Posted in Family, Knitting, tagged birthday, Cider Moon, Cookie A, FO, sister, socks, Twinkle Toes on January 6, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Happy Birthday baby sister (who’s not quite a “baby” anymore). Not only is she one of my sisters, but even if she weren’t, I would like to think that we still would be close friends.
My sister is a very talented artist and a delicious baker, so last year she combined the two and started [...]
Posted in KAL, Knitting, tagged Cookie A, FO, Louet GEMS, SAM4, socks, Twisted FLower on September 20, 2007 | 28 Comments »
I know why this is called the Twisted Flower sock … you have to be a bit “twisted” to attempt it! After much anticipation (mainly by me), I’d like to present:
Twisted Flowering Eggplants
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Pattern: Twisted Flower by Cookie A.
Source: Cookie A Knitwear Designs
Yarn: Louet Gems Pearl in Eggplant
Needles: Knit [...]
Posted in Family, KAL, Knitting, Yarn Collecting, tagged birthday, Classic Elite Skye Tweed, Cookie A, FO, Louet GEMS, mom, socks, Thelonious on August 29, 2007 | 20 Comments »
Does anyone have any idea why Cookie named this sock pattern Thelonious? Does it have something to do with Thelonious Monk?
Pattern: Thelonious by Cookie A.
Pattern Source: www.cookiea.com
Yarn: Louet Gems Pearl in Sage
Needles: Knit Picks 24″ circular size 1.5 US (2.5 mm)
Thelonious is one of the patterns I purchased when I took [...]
Posted in Classes, KAL, Knitting, Personal, tagged Cookie A, fibro, MS3, Ravelry, Shedir on July 6, 2007 | 20 Comments »
In the ever growing saga regarding my health, (skip this entire paragraph and save yourself the boredom), I saw a wonderful Endocrinologist last week and although I have all the symptoms and TSH levels that show hypothyroidism, she’s running additional tests on my T3 and T4 levels to confirm. She’s also running some other tests [...]
Posted in Knitting, Personal, tagged Cookie A, FO, health, Koigu, Monkey, socks on June 11, 2007 | 24 Comments »
Before I get to the good stuff, I must apologize for being absent for so long. I can’t believe it’s been two weeks of no blogging, emailing or anything. Too much has been going on here for the last 2 weeks, and unfortunately I chose my computer time as the thing that had [...]
Posted in KAL, Knitting, tagged Baudelaire, Cookie A, FO, SAM 3, socks, Socks that Rock on April 19, 2007 | 18 Comments »
My April SAM KAL 3 socks are completed and ready to wear … well, ready to wear if I weren’t currently wearing sandals.
Pattern: Baudelaire by Cookie A.
Pattern Source: Knitty.com Summer 2006 issues
Yarn: Socks That Rock lightweight in Jasper
Needles: (2) KnitPicks Circulars size 1 US
Modifications: Judy’s Magic Cast-On
Notes: I *so* love that this [...]
Posted in Knitting, tagged Cherry Blossom Fibers, Cookie A, FO, Monkey, socks on January 20, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Pattern: Monkey by Cookie A.
Source: Knitty.com Winter 2006
Yarn: Cherry Blossom Fibers handpainted merino sock yarn in Noblesse colorway
Needles: KnitPicks Circular Size 1 US
Modifications: I knit both socks at the same time from the toe up on two circular needles.
Notes: I personally believe this yarn doesn’t work well with this pattern. Don’t get me wrong, I [...]
