I admit it. I came to David Bowie late. Comparatively speaking, that is. David Bowie is the kind of artist that I “just missed”. He made his big splash in the 70’s when I was too young to notice, and had a huge comeback in the 80’s when I was too ignorant to care. Actually, […]
I was going to talk about a movie for my Movie Monday, but then I was reminded of his lovely little video on Youtube. As a knitter, an art-college dropout, and a person who works in tech, I have to admit that this tickles my funnybone on many different levels. It’s an oldie, so don’t […]
If you were following along last week, we started off by knitting a cuff and leg in the round. This week we shall continue on by creating a heel. The main thing to remember is that your leg plus your foot is a long cylinder with a bend in it (actually, if you really […]
I am of the opinion that while men will wear atypically-coloured or textured socks, most men prefer relatively conservative socks that wear well. I would like to think that I’m relatively well-qualified to make that statement, considering I regularly knit socks for my significant other, and have been known to knit for our respective Dads. […]
This week’s Friday Five is about food. Figures that they would do this, with Christmas coming up and all the foodness that will be coming. What’s your favorite ice cream topping? I really don’t have a favourite topping for my ice-cream. When I was a kid, we’d have canned peaches or pineapple, and the juice […]
We’re getting to that part of the year. The part of the year when the snow starts flying. We had enough snow fall this past week, that we were actually wistfully discussing the merits of small snowblowers. No, we’re not planning on getting one, but a girl can dream, right? Though, knowing our luck, we’d […]
I was feeling very confident that today I would be showing off a cast-on post for my December socks. Unfortunately, I’m still working on my purple Sleepy Hollow socks. I’d like to get them done by Yule, so they’re taking up a lot of my time. See that? That’s a turned heel! I was very […]
I always find music inspiring. I grew up playing the piano and up until a brief few years ago, wouldn’t be caught dead without some sort of playback device in my hot little hands. I remember begging my parents for a walkman when I was a teenager, and getting a Sanyo portable cassette player instead. […]
I love movies. I love movies that I can watch while I’m knitting. Obviously, this leaves out most subtitles, so unless it’s a French flick (which I can still understand, for the most part), most Foreign Films are off the menu. What I love love love, though, are those go-to movies that I’ve seen zillions […]
Welcome to the Sunday Sock Class! If you’re following along, please feel free to leave a comment down below. Today we’re going to work on casting on for a typical top-down sock at 7 stitches per inch. I’m using Patons Kroy yarn on size 3.25mm 32″ circular needles using the Magic Loop method. I’ve found […]