I’ve finished my angora socks. They are sooo soft. This pair came out a bit small for me. I did try a new heel and followed the directions of starting the heel 2 inches before the length of the socks. However they still came out a bit small if I use this heel […]
Continue reading about Knitting Angora Socks, Playing with Angora Rabbits
My Angora Socks are coming out great. I should let you know I am being realistic about what angora can and can’t do. I don’t expect 100% angora to hold up like boot socks. I do expect them to hold up better than a shorter stapled angora would. That is why I’m giving them such […]
I know you would think that I should be making more spring and summery type items and accessories by this time. I am thinking spring and summer as well. However the weather isn’t exactly agreeable. We got more snow over the weekend. So I thought I would make some beautiful angora socks. I […]
I finally finished my vest!!!! After having to reknit the neckline twice….and it fits!!!! As you can see I am obviously much bigger than Maude here but you get the idea:) Here are couple closeups of the stitches. I’ve also been doing a craft project for my coffee table. I […]
I didn’t get my Back-To-School U-neck Vest done as quickly as I hoped. I found that friends visiting + a few drinks = having to rip back some. However I’m not too upset about because I think I will probably have it done by Wednesday or Thursday. My next project is to finish my Clarus. […]
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Continue reading about Fantastic Fiber Friday – Cats, Husbands, and Socks
Saturday was my birthday. The big 4-o. He told me to take saturday off. The first place he took me was a ….a new LYS called The Yarn Barn in Bangor, Me. This actually is an amazing feat, since we don’t have many options ( we had only 2 and one had left last year). […]
No…. I’m not carding the sweater after blocking it……whew…… just wanted to get that confusion out of the way. I’ve been steam blocking and pulling into the correct measurements. Here is a unblocked sleeve. Looks much better blocked. Amazing the difference it makes. Since I block on the wrong side I had to […]
