Checking in…

It seems like it’s been a while since I have blogged about actual knitting and not just silly other stuff, so here is a quick update on what’s going on…

Eric’s Socks

After almost a year of multiple failed attempts, I finally finished Eric’s socks!  Hooray!!  Overall, I’m happy with how they turned out.  I’m still not a huge fan of the…

Jaywalker Part Deux

I loved the Jaywalkers that I made my mom so much that I decided I had to make a pair for myself. Of course, since they were for me I…

Updates

Here are a few updates on my projects: 1. I finished up my latest pair of jaywalkers last weekend – FO post to come! (You know, in like 5 months…)…

The Socks of Love

Monday night I casted on a fresh pair of socks (more Jaywalkers!). I’m knitting these for Eric, which is kind of funny because there is a well-known hesitancy among knitters…

Jaywalkers

The knitters on Ravelry.com have knitted Grumperina’s Jaywalker socks 8,570 times… and I can see why! I love, love, LOVE the pattern. It is super easy to memorize and is…

Socks with “Character”

I have been working on my jaywalker II socks a little this weekend (which means I’ve made a lot of progress since they knit up so fast!) Anyway, last night…

Jaywalker Progress Report

I love the Jaywalker socks I gave to my mom so much that I’m making a pair for myself! The pattern is knitting up so fast – I already have…

new sock yarn = new socks!

Knit Picks sent me a horrible email announcing that a ton of discontinued colors of sock yarn were on sale and blatantly reminded me that sock yarn does not count…