Knitting Socks, Crocheting and Quilting News – before GOING DARK

| February 23, 2011

Someone asked me today how I was doing on my sock knitting project – well, the answer is JUST GREAT!  Well, sort of just great!  I have 5 1/2 inches of ONE SOCK completed and  I decided to share a picture of it before I rip it out and start over (AGAIN!)  You may not […]

Socks and Connect the Dots

| November 13, 2010

Did you ever have a day when things just WORKED?  Well I had one of those days. The weather was PERFECT (cold and sunny)…… My SIL and my neighbors all had GREAT TIMES in the Richmond Suntrust/McDonald’s 8k, half marathon and marathon…… and  TA DA I finally got my KNITTING TWO SOCKS AT A TIME […]

sao and PROGRESS ON THE SOCK KNITTING

| November 7, 2010

OK – so November 1, the sock knit along began (hosted by Judy L of Patchworktimes.com) and I have been having fun reading about the progress of these knitters. ME YOU ASK?  Well, let’s see, it is November 7 and here is my progress.  🙂 My problem?  I keep getting my yarn tangled and I can’t […]

SHADE TREE QUILTING AND MY SOCKS

| November 2, 2010

Hi Friends, I will NOT be putting up pictures for this post…  – but just imagine two circular knitting needles with tangled yarn – let’s make that BADLY TANGLED YARN – and you will be able to ascertain how I am doing on the sock KNIT A LONG hosted by Judy L at Patchworktimes.com.  We […]

A SOCK HAPPENING at www.patchworktimes.com

| October 21, 2010

OK – it is REALLY GOING TO HAPPEN!  I have been talking about knitting socks – starting and stopping  knitting socks……collecting patterns, needles for knitting socks…..I have even received special patterns and recommendations from friends.  Apparently when it comes to knitting socks, I am ALL THUMBS!  Do you get the picture?   So far I […]