Growing up, Pretty in Pink was my favorite movie, so when my favorite indie yarn dyer, Gina at Global Backyard, released this colorway called Pretty in Pink, I was totally…
How to Knit on a Plane: Packing Tips and TSA-Friendly Knitting Supplies
I knitted my latest pair of socks entirely in flight over various trips I took this Spring. There are a few tricks to knitting on a plane, so I’m sharing…
How to Knit Vanilla Latte Socks With an Easy Short Row Heel
Virginia Rose-Jeanes’s Vanilla Latte socks is my go-to pattern for knitting with variegated sock yarn, like this beautiful red and pink Hawthorne Multi tonal yarn in the Arleta colorway. Where…
Global Backyard Yarn & Cookie A Socks = 2 of My Favorite Things!
It’s always magical when an old favorite thing and a new favorite thing team up! In this project, I paired an old favorite pattern (Cookie A’s In and Out Socks)…
How to Knit Self-Striping Socks
I love to knit self-striping socks because they look beautiful and the yarn does all the hard work! I tend to collect a lot of self striping sock yarns because…
Use Up Leftover Sock Yarn by Knitting Shortie Socks
As you might imagine, I have a giant bin of leftover sock yarn in pretty much every color of the rainbow. For a while I was working on a Beekeeper’s…
Calico Simple Skyp Socks
This is just a short post to show off some socks that I just finished. It’s the first time I’ve made Simple Skyp socks with a multi-colored yarn and I’m…
Knitting Help: Do You Need to Use a Sock Blocker?
I use a lot of adorable sock blockers in my knitting photos which often prompt one of two questions: 1. Where did you get those adorable sock blockers? 2. Do…
Knit Picks Felici Striped Socks: My Favorite!
I currently have about 20 skeins of Knit Picks Felici Sock Yarn in my stash, and believe it or not, that’s a pretty tame number compared to some Felici fans! …
My Secret Trick for Vanilla Latte Socks: A Fish Lips Kiss Heel!
I’m writing this post to share one of my favorite variegated sock yarn patterns: Vanilla Latte Socks by Virginia Rose-Jeanes. This free pattern is absolutely fabulous for hand-painted and variegated…