Monthly Archives: April 2008
Well, I HAVE Been Knitting…
But I’ve been ‘coding’ more than I’ve been knitting, and despite my best intentions when it came to taking photos and writing about how the Combat Boot Socks are coming along… and the funky, creative things I’ve been thinking about doing with that pattern… I got ‘coding’ and lost track of time. So even though [...]
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Soccus Versus Machina
Right, well. I’m having doubts that the Combat Boot socks will actually fit my husband. However, I am holding back on frogging (a second time) because he says his socks do not actually fit him skin tight, so some loose spots are not a bad thing. I guess 80 stitches on US 1′s should in [...]
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Finished Socks, More Socks!
Woot! I have a finished object, the Fireworks Socks! (Ok, yes, they took me forever, but they are finished! I figure it comes with the Improvising New Pattern territory, yes?) Side view, with the poofy heel from heel-cuff shaping: Top view on my big ol’ feet: Instep view, where you can kinda-sorta see the ankle [...]
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Hai! I Can Haz Yarn Pitchurs Cuz I Are Alive!
We’re in billeting, or the on-base hotel, for now. We’ll be here a while, too, seeing as how finding a place to rent is difficult at best, and on base housing is still nearly a month out from being available. We’ll survive – there is a kitchen in the room, and a park nearby for [...]
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