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Socks are finished!Posted by Brye Lynn on February 24, 2010
OK – the picture may make them look good, but they are not without their flaws. The right one is too big and so when I made the left one, I did the instep shorter; fits perfectly. On the left one, I forgot to do the decreases when I was stitching the instep, so I [...]
One Sock Down – One to Go!!!Posted by Brye Lynn on January 27, 2010
I finsihed my first sock – Yeah!!!!
It really wasn’t that hard. If you have been thinking about trying it – I say go for it. I was listening to a Knit Picks podcast that encouraged me to try it. The speaker was talking about new knitters and the projects we choose. Scarfs can be the [...]
I turned a Heel!Posted by Brye Lynn on January 14, 2010
Felt like working on my knitting these past few days. I had a sock on my needles and I had stopped because I was at the point of turning the heel. This was a little bit out of my experience.
I picked this pattern because I thought it was easy and the directions were clearly explained. [...]
Knitting UpdatePosted by Brye Lynn on September 11, 2009
I should have had the scarf finished by tonight, but that is not the case. I did get slightly bored this week and I cast on some socks. I found a simple enough pattern on Ravelry that will give me a good start and hopefully teach me the basics of knitting socks.
I have never worked [...]
Knitting UpdatePosted by Brye Lynn on August 14, 2009
I have recieved several emails about my knitting so here is an update.
I have finished about 15 inches of the scarf. It is not going smoothly, I repeat NOT going smoothly. But I am not discouraged, I will prevail.
I found a great app on my iPod call Stitchminder by Quilts2go. It is great at helping [...]
Fiber FridayPosted by Brye Lynn on July 31, 2009
Today, I started to teach myself how to knit. I took a trip to Hobby Lobby and JoAnn’s. I picked up the “Taught Myself to Knit” kit – the same kind I got when I taught myself to Crochet. I also picked up a few free sock patterns and 4 skeins of yarn. The yarn [...]
