Discover Your Inner Knitter with Doris
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
I ❤️ MATH
Monday, May 2, 2022
Shortening socks/ re-using yarn
I think this is a worthwhile post on my blog as it can be looked up easily when you find yourself in a similar predicament.
It all started about 1 1/2 years ago when a fellow knitter mentioned that the most durable sock yarn has nettle in its fiber. After some research I ordered Nettle sock yarn from “ ONION Knit” in a pretty blue. I went through some trouble to combine different cabled designs in the leg of the socks to make them look special and hubby really liked them when they were done. What I had not considered was that nettle does not stretch and the socks are not too comfortable for Tony.
He gave them back to me after trying for a year but not wearing them much and said that they are a tad tight and no stretch.
So, I took out 14 rows on the foot, Kitchener stitched the toe and foot back together in a yarn I will be using to knit Tony a pair of replacement socks. Then, after getting the kinks ( stitch memory) out of the harvested yarn, I used it for the toes on a new pair of socks. And just to make it interesting I am trying out a different heel construction.
The old pair, shortened now, fit me loosely and are nice for around the house or to use in my Wellingtons.
Here is a little photo tutorial, I compiled and links to both pairs of socks ( one of them still in the making).
Kitchener stitching the toe and the foot back together. |
One sock done… and it fits. |
On to the next sock. |
After soaking the yarn ( over night) I am wrapping it loosely around a tin to dry. |
Nice and smooth, ready for knitting. |
Humble beginnings 🥰 |
Friday, January 28, 2022
Life after Covid
I suppose it was only a matter of time to test positive for Covid, but it still took me by surprise. After all, I had two vaccinations and a booster shot. Without that it would most likely have been a worst experience, but even so it was a tough couple of weeks.
One of the hardest things for me was feeling extremely listless and sleeping a lot. I had no desire to knit and at one point wondered if I ever would again.
My journey back
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Let’s stay in touch
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Pandemic, snow and knitting
What better way to spend a day than knitting in the safety of your home, especially when you are snowed in and during this pandemic.
The only thing to make it even better is knitting with likeminded friends through zoom right in your own living room.
If you agree with this statement, send an email to Nan Jackson for a link to our Knit and Natter. Once you have the link, it’s the same for each of the sessions. Hope to see you. 🧶 ❄️ 💬
Creating a knitting community one stitch at a time.
Thursday, October 15, 2020
The making of an heirloom / About letting go and holding on
Three stories in pictures
The wedding blanket/ the new piece with a twist from the past
The heirloom layette set/ finishing a set across time and a generation later
The Baby Blanket/ repair
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
#4CatBordhi
One of the knitting greats, Cat Bordhi, is battling cancer with such poise and grace that if I didn’t already admire her for all of her knitting wisdom , I would respect her “just” for that, but as it is she has given so much and still is giving wholeheartedly..
You may have already read her letter to the knitting community which includes this very lovely cowl pattern for free, but let me share her letter with you again ( click on the link for both the letter and the pattern):
A letter from Cat and the Rio Calina Cowl