Mending

In February one of the Fiberuary themes was “mending”. For several years, I have mended both hand knit and commercial socks with a woven-style darn (as opposed to, for example, duplicate stitch). This year, I decided to try a darning loom tool, which helps both with setting up the “warp” of the patch, but also […]
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Circular Sock-knitting Machine (CSM): Dean and Bean’s Sock Machine

Sock Knitting I take months (and sometimes years) to knit even basic socks by hand. Still, I love wearing hand knit socks. I started looking into circular sock knitting machines last year after looking at flat bed knitting machines. Due to affordability, availability, and liking the idea of 3D printed replaceable parts, I decided to […]
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Hearts on Fiber Yarn Club: January and February 2023

I have mentioned Hearts on Fiber’s monthly Heart of Gold membership when frogging a cardigan at Halloween, and subsequently re-crocheting the yarn into a cardigan I love. Last year, I subscribed to the monthly colorway in worsted weight. Once I started becoming comfortable with my circular sock knitting machine, I decided that I wanted to […]
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