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Pattern Review: Solewarming Socks
The first pattern I bought from Sockvent 2019 was the Solewarming Socks by Handmade Closet. I had been waiting for something that wasn’t lace-y. As a bonus, I realized after buying it that this is a DK sock, yay for knitting up fast! This pattern is also advertised as a good way to use up some leftover yarn. I spent a bunch of time sitting on the floor in my “library/yarn store” with all my DK spread out in front of me. I used a technique I learned from Aroha Knits for choosing colours for colourwork – which is to take a photo and then change the colours to black…
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Free Pattern: Bitty Knit Headband
I needed to do something different for the blog, something other than washcloths. I’m not saying I’m done with those, I just needed some variety. The other thing I needed was something to do with the many little balls of yarn I have left over from miscellaneous projects. I think we all have a lot of scrap yarn lying around. So the Bitty Knit Headband needed to be made. Bitty means “made up of or containing bits” (Merriam-Webster) so it seemed a good name for this headband! After finishing my Fairy Dust socks I was still on the fence about lace. There are so many different lace stitches and motifs…
