I needed to start the Lotus Blossom Tank for OtherMom, and had knitted at least 5 swatches, then cast on the 280 stitches required (now I remember why I knit socks!), then knitted the first entire round and started on the second, before stupid me remembered that when you long-tail cast on,  your first round [...]

I’m sure everyone thought I was exaggerating when I said that the picture of Austermann Step yarn knitted up was hideous, and nothing like the real thing.  Exhibit 1 - picture that is used to try (notice I said try) to sell Austermann Step yarn in color 10 (Melba - yucky name):

Exhibit 2 - Actual [...]

I have had the last week off of work.  You’d think I’d find time to blog.  Instead, I took the time to clean and get my house in order.  The worst of it was our playroom.  It’s really more of a toy and junk and storage room, since it has no heat or A/C, it [...]

I got a call at Knit Night the other night from my youngest - “Mommy, is there anywhere you can stop on your way home to buy me tall socks?” - for volleyball camp.  I, being the sympathetic, kind mom that I am, said, “no.”  In her defense, she did not whine or complain, just [...]

I’ve been reading on all kinds of blogs (because what else do I have to do?  yeah, right) about this great new yarn with aloe and jojoba IN the yarn.  How cool.  And it’s in great colors too!  But, of course, at our house we are on a yarn diet, so $16 sock yarn is [...]

The Trekking socks (pair #34 for anyone who’s keeping track) are done.  Hallelu, hallelujah.  I never thought I could be tired of the colors.  I was wrong.  Remind me of these the next time I want to do “plain vanilla” socks - they are really boring.  Especially when you need two of them.  Though that [...]

It’s probably me, and these darned Trekking socks.  I have now ripped out the hell (oops, Freudian typo!) heel three times.  I have no idea why they’re so difficult - it’s a standard pattern, short-row heel and toe, that I’ve done multiple times, I have just been really unhappy with the heel, it has seemed [...]