Sock Knitting workshop for beginners
Sock Knitting workshop for beginners: learn to knit a top-down, sock in the round, with a heel flap and flat toe.
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June 28, 2024
Joining stitches by grafting – a right-handed knitting tutorial
Grafting is used to make an invisible join between two sets of live stitches. Find out how in this photo tutorial, for right-handed knitters.
October 18, 2016
Joining stitches by grafting – a left-handed knitting tutorial
Grafting is used to make an invisible join between two sets of live stitches. Find out how in this photo tutorial, for left-handed knitters.
October 11, 2016
Pretty Posies socks
Knit Today magazine has just published the pattern for my Pretty Posies socks. Pretty Posies feature … a simple colourwork pattern inspired by spring flowers.
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June 14, 2016
A beginner’s guide to hand knitting a simple sock
An introduction to knitting a simple sock. Looking at Star socks which are a top-down sock with a heel flap.
February 24, 2014
Holey socks!
There are good holes and bad ones; sadly these beautiful socks now have both! You could be forgiven for thinking that I'm sock obsessed since I have written recent posts about Noro Kuryeon sock yarn, the socks made from that yarn "muddy socks", and my own design (Sweet Dreams socks). I do enjoy…
March 13, 2013
Stripy sock knitted in Noro Kuryon Sock yarn
Muddy socks!
Do you remember trying to mix paint colours as a child? And how easy it was to produce mud-like colours? A few weeks ago I started knitting a pair of socks using Noro Kureyon sock yarn (blogged about in "A Tale of Two Yarns"), which I bought because I loved the…
March 7, 2013
Sweet Dreams socks
Sweet Dreams socks Every year I go to a quilt festival in Malvern. Over the years I have perfected my strategy for seeing all the quilts, taking photographs of those that inspire me and browsing the stalls. So much so, that for the last few years I've managed to venture…
February 22, 2013
A tale of two yarns
With some yarns it is love at first sight, while others take longer to appreciate. As you might imagine, loving colour, I find it hard to resist Noro Yarns yarns, although, I’m trying, since when I buy one, I usually just look at it for weeks (even months) because I cannot decide what…
December 7, 2012