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The orange sock was knit toe-up and purple sock was knit cuff-down. The flap-and-gusset heel design looks nearly identical. This is my final blog post about knitting socks. I haven't covered everything about knitting socks because there are already many great resources available for free on Ravelry and Instagram. I am simply filling in the… Continue reading Cuff-Down vs. Toe-Up Socks Part 4 Toe-Up French / Round Heel
Heel flap and gusset to accommodate a large, average, and small instep Unbelievably, there are over dozens of ways to knit the heel of a sock: french (aka round), dutch (aka square), half-handkerchief (aka v-heel), gusset, fish lips, Fleegle, german short row, an afterthought, etc. Of course, the heel I found that fits best when… Continue reading Cuff-Down vs. Toe-Up Socks Part 3 Cuff-Down French / Round Heel
Orange is knitted toe-up, purple is knitted cuff-down I prefer a rounded toe, given I like my toes to spread naturally. If I'm not wearing hand-knitted socks, then I'm wearing Injinji socks. I altered the standard sock shape a little bit, so it wasn't so constricting and pointy. The standard wedge cuff-down toe is to… Continue reading Cuff-Down vs. Toe-Up Socks Part 2 The Toe
Cuff-down (blue on the left) vs. Toe-Up (orange on the right) 1x1 rib knit cuff I've written another one of those long-winded blog posts and decided it would be better to break things up a bit, so it wasn't so tedious to read. In 2020, I really dedicated my time and effort to knit socks.… Continue reading Cuff-Down vs. Toe-Up Socks Part 1 The Cuff
Ryan and I teamed up and developed a task manager / visual schedule to help us manage life. This is what we came up with. Click on the "Download Files" button below. Download Files Helpful Details File Format The cards are designed in Adobe Illustrator. The mockup boards are an Adobe InDesign file. Card Size… Continue reading Visual Schedule
I'm catching up on some knitting projects that I posted on Ravelry, but want to delete. I just want all my projects centralized on my site, so I don't have to search in multiple locations. I made this hat earlier this year to try out mohair yarn. I wasn't sure if I would have an… Continue reading Luna Hat by Alexandra Davidoff
This will be a short post about my Wiksten haori since the pattern did not require extensive alterations. After my failed quilted jacket that I ended up giving to my mother, I think I might have hit gold with my haori. Materials I went kind of wild for the materials. Years ago, I made blankets… Continue reading Wiksten Haori House Coat
