KaBloom Sock Pattern

A colorful hand painted yarn combined with a flowery stitch creates a field of flowers down the front of these socks.  Construction is toe-up and on 2 circular needles. If you'd like to make a pair for yourself, here's the spill: Skill Level- Beginner/Intermediate Finished Measurements- 7.25” around, 9" long (sole), and 12.5” toe to…

Springtime Stitch Pattern – Star/Flower Stitch

I found this beautiful new-to-me stitch pattern on Pinterest called "Star Stitch" but it looks more like flowers to me.  It's a perfect partner for this sunny hand painted yarn to create a field of flowers on my new sock so I can dream of spring while it is dismally cold and grey outside. I'll…

2 Colorful Socks and an Anticipated Cast On

The latest pair of Skew socks are off the needles!  And, I did manage to slow down and enjoy the process instead of rushing to get to my next project- the Bill Cipher sweater.  My sock model was sick in bed so I pulled out my sock blockers to take photos.  Unfortunately, the blockers are…

A Free Sock Pattern Everyone Should Know About

There's a particular sock pattern that is at the tippy-top of my "all-time favorite knitting patterns" list.  I became aware of this new approach to sock making after knitting dozens of socks with very traditional approaches.  Sock knitting was becoming stale and Skew was such a breath of fresh air.  It all begins with Judy's…

Lovely Lounger Sock Pattern

LovelyLounger.pdf After several failed attempts to knit up a chunkier, stylish sock, I finally settled on these cushy, toasty feet warmers.  These lovely socks are perfect for lounging in front of a fire on a cozy, lazy day.  They knit up quickly in the DK weight yarn.  Toe up construction on 2 circular needles. Skill…

Sock Surgery

My new sock is too short in the foot.  This is the third time I've tried to knit up a sock and I'll be damned if I'm going to frog yet another sock!  The first sock was too busy for the cable.  The second sock was too tight.  This sock was knit up too short…

Sock Design Failure

Since I have many balls of superwash worsted-weight yarn in my stash, I'm trying to figure out clever yet practical ways to use this stuff.  My most recent design plan was for worsted-weight socks with a minimal design feature to break up the plain stockinette stitch.  A swatch was made, measurements obtained, and a pretty…

Moustached Cat- Sock Pattern

MoustachedCat.pdf Second Sock Syndrome nearly killed these socks but somehow, I was able to overcome the affliction and get them done.  It was a lot of fun to watch the cats appear on the needles as I worked the chart.  There are some long stretches of color on the cats that I couldn't break up…

Cat Heel Redo

If I had waited a few hours longer, I wouldn't have had to rip back the heel and could have salvaged my striped heel.  marcaritaville gave a great suggestion about just turning the sock inside out and closing the holes with some extra stitching.  But, I didn't wait and I ripped and reknitted in one…

Hipster Cat Trouble

My daughter loved the idea of these socks and the hipster cat that I plan on placing on the front leg.  But, as always with experimentations in knitting, there's a hitch.  🙂 I thought the pinstripe effect would be neat surrounding the cat cameo and tried to carry the effect up the heel of the…