops.  It’s amazing what can happen in a few hours…
Yes, we actually had some flurries last night.  It cracks me up how excited people get when it snows here (Daniel and myself included).  It’s just so rare, that even a few flakes are enough [...]


Socks, socks, socks

As I mentioned yesterday, there’s been a lot of sock knitting going on around these parts.  I finished the Silky Socks and will post those soon.  Of course I couldn’t be without a mindless project, so I cast on my Tropical Punch socks.  I won this yarn from Courtney - she dyed it herself and gave it my [...]


Single socks

Only a few more weeks until finals, which means I am studying hard (and procrastinating by blogging).  I am officially done with my internship at the Supreme Court and the class that goes with it.  I still have to write a 25-30 page paper, co-write a buy-sell agreement for a closely-held corporation, and outline for, [...]


Opinions needed

Here’s where I’m at on the Noro socks, but I have a two-part dilemma so they’re on hold until I get some opinions. 

Problem 1 is notice the icky green after the purple.  There is a whole bunch of that icky green, going into greenish yellow, before you get back to red.  I don’t understand why [...]


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