Friday, September 3, 2010

Finished Socks

The socks are finished! I am pretty pleased with them. The only person n the family they will fit is GameBoy, so he will get them. They are not blocked, as I don't have a sock blocker--yet--but I think they look pretty good anyway. Below is a sideways view:











I did play around a little bit with them. For instance, for a while, I tried to knit Continental style. It always looks so much faster and more efficient. But it's also very uncomfortable for me, so English style it will have to remain for now. Also, I was watching a knitting show on PBS while working on them, and it looked to me like their guest was knitting into the back of the first stitch on the needle. I have no idea why she did that, but I thought I'd see what it did. It let to short columns of twisted stitches. So I stopped that too.

Here is a close-up of my stockinette:


And the ribbing:


I like the way the color turned out. Not a lot of contrast, just mostly a greyish-blue with bits of lighter blue and green here and there.

I won't be able to move on the the next tote; it's time to start on Christmas. JCS Ornament Issue isn't out yet, but I'm putting together my kit to work on the 1999 Told In A Garden free Christmas Angel. That will be my next post.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Magazine Addiction Update

A couple of years ago, I posted about how I am a magazine addict. Well, nothing has changed. Here is the current list of magazines piled in my front room:

Everyday Food
The Friend
Food Network Magazine
Parabola
Stringing
FiberArts
Quilting Arts
The Herb Quarterly
Threads
Edible Wasatch
Cloth Paper Scissors
Interweave Crochet
Paper Crafts
Vogue Patterns
Martha Stewart Living
Everyday with Rachael Ray
Beadwork
CardMaker
Interweave Knits
Clavier's Piano Explorer
Bon Appetit
Real Simple
Spirituality & Health
Piecework
Whole Living
Artful Blogging
Cuisine at Home
Tricycle
Vogue Knitting
BYU Magazine
Ensign
Just Cross Stitch (Halloween & Christmas issues only)
Quilting Arts Gifts
Somerset Studio
New Era
Green Craft
Apronology
Sew Somerset
Somerset Holidays & Celebrations

Now, to find a way to tastefully display them. Hmmm.....