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Notorious Sock Knitters, Warning Spoilage | July 22, 2008
Just received my kit in Calgary.
Designer's Corner, Warning Spoilage | July 23, 2008
Hey, all you sock knitters. Wanna hear where the Gumdrops design came from?
It all started innocently enough. One day I noticed that Fir Cone, a classic Shetland lace pattern, was composed of motifs that expanded from a single stitch, then shrunk back to that single stitch, all nestled together in a half-drop arrangement. Hmm, I wondered. What if you put columns of purls between the motifs? And substituted “[k1, yo, k1] in next st” for “yo, k1, yo,” for a less lacy effect? What kind of fabric would you get?
With Socks that Rock, you get a fine fabric indeed–Gumdrops! Stretchy, bouncy, and full of soft, undulating, 3d texture.
But the “wrong” side–what a surprise that was! Really, I can’t say which side I like better. And that’s why these socks have reversible heels and toes–you get to choose which side to wear on the outside, on any given day! Not fond of short-row, garter-stitch heels? Or grafting toes? By all means, feel free to substitute other heels or toes as you please! Go ahead and make these socks your own–after all, where would the Gumdrops socks be if I hadn’t felt free to tweak Fir Cone?
Notorious Sock Knitters, Warning Spoilage | May 30, 2008
… that I had a marketing email today from amazon for this book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0399247343/ref=pe_5050_9003640_pe_snp_343
Looks like a cute children’s book!
Designer's Corner, Warning Spoilage | May 28, 2008
hi there Notorious Sock Knitters!
my name is Marjan, I live in the Netherlands. So now my Cleopatra found her way to you from my studio to your homes. She is in fact the result of my son playing with a lovely green organza ribbon. He wrapped it around a sock on a mannequin’s foot and it just looked beautiful. I tried how the slashing pattern traveled across the foot sole…. found out how it looked nicer when I doubled it on the upper foot, eliminating the foot sole pattern, cutting out excessive lace, letting the yarn do what it always does best: playing the starring role.
Announcements, Notorious Sock Knitters, Warning Spoilage | May 27, 2008
The internationals are rolling in.
So PLEASE post all of your “happy it is hereness” here.
thanks!