Office Retreat Socks

Every year the organization I work for goes on a lovely retreat in Santa Cruz which gives me a chance to knit on the beach, which is a fabulous experience….

Drachenschwingen

I’m freaking in love with these socks!!  First: glittery!  Second: amazing traveling twisted stitch pattern that is reminiscent of dragon scales!  What’s not to love? At first I thought this…

Salad Socks

I’m so in love with the Sock Surgeon’s Afterthought Heel sock pattern – after I used it to knit my Christmas Socks I was hooked.  It’s no secret that I…

Christmas Socks

I’m super excited about my latest pair of socks!  Aren’t they gorgeous?  I really wish I had finished them in time for Christmas, but now I have them ready for…

TicTac Toes Socks

I was so excited the first time I saw these socks advertised on Knit Picks, so I bought the yarn and pattern immediately!  Then….  the supplies lingered in my stash…

A Sock Surgeon’s Afterthought Heel

So, it’s no secret that I’m obsessed with self-striping yarn and I almost always use it to knit Grumperina’s Jaywalkers because I love that pattern!  However, I really don’t like…

Vintagey Jaywalkers

Here is my latest pair of Jaywalkers… I absolutely love this colorway!  It’s called Time Traveler.  I picked it up last November when Knit Picks brought back Felici for a…

Winter Garden Socks

When I wanted to learn sock knitting, I bought the fabulous book Knit Socks by Betsy Lee McCarthy.  I used this book to make my very first pair of socks and…

Business Casual II

Didn’t you just love the socks I made my Aunt Carol a couple of years ago?  And don’t you just love tweed?  Can you see where this is going?  Yes.  I…

Footie Socks

I was drawn to this pattern for footie socks because my mother lives in Southern California and, while she loves to receive hand knit socks from me, it is a…