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february 1, 2005
tuesday is knitalong day
Super sockapalooza socks I've seen so far: Finished: Suzie's pretty pink socks, Jenn's awesome blue stripey socks, Grauwal's fabulous fair-isle socks, and Timothy's first sock ever! In progress: Cece's pretty purple sock, Angela's blue/beige stripes, Kate's swirly, frilly sock, Margene's red hot salsa sock, two, count 'em two pairs of Friday Harbor socks (by Nancy Bush) underway - Sandy's and Deb's -, and more Nancy Bush - Erika's Travelling socks. And although they're not sockapalooza socks, Kim's argyle socks (scroll down to Jan 21 - it's worth it!) and Jenn's nipper ripple socks are just too cool for me not to mention. And no, I still haven't decided on yarn or pattern for my sock pal. Too many choices out there! Note: anyone without a blog, I'd be happy to post pictures of your socks in progress! Just send me an image by email. - - - - - - - - - -
Same goes for February fixers - send me pics of your ripping/reknitting and I can post them in tuesday knitalong updates. For those of you who are ready to rip, a few links about washing your yarn to get the kinks out. And you can recycle yarn from store-bought sweaters too, you know:
In fact, I just found these in my closet that could be fun to cannibalize! A gigantic Banana Republic cashmere blend sweater and a stretched out Tweeds sweater in 100% silk - not bad! And since both have survived several years of wadded-up neglect in the closet, I think the yarn is pretty sturdy. It's worth a try, right? Are we ready?! (I know Laura is, 'cause she's already done!) Update: The link to Theresa's page on recycling yarn has been updated. All the images should work now. It's the tutorial I followed to help me rip and reuse yarn for the first time. It's all you'll need to know to get started! posted by alison at 8:48 am | in
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the pompom socks are coming along pretty well, although now I wish I had used a provisional cast-on for these toe-up socks. update on my blog. Posted by: Anna at February 1, 2005 9:43 AMI've got mine going! I'm using the crusoe pattern from knitty after a bunch of Nancy Bush false starts. I'm using Plymouth sockotta in a pink-orange colorway and the slip-stitch really showed off the colors better than anything else. I suspect I may have to re-knit the ribbing at the cuff since it already looks a little stretched out, but I can do that at the end. Posted by: rowena at February 1, 2005 9:55 AMSilly sock question: Is the person I'm knitting socks for, knitting socks for me (straight exchange)? Or is it totally random? And please sign me up for the February fix up--I have a Summer Tweed Able that's been waiting to be ripped for over a year. Posted by: Steph at February 1, 2005 10:49 AMThat Tweed sweater started me wondering. What ever happened to that company? I loved their clothes. Do you think they turned into J. Jill? hmmmmmmm... Heyo, count me in for a February fix. My Audrey needs some adjusting. Great idea! Posted by: Ann at February 1, 2005 11:21 AMI decided to come up with my own design specifically for my sock pal and I've finally made progress on it. There was a lot of frogging in the beginning, but I'm quite happy with it now! I got to the heel flap on #1 last night at stitch 'n bitch! I have a pic over on my blog of where it was yesterday morning... Posted by: Kristi at February 1, 2005 12:21 PMI was going to finish my sockapalooza socks this weekend, but then the inspiration for a felting project struck, and, well, you might guess the rest. :) So, still only one and a half sock here. Posted by: Kristel at February 1, 2005 12:49 PMYou're welcome to come see mine at Http://spinningdoula.spatterdash.org I have the first sock completed. Posted by: Angi at February 1, 2005 1:11 PMAllison, Could you change my url on the February Fix-It to www.knitsabit.knitblog.com? Thanks and sorry for the hassle. Leanne Posted by: Leanne at February 1, 2005 2:50 PMWoah. There I am, happily at around 40 visits a day on my blog. I get home from work today, and I find there's 240 hits, and the day is only three-quarters through! I take a look at the logs and most were referred from here. Quite a shock, that was! Posted by: Timothy at February 1, 2005 6:47 PMAlison, I am so excited about my first exchange! All the socks look great. I am going to email you a picture of mine & I want you to tell me the truth about what you think. Donna S. Posted by: Donna S. at February 1, 2005 11:18 PMGood! Glad to hear that I'm not alone in the slow-to-start category. Though it's because I am WITHOUT YARN! I ordered yarn a week ago and I had to e-mail them (a new supplier, unfortunately) to find out why it was taking SO DARN LONG! Seems THEY have had to order yarn that they didn't have (they claim to have an impressive inventory) and didn't deem it necessary to let me know about the delay. Stay tuned, the fat lady has not yet sung! Posted by: Shirley at February 2, 2005 7:32 AMGood question Steph. The picking of sock pals was totally random, so if there is a case where two people actually have each other it was just a coincidence. Posted by: alison at February 2, 2005 7:59 AM |
