Color Theory

Who remembers having their colors “done”? Are you an autumn or winter? Favor blue-reds over orange-reds? Or did you choose the same path as I did, and just wear black?
My favorite color is red, but I don’t wear that color very often. I have a lovely red shawl, and a great pair of red shoes, [...]

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Twist and turn

Warning, this post is about knitting socks.
I knit a lot of socks. As the husband often points out, I don’t need any more socks. He’s right. I don’t. My sock drawer is overflowing. I knit them all year long, even though in our climate I only wear them about five months a year.
The husband wears [...]

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Yet More Hats

They are addictive. Small warm things. Hats. Mittens. Socks. Boxes.
Evidence below.

 That’s the Canadian-Winter hat from The Purl Stitch, again.
This time with a pair of matching mittens.

These Flame-On socks are my design.
The pattern is not as I envisioned, but as socks, they work fine.

One finished sock. The pattern is Cookie A’s BFF sock.
The yarn is Madelinetosh [...]

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More Hats, no cats

These hats are addictive. Quick to knit, big Ta Da factor, warm, soft, and in a pinch, you can use them as tea cozies, or maybe the other way ’round.
I’ve completed two more. The first is another Canadian-Winter hat. This one is from left overs of Lambs Pride Bulky. It doesn’t fit quite as [...]

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