Month: February 2013

  • Finally finished footwear

    This pair of socks has seen me through a house move and the first month of a new job. I’m very pleased to complete them and move onto something new. The pattern had just enough interest to keep me going. After the fourth time through knitting the main chart I can almost figure it out…

  • Slippery

    A while back, I knitted some slippers. They are cunningly made from a handful of mitred squares, but they were too big and too floppy. They didn’t stay on my feet, so were a bit rubbish in terms of their intended function. I decided to keep them in case I ever figured out what to…

  • Finished and unfinished objects

    The previous post, while full of news, was somewhat lacking in pictures. Let’s see if we can change that. Here are the socks that I finished for Mr H. These are full of firsts: the first socks I’ve knitted for him, and in fact the first socks intended to be worn by a man. They…

  • In brief

    It has been a busy couple of months. Here are the highlights, because I guess it is better to write briefly than not at all. I finished my old job just after a very hectic Christmas We’ve moved house There was trouble with the kitchen floor (but I’d really rather not talk about it in…