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How to get Silly Putty out of hand knit socks

January 2, 2009 at 4:11 pm | In Knitting, life | 3 Comments
Tags: how to

Step 1. Pour a little rubbing alcohol over an old, soft-bristled toothbrush.
Step 2. Rub the silly putty gently with the toothbrush until it comes off the sock.
Step 3. Wash the sock as you normally do.

Also, Dear Santa, please no more Silly Putty. kthxbai!

Finished in 2008

December 30, 2008 at 8:25 am | In Knitting | 2 Comments

In spite of a bout with tendinitis this summer, I managed to complete a lot of knitting projects. I know that some of these are pictures of WsIP, but in many cases, the finished object was shipped off to its intended recipient before I could get a picture of it.

Teeny Tiny Christmas Sock

December 24, 2008 at 10:54 am | In Knitting, free patterns | 5 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Teeny Tiny Christmas Sock (Toe-Up/Magic Loop)
An Ornament for your tree

Materials: Some left over sock yarn
Needles: US Size 0
Gauge: Teeny Tiny

Using Judy’s Magic CO, cast on 6 stitches (3 per needle). Knit one round (knitting into the back of each stitch on the second needle according to the directions found here).

Toe:
Round 1: [Knit 1, YO, K1, YO, K1]
Round 2: Knit, closing up the YO’s by knitting into the back of the loop.
Round 3: [K1, YO, K3, YO, K1]
Round 4: same as round 2. There are now 14 stitches total.

Foot:
Work plain stockingette stitch for 7 or 8 rounds.

Short row heel:
Knit to last two stitches, wrap and turn the next stitch*.
Slip wrapped stitch. Purl to last two stitches, wrap and turn.
Slip wrapped stitch. K2, wrap and turn.
Slip wrapped stitch. P1, wrap and turn.
Slip wrapped stitch. K1. The next stitch to be worked is a wrapped stitch. Work wrap**. Turn.
Slip 1, P1. Work wrap. Turn
Slip 1, K2. Work wrap. Turn.
Slip 1, P3. Work wrap, turn.
Slip 1. Knit to the gap. SSK.
Resume working in the round, knitting across the “instep” stitches.
SSK the two gaped stitches (the first two stitches on the heel). YO, K3, YO, K1. (When you come to the YOs on the next round, close them up by knitting through the back loop.)

Leg:
Work plain stockingette stitch for 8 rounds.

Cuff:
Work 3 rows 1×1 rib.

Bind off all stitches, leaving an 8 inch tail to make a hanging loop.

*Wrap and Turn (knit side): with the yarn in front, slip the next stitch. Turn work. Yarn will now be in back. Move yarn to front. For purl side wraps, move yarn to back of work before slipping the stitch.
**Work Wrap: From the knit side, lift the wrap over the stitch and onto the needle and knit the wrap and the stitch together through the back loop (tbl).

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Based on a work at knittinginterrupted.com.

A Detour

December 23, 2008 at 11:13 pm | In Knitting | 1 Comment

The sweater and I were getting along famously. I’ve finished the body and am partway down the first sleeve. I figure I could have it finished in just a couple of good long knitting sessions over a couple of days. I guess that’s why I decided to take a break from it and cast on and finish these fingerless mitts.

[ravelry]

I loves them. They are my precious.

a light at the end of the tunnel

December 16, 2008 at 11:56 am | In Knitting | 3 Comments

I realized suddenly, while knitting away on my cardigan [ravelry] last night, that I was actually going to finish it. Eventually. In fact, I deluded myself into believing that I could finish it if I just knitted a few more rows. Of course, this resulted in a very late night for me and a sweater that is somewhat closer to being finished than it was before, but is still not finished.

and here’s an action shot

Life After NaNoWriMo

December 3, 2008 at 11:41 pm | In Knitting | 3 Comments

The first week of December, nearly gone now, has been a week of writing avoidance. I finished my juxtaNaNoWriMo project–the wonderful light and lofty qiviut knitted up into a soft and warm moebius cowl [ravelry].

Here it is, modeled by a very pensive looking Isaac.

And I cast on a sweater [ravelry].

I need a new picture. I’m already through that ball of yarn and halfway into a second!

What the?

November 19, 2008 at 8:10 am | In Knitting | 4 Comments

How can it be the week before Thanksgiving already?! I feel like I missed a memo or something. And I have a dental hygine appointment this week. Guess who hasn’t been flossing regularly. *grumble* On the upside, NaNoWriMo is going well, sort of. And I cast on my Qiviut project. [ravelry]

I had a hard time getting a good photo of this project, but rest assured that the yarn is as soft and buttery as advertised.

What’s in my Knitting Kit

November 3, 2008 at 8:30 am | In Knitting, meme | 2 Comments

Haven’t seen a post from this meme in a while so I thought I’d revive it. Here’s what’s in my knitting kit:

I have a knitting basket with a lot of other stuff in it. This is my “traveling” kit–the junk I bring with me when I go knitting out and about.

Hand lotion–an absolute must
Chibi darning needles (although I seem to be missing one of them)
Stitch markers: pretty beaded markers, split ring markers, and Bordhi style ABC markers
T-pins. Honestly, I’m not sure why those are in there, but they are.
Beaded row counting bracelet
WPI thingamabob. Again, not sure why it’s in there except that it’s pretty and makes me happy.
Pom-pom maker (because I’m re-tah-ded when it comes to making pompoms)
Measuring Tape
Scissors
Harmony cable needles.

What’s in your kit?

I won a contest!

November 1, 2008 at 9:30 am | In Knitting, contest | 3 Comments

A while back, I participated in Eve’s uses of objects study for her graduate work in cognitive neuroscience. It was a fun little survey about household objects and I won the drawing for a $25 gift certificate to an online retailer. I asked her to send me one for Knit Picks. Here’s what I picked out:

Of course, I had to pick up a little yarn while I was there:

Another one down

October 21, 2008 at 12:15 pm | In Knitting | 2 Comments

Another long suffering UFO [ravelry] is now off the needles.

Isaac is the model, but the scarf is not for him. Actually, I’m not sure who it’s for. The original intended recipient has since developed a need for other (baby-sized) knitted items so I decided to save this for someone else. Lesson: a lot can happen in 6 months.