WIP Fetching

As I talked about a couple of days ago I’m knitting Fetchings on the train, they have replaced the socks I’m usually making, I still feel a bit socked-out after this summer.

A few notes on the pair I’m making.

3.5mm needles,
Bamboo by Idéna.
I’m twisting the cables in the same direction on both, since I’m lazy like [...]

Fetching

I recently bought this yarn, and I’m now trying to make some fetchings out of it.

I know it’s not the warmest yarn (bamboo) but I wanted to make something small at first just to test run it… So far, after casting on and just having made a couple of rounds, it feels like velvet. I [...]

KIP’ing

I was knitting on my sock today while I waiting for the train to take me home after a long day, listening to a podcast and minding my own stuff.

A woman taps me on the shoulder “excuse me, the sock you are knitting, aren’t you knitting it in the wrong direction? How do you do [...]

A knitting meme

I’ve seen this around before, but took it now from Damnknit’s blog

Mark with bold the things you have ever knit, with italics the ones you plan to do sometime, and leave the rest.

• Afghan
• I-cord
• Garter stitch
• Knitting with metal wire
• Shawl
• Stockinette stitch
• Socks: top-down
• Socks: toe-up
• Knitting with camel yarn
• Mittens: Cuff-up
• Mittens: [...]