Monthly Archives: January 2007

Done!

OK I am through my blog folder and I have left comments. Unless comments were closed, or only members could post, or your comments were broken, or you hadn’t posted in a rreally really long time, or I am intimidated by you and chickened out at the last minute. But mostly I left comments. Oh, I forgot to check my weekly picks. I’m almost done in that case.

De-Lurk

Apparently, this week was National Delurk Week. We totally missed it. Today, I am going to go around and comment on all of the five million blogs I try to keep up with. Honestly: I probably read you and you just don’t know it – it takes me ages to write a comment because I spellcheck it, re-read it at least three times, re-write it etc. etc. And then worry that I said something wrong. I would really have to trim my reading list if I commented more often.

Wheat

wheat sock in a cup

Great Gran has the best dishes.

The Wheat socks are finished and you can download the pattern here. With the new, larger Socks That Rock hanks, you shouldn’t have any trouble making socks for a 10.5″ foot that have a 7″ leg. Unfortunately, the hank I picked up for these was not one of the new, larger hanks. I had to make the toes for M’s version in an alternate color:

white and gold!

M liked the above picture better, I liked this one too.

Oh and ohohohoh! I am so excited! Look what I made!

crocheted strings

STRING!

I used a crochet hook and made all that myself! I am so proud. I don’t know what you’re supposed to do with all of that (shoelaces?) but maybe Great Gran will show me.

PS I realized when I was uploading the pattern for Wheat that I never added the Squall sock pattern to my patterns page. It’s there for download now.

Appalled

Have you heard about this Blue Moon Bank Thing? I am appalled. There is already a knit-a-long to protest.

Michael saw it on MetaFilter.

Added later: For the record, I am not going to knit socks for the bank. Instead, I have ordered some Socks That Rock yarn (Rolling Stone and Beryl) and crossed my fingers that the scandal will move my name from the waiting list to the reservation list. I feel very positive about this form of protest.