Entries from December 2007

December 31, 2007

Happy New Year!

I got all the way down to the ankle of the second Bells and Whistles sock, but I don’t think I’ll finish it in time for the Socks In the Cities Knit Along as I’m throwing a party.  It will have to wait until 2008. Good thing that it will still qualify for Sock Knitter’s [...]

December 31, 2007

Earth Day Yarn Swap 2008

I’m setting up for the (r). It’s a lot easier to set it up through Ravelry, so if you don’t have an account, sign up now! I bet you’ll get in before the swap sign-up deadline, which is a month or two away.
You will need a Ravelry account.
This is a swap for eco-friendly fibers. [...]

December 30, 2007

the italian tubular cast-on

I wonder if I took a hit to the head last year. The reason I’ve never really cast-on for either the Endpaper Mitts or the Anemoi Mittens is that I had trouble with the Italian Tubular Cast-on. I used the tutorial from Fluffbuff, following the instructions to the letter, or so I thought. It’s a [...]