Dec 22 2007
Press Pages
Definite Article
Did you happen to catch the story about sock knitting in this past week’s Wall Street Journal? (Yep, you read that right!) There was a story about the popularity of Sock Wars, one of the online knitalongs, and the briefest of mentions of our own little Socktoberfest as well! How about that?
“Sock It to Me”, Wall Street Journal, 17 December 2007
Ravelry also got a nod. I wish that they had included a website address for further information about Socktoberfest, but a random mention is pretty good too! It was a total surprise to me, and I thank Parikha for pointing it out to me.
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By The Book
When my dear friend Jenna was in town last week, I was happy enough with the pleasure of her company. We ate delicious veggie foods, caught up on Project Runway, and knit and calculated sleeve cap measurements for her gorgeous Pentagon Pullover.
You have to send Jenna some good vibes ~ she has run into some issues with the sleeve caps, but after seeing this pulli (and actually trying it on too) I can tell you that this is one of the most amazing sweaters I have ever seen. I simply cannot wait to see it finished and modeled. She is using a silk blend of Botanical Shades (the same line of yarn that I used for my Aftur Yoked Pullover - I had alpaca/wool/mohair blend - we bought it together at MDSW 2006) and the yarn is impeccable. Of course, so is her knitting.
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…and we did a little exchange of goods. I got her some yarn, and she got me a book! And amazingly, it was the same day that I had admired Carole’s lovely Selbu mittens patterned from the same book - and I was this close to purchasing it on my own. Now this lovely book is mine. Not only is it full of amazing patterns of mittens and gloves knit in the traditional Norwegian style, but it has some wonderful historical details included. I am thinking that I should ring in the new year of 2008 with some Selbu mittens of my own! (and I definitely have to get to the Nordic Heritage Museum when I visit Seattle…) |
Many many thanks for the lovely comments on my “long-time-comin’” hoodie. I am still contemplating the closures, but in the meantime, it is keeping me warm and cozy!
I’m glad you saw the article! I was so excited when I saw it (quite by accident - we were in a hotel and someone had left the article face up on the table after they had finished their breakfast) that I made my husband sit down and read it right then.
Thanks for the link to the article, that’s really awesome. Knitting fanatics eh?
Can’t wait to see how your friend’s sweater turns out.
Is there going to be another Project Spectrum?
Cool!! I’ll have to go get the copy from the libray to read the full article. Yes will ther be Project Spectrum 3?
I have been using Ravelry and Flickr as the Project Spectrum update pages. I plan to blog more about it after Christmas. You can see my ideas here:
Ravelry thread
Flickr Group
Please weigh in there!!
That Selbu book looks great! I’ve seen pictures of lots of Kathleen Taylors finished mittens in bold colors, and they are beautiful. I can’t wait to see what kind of color combos you come up with.
Lolly, you rock! I love it that Socktoberfest made it into the illustrious pages of the WSJ. I offer you a virtual high five.
i am knitting the raven mittens from that very book right now! enjoy all the fun patterns.
I had heard about the article but hadn’t seen it yet so thank you for posting it. I did have to laugh about how sock yarn is “inexpensive,” though. I’d hardly call it that!
Glad you got the Selbuvotter book. Can’t wait to see which pattern you choose!
Is that book not amazing? I think I could happily knit every since one of the patterns in it. I love all the historical information at the beginning too.
Thank you again for being a lovely hostess and friend. Our time was short but so nice! Your gifts are lovely, and I’m glad that I could give you something that you will hopefully enjoy and get a lot out of.
I finally picked up the new IK and the instructions there for calculating the sleeve cap are much clearer than those in the VK bible. So, I will measure and calculate, rip and knit once more and hopefully have some success!
That’s too cool! Thanks for the link!
Happy Holidays!
Vibes being sent her way! Sleeve caps can be quite an adventure!
That book is amazing - I got it as soon as it came out. I have yet to make anything from it, but just oogling over the patterns is entertaining!
Hey! Google Reader suggested I read your blog and I’m glad it did. Great stuff! And beautiful pictures, wow. I saw that article, too, and was so happy knitting is getting a good name in a fun way.