Archive for January, 2007

Pattern: Clapotis by Kate Gilbert, Knitty Winter 2004
Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Brown Berries (4 skeins)
Needles: US 8 Knit Picks Options 32″ circular
Modifications: Purled the to-be-dropped stitches instead of using stitch markers.
I was completely uninterested in this pattern for a full two years. Then it got chilly this month, and I realized the scarf I [...]


Pattern: Log Cabin Socks by Anne Woodbury, Handknit Holidays
Yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash, shade 823 (less than 2 full balls)
Needles: US 4 Brittany birch DPNs
Started these around the first of the year and finished them on the thirteenth. I made these for my mother’s birthday, and she says they fit. (They’re pictured [...]


Pattern: A Pair of Socks (men’s version) by Ann Budd, Interweave Knits Subscriber-Only Online Pattern
Yarn: Dale of Norway Baby Ull. Can’t find the ball bands, so I’m not sure of the color. (2 balls)
Needles: US 2 and 2 1/2 Brittany birch DPNs
These socks were my dad’s Christmas present, and the pattern was one I [...]