handknit blue tweed socks

Speed Socks

My husband suggested I knit these socks as a gift for a friend of ours, but he proposed a pretty tight turnaround time for when we should give him the…

Paisley Socks

Another pair of socks off the needles – I absolutely love the heathered look of this yarn and the paisley inspired stitch pattern.  It was a fun one to knit…

Tweed Simple Skyp Socks

I got the nicest phone call from my Uncle Jeff a couple of weeks ago letting me know how much he loved the pair of socks I made for him. …

Gladys Socks

Some fun socks off the needles! yarn details Knit Picks Stroll in Firecracker Heather (buy here) Dye Lot 196237 Fingering Weight 75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon Machine wash/Tumble dry low $4.69…

FLX Steps

I absolutely fell in love with this self-striping yarn colorway from White Birch Fiber Arts and had to scoop it up immediately after seeing it pop up on her instagram feed.  Seriously… I…

Simple Skyp Socks

I bought this yarn a long time ago, back when I was utterly obsessed with tonals, and I’ve been saving it to make a nice pair of men’s socks, but…

Speckle Monkeys

I have wanted to try speckle dyed yarn for a while, so I picked up a skein of the Hawthorne Speckle from Knit Picks to give it a go.  I…

What’s in a needle?

I am knitting some cool socks with a fairly complicated traveling twisted stitch cable pattern and I just wanted to share my observation that in knitting, sometimes your needle choice…

Niblet Socks

Since the Sassy Stripes socks that I gave to my mom keep getting holes in them which I can never seem to fix, I decided to knit her another pair…

Magic Socks

I started a new pair of socks this weekend and I’m trying out the magic loop technique. I’ve finished the leg of the sock already and am about to start…