socks – My Knitting Almanac

…just a pair of socks!

By: purepurly November 6, 2016March 11, 2018

Lace pattern, October 2016, Socksfeatured, Lace pattern, socks, winter9 Comments

This fall has been busier than ever, signified with very, very little knitting! And no blogging… and no reading of other blogs as well… But in such times even a pair of socks feels like a great achievement! So this fall, finishing a pair of socks made me happy! I think for most knitters the feeling you get…

Funny Feet!

By: purepurly October 4, 2015October 4, 2015

September, SocksKids, socks8 Comments

I have actually never fancied gradient yarn where the shifting colours are too different. Partly I think it is annoying to knit when I do not know what “patterns” the colour changes make, and partly as I think it is too noisy. But when I earlier this summer convinced my twin daughters to walk for 30 minutes…

Happy feet

By: purepurly February 1, 2015March 2, 2015

January, SocksJanuary, socks, sterk, winterLeave a Comment

Yesterday I manage to finish the Sheperds socks! I wish I had more time for knitting… but to sum up January: I made three pair of socks, and that is not bad for a sock-novise I think!

After ski!

By: purepurly January 18, 2015April 30, 2015

January, SocksAlpaca, January, socks, winterLeave a Comment

As I finally have gotten the grip on the heel and the decreases to get a snug fit of socks in general, I am now making a pair for my husband. As the cross-country skiing season is just at its best, an extra pair of socks feels good after a loooong trip in the woods. I have…

The persian carpet

By: purepurly January 18, 2015March 1, 2015

January, SocksCrochet, errors, January, Lace pattern, Mistakes, socks1 Comment

Patterns and colors in persian type carpets are a great inspiration. But one thing I find “inspiring” is the small flaws you can find in the patterns when you look closely. I have been told that this is the hallmark of handcraft; a small fingerprint from the maker of the item. I have embraced this, and…

Little Miss Summer

By: purepurly January 12, 2015May 5, 2015

January, SocksKoigu, socks, SummerLeave a Comment

I went to the library with my kids in the weekend and stopped by the shelves with knitting books and what popped out: the book: “Sokker hele året” by Bitta Mikkelsborg (the title would be something like: A year with socks). I discovered that she has a very nice blog (http://bittamisdesign.blogspot.no) and Ravelry page with…

January Grey

By: purepurly January 5, 2015March 2, 2015

January, Socksknitting, socks, vintage pattern, winterLeave a Comment

January is one of my favourite months; in Norway the minutes with daylight increase day by day and we know that the worst part of the winter is over. Or it is to be said that often face a couple of cold months before we can welcome the spring. So I feel the January must…