Just Knitting Around

Peter Socks

Originally uploaded by Dtkpmom.

Here are Peter’s socks. He is 5, so I thought it would be better to make my first real attempt at knitting the traditional method of top down on dps’n with a heel flap on smaller socks. I flirted with what I call juggling swords, once before, but didn’t […]

David’s Socks

Originally uploaded by Dtkpmom.

These socks are for my son who went off to college this year. I started them a long time ago on a size US 000 addi turbo circ, (magic loop, toe up, 2 at a time.) The feet took forever, mostly because I procrastinated due to the teeny, tiny […]

Well, these socks belong in the jungle but since I am not a season ticket holder they probably won’t get to a Bengals game. Since they are playing so well, tickets are hard to come by. I really like how they turned out. I think the Jaywalker pattern looks really good […]

J is for Just Nancy.

One of the first hurdles you face when you start dating someone is meeting their family. In my case the hurdles were many. My beau (now DH) was one of 8 children and 3 of his sisters were married. He had one nephew at the time. […]

Here are the socks I finished last week. The big pair is for DH and the little pair is for DS #3 (who is 3). You can see in the upper left corner the start of a pair for DS#1 (who is 17). They are being knit on US size 000, so […]

No, its not a vugarity! We knitters not only have to deal with the abbreviations in knitting patterns, and if you use the internet in any way, there is NetLingo, but if you are a knit blogger or participate in internet knitting groups,get used to special KnitNetLingo such as SIP, WIP, LYS, […]

…or two or three. I have joined The Keyboard Biologist’s Family Sock Challenge. This year my goal is to knit my DH and children each a pair of socks. I need to make five pairs. I have purchased the yarn, and I am currently making my first pair […]