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Jump down the SLEEVE HOLE with me!

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Here’s what I’ve been up to- a new cardigan to replace the one I felted by accident! (via On the Needles :: Aidez Cardigan)

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Leg Warmers

I am always frozen. Seriously, always cold. It can be the middle of July in Canada and I’ll still be sleeping under a feather duvet. 

As a result, working out can be a bit tricky, because until I’m sufficiently warmed up, I’m essentially freezing in my shorts and tank top. Of course, I can knit, so there is always a solution waiting in the wings for these sorts of problems! My mom gave me some lovely grey and white flecked yarn for Christmas, which I immediately envisioned as a pair of “old sock” or “Roots” style leg warmers. As a bonus benefit, this also helps me go through stash yarn!

I really like how they turned out, and they are very warm. I based them off of a pattern by Bernat, but I made quite a few modifications to make them turn out the way I wanted them to (e.g. knit in round, changed dimensions, knit some ribbing on the bottom edge). 

Leg Warmers on Ravelry.

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Halifax Socks

These are my March socks! I was a tad late in finishing them, though not much, as I finished them on April 3rd. I named these my Halifax Socks, since I bought the yarn in a Halifax farmer’s market before I moved, and I started knitting them on my recent flight to Halifax. It was a toss up between that and “mermaid socks,” since the colour variation reminds me of a mermaid’s scales. So pretty!

I LOVE this yarn! The colours are beautiful, and it felt so nice on my hands while knitting with it. The yarn is Fleece Artist, Blue Face Leicester Socks, and I used about 60g. I didn’t use a pattern, since I wanted the colour variation to really pop - I think it made for a wonderful pair of socks!

Ravelry link here.

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Vanilla Baby Soakers

Aren’t they adorable? And the pattern converts to several different yarn weights, as well as several different versions of the pattern (a skirt, pants, etc.).

Hopefully they arrive safe and sound in Halifax!

Ravelry link here. The pattern is Vanilla, and I used Cascade 220 in Forest Green (it is actually a bit darker than the pictures are showing). I made the newborn size, which runs a bit small I think, so I might go a size up next time. I used 41g of the yarn, so still have enough left for another small project.

I also finished my March socks only a few days late, and a post about them is coming. Currently I am working on my April socks, which are adorable Pencil Socks! I love how they are turning out.

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Bits of Knitting and Reading

Bits of Knitting and Reading

Knitting and reading have been in a bit of a holding pattern. I am almost done with A Rule Against Murder with Inspector Gamache. I should have it finished later today. Up next is this gem from the library. I simply loved Norwegian by Night and I hope I love The Girl in Green as well. I keep thinking I just have a few more inches to go, but I don’t seem to be getting there. After yesterday’s…

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Get your woolies out Wednesday!

Get your woolies out Wednesday!

Mother Nature has reminded me that we still have winter, despite her tempting us with spring. (although we only got two-ish inches of snow here in my neighborhood, the temperature this morning is bitterly cold! You know – so cold we have a bit of a Pug Strike going on here!) Thus, sweater knitting has resumed. I had to frog back a bit though, there are these increases/decreases at each side to…

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February Socks

I’m still determined to make a pair of socks for myself in each month of this year, and I finished my February socks on the 28th of the month. I know I’m a little bit late on posting pictures! I love how these socks turned out, and I’ll probably use this pattern again. I used the Zigzagular sock pattern, but modified them to be toe-up (which also switched the left and right socks).

The yarn was Regia 4-fadig Classic, which Heather got for me at Christmas as a thank you for cat-sitting her cat for a few days. I loved knitting with it, and the colours are just beautiful!

Zigzagular socks, Ravelry link here.

On another note, I got the sock-blockers shown in the first image at a yarn store in Halifax, and I really like them. They are wood and hand-made. However, since they get wet and then dried all the time, the wood is starting to come apart a bit, and they aren’t in the best condition. Does anyone have any ideas how I could stop the degeneration of the sock blockers? Or do I just have to accept it, and get new ones once these get too worn out?

This week I’ve also been reading for fun, even though my schedule says I probably shouldn’t. I used a gift card I had to buy “Brain on Fire” by Susannah Cahalan, and it was amazing. I read the entire book in one day, I really couldn’t put it down. Granted, I am a neuroscience nerd to begin with, but it is written in such a way that you don’t have to be in order to enjoy the book. 10/10 would recommend.

Linking up with Yarn Along here and KCCO here.