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Archive for January, 2009

Dad’s Socks….

Posted in Knitted Socks, Socks on January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m happy to report that the socks for my Dad are finally done.  I think the pair turned out extremely good and I learned a new trick.  When you are picking up your stitches for the gusset, to avoid a hole in the corner, simply pick up a stitch in the back loop.  This makes [...]

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New samples to try.

Posted in Hand Knitted Socks, Knitted Socks, Socks on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve finally had an opportunity to sit down and look at the packet I received the 2nd week of this month from the “Yarn of the Month Club“.  I really liked two out of the four samples sent this month  – 4-Fadig Mosaik Colors by Regia and Sock by Shibui Knits.  I had just enough of [...]

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A Tour of French Girl Knits

Posted in Knitted Sweater, Knitting on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I was excited when I received my newsletter today from Knitting Daily.   The subject, ” French Girl Knits” and included was a video tour narrated by the author, Kristeen Griffin-Grimes.   It was perfect timing to say the least.  This past weekend,  while at Barnes and Nobles sipping my tall Chai Tea, I pulled several knitting books [...]

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What Arizona Sundays are all about!

Posted in Stuff on January 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Taking a snooze on a beautiful 76 degree day with loads of sunshine is what Sunday afternoons are all about in Arizona.  Today is perfect and I’m so happy to be able to have our house open and airing out today.  I’m getting ready to finish up the sock I’m working on while hubby is [...]

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Our road trip was a success!

Posted in Socks on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

 
My husband and I simply had a wonderful day in Prescott Arizona today (located about 2 1/2 hours northwest of Phoenix).   We started by stopping by a local shop my husband wanted to check out and then I was thrilled to be able to stop in at “A Good Yarn” before we headed to Murphy’s [...]

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Weekend Road Trip…..

Posted in Knitting, Stuff on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m so excited that my husband is off this weekend and we are planning a road trip to Prescott AZ for Saturday.   We can’t wait to go to Murphy’s for lunch, walk the historic downtown to antique and of course I can’t wait to check out  the “A Good Yarn”  and the “Fiber Shop”.   I’ve never [...]

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Official Sock Yarns

Posted in Harry Potter, Knitted Socks, Knitting Socks, Socks on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Oh my gosh!  I totally forgot that Opal Yarns, in conjunction with Warner Brothers Studio’s upcoming release of the movie Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince ,has launched this official  limited edition Harry Potter sock yarn. Opal has conjured up unique colorations and self-striping patterns for Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Dumbledore, Hedwig, Lupin, Tonks and [...]

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Yarn stash, book review and Dad’s socks

Posted in Hand Knitted Socks, Knitted Socks, Knitting Socks, Socks on January 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Well I’ve started knitting a pair of socks for my Dad and this is the second go at my first sock.  For some reason the first one I started was all wrong and simply to large, which means it was totally frogged and I had to start over (yuk).  I finally tracked down a great [...]

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The Dreaded Kitchener Stitch for Socks

Posted in Hand Knitted Socks, Socks on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Happy New Year!  I wanted to share the following “tips” I received via email from Sandi Wiseheart of Knitting Daily.  This is a great grafting tip for all you sock lovers that love knitting socks, but like me, might not enjoy or like using the Kitchener Stitch.
Grafting On The Needles
1.  Knit until the point in [...]

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