Archive for April, 2006
Posted on Saturday, April 29th, 2006 at 1:02 pm
I just completed my first pair of adult socks! I’m so excited and really happy with how they came out. There were done 2s2c on US#1 24″ Addi turbo circulars. I did change the toe and heel from the original pattern - only because I wanted to try out toe up and […]
Posted on Thursday, April 27th, 2006 at 10:03 am
I worked and worked last night and finally got both of the heels turned on my Sixth Sense socks! Yippee! And they actually fit too. I’m doing the CT&H toe and heels with the Sixth Sense pattern, 2s2c technique. I’m too new to sock knitting to be able to figure out […]
Posted on Sunday, April 23rd, 2006 at 9:44 pm
OK, I frogged my original Sixth Sense sock and started over. New yarn and new technique. I wanted to try out the QK method and so far it’s working just great. The yarn is Opal Rainforest, in the Owl colorway. I’m using 24″ #1 Addi circulars.
Posted on Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
I’ve just finished my first two pair of socks! This was done as a challenge for the Six Sox Knitalong. We were to knit two pair of Sixth Sense Socks for the charity, Children in Common. They are both made with Lion Wool. The gold pair was knitted on #4 DPNs, […]
Posted on Monday, April 17th, 2006 at 7:34 am
I just received my copy of Queen Kahuna’s book, Crazy Toes & Heels. AND my first pair of Addi Turbo circulars. Wow, what a great knitting weekend I had. I’ve been knitting socks on DPNs, but it was really making my hands and knuckles hurt a lot. I have a bit […]
Posted on Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Well, no one warned me that sock knitting would be addictive!! I’ve completed my first Sixth Sense sock (which is also my very first sock) and will be casting on for the second one tomorrow. It came out pretty good. I’m not to happy with the toe and the leg portion is […]