The Little Boy Who Loved Hand Knit Socks

My little guy loves hand knit socks. I knit his first pair a few years back and they have been well loved, worn beyond their prime and outgrown months ago. He would wear them even when the heel flap stuck out on the bottom of the foot because they were too small now.

My oldest son doesn't care for hand knit socks thinking Lorna's Laces sock yarn wasn't soft enough -- seriously! So I frogged his pair and re knit them for my little guy in the camouflage colorway. I couldn't let that $20 sock yarn go to waste!




And so the socks will be well loved, worn lots and outgrown soon :)

The Never Ending Socks

Do you ever have a project where you don't seem to make any progress and it seems to last forever? This was that project for me -- the Eleanor Socks. The pattern was easy enough and I love the kettle dyed effect of the handspun yarn, yet I just wasn't feelin' it. Well they are done now and I am super happy with them and equally happy that I can now cast on a new project!

Easter Eggs and Wool

The little guy and I decided to dye up some Easter eggs this weekend. So, with an egg dyeing kit, some vinegar, a dozen eggs and an eager little boy, we dyed up some very colorful eggs.

When we were finished, I thought, why let all that dye go to waste? I brought out some superwash merino I dyed up awhile back that I thought was pretty boring.

After soaking it in some water for awhile, I mixed a few of the colors together to get a purple and then used the green and blue as they were in the kit. My favorite dyeing method is using an old roasting pan and laying the wet fiber in the pan. Then I just poured the dye on the roving.

Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes and voila, some very colorful fiber.