Originally the exclusive pattern for the September 2008 Robyn’s Nest sock club, the Coming Up Roses sock pattern is now available to everyone as a PDF download! I had a lot of fun designing this fancy, feminine sock, and I know you will get just as much enjoyment out of knitting and wearing it. You can download the pattern for $3.95, then choose a yarn…
Wow, you’ve all been leaving such gracious & encouraging comments on the colorwork sock and the hot water cozy… I really appreciate that you appreciate my work! Somehow, I don’t think that today’s project is going to get as enthusiastic a response. So far, several of the people who have seen it have commented that they find it either disturbing or disgusting. I think it’s…
Remember when I said I had a project coming up that needed a luxuriously touchable yarn? Here it is, the Huggable Hot Water Cozy, worked up in the soft, fuzzy angora blend, Lorna’s Laces Angel. I use a hot water bottle to warm up the bed (and my toes!) on cold nights, but I wanted something to cover up the weird rubbery texture and the…
I’ve been making daily progress on my Catriona cabled vest, and this weekend I was able to finish the back and cast on for the front. It doesn’t look very vest-y without the sleeve caps or neckline, but those cables sure do put on a show! Since the pattern is written magazine-style (in as few words as possible), and the two types of cables repeat…
When I sold my Roof Ridge Socks pattern to Khris from Chewy Spaghetti yarns a while back, I received a box of sock yarn as part of my payment. A box of surprise yarn– I’m sure you can imagine how fun that was to open up! This is just one of the skeins that were in there: The yarn is Spaghetti II – the new…