Tag: Knitting Machines

Making Socks With Uncle Lee
Filed in Crafting, Video by on February 27, 2009 24 Comments
Making Socks With Uncle Lee

Boy did I need to get my nails done.  This is a video made with a Nokia N95 I got in Russia.  I was showing my Uncle Lee how the phone worked and how to make socks. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PvwzEKmQmc [lightbox href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PvwzEKmQmc”]Open in Lightbox[/lightbox]

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Serenity Off the Legare
Filed in Crafting by on February 26, 2009 23 Comments
Serenity Off the Legare

This really is a fantastic affordable yarn, ever so soft and fluffs up so nice.  I had 16 skeins to make 8 socks. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157613808077563″ type=”gallery”] Based on my tension as show above I knit up some extra large socks. 4o rows in 3 x 1 rib 70 rows to heel 70 rows to […]

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Jelly Asian Trip Bags with a Little Serenity
Filed in Crafting by on February 13, 2009 26 Comments
Jelly Asian Trip Bags with a Little Serenity

Purses coming hot off the sewing machines. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157613727316664″ type=”gallery”] Mean while on the legare 400 the new yarn Serenity [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157613778811966″ type=”gallery”] A new line of yarn from Deborah Norville. The serenity line comes in 4 different weights (Sock, Sport, Worsted & Cunky). The yarn is incredible soft and best of all […]

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Busy Making Socks….
Filed in Crafting by on January 22, 2009 22 Comments
Busy Making Socks….

[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157612844508608″ type=”gallery”] I have finally said I am going to kill my sock yarn stash and make a few socks.  Okay more than a few.  This is not even the half of them so many toes to sew yet.

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Scarf Yarn Stash
Filed in Crafting by on December 23, 2007 17 Comments
Scarf Yarn Stash

Looking for some 100% wool yarn for scarfs or your sock machine.  This Ebay seller has a nice selection and reasonably prices.  Doesn’t have the stretch of a wool/nylon blend but well work pretty well on your Antique Sock Machine with a 72 cylinder set pretty loose. Here are a few of my recent purchases: […]

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Bulky Knitting Machine
Filed in Crafting by on December 10, 2007 23 Comments
Bulky Knitting Machine

I have to put all the blame on the lady at Pacific Fabrics next to where I buy my sewing machines.  Okay her and and a momentary facination with an Umbrella Swift.  Now my new sewing machines go unplayed with and fabric stashes are buried under my new yarn stash.  Knitting machines are underated and not […]

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First Attempts At Socks
Filed in Crafting by on December 4, 2007 23 Comments
First Attempts At Socks

My first attempts at socks with a pico top. [slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157603421450356″ type=”gallery”]

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Best YouTube Sock Tutoral
Filed in Crafting, Video by on December 1, 2007 30 Comments
Best YouTube Sock Tutoral

Here is a nice search for sock knitters on youtube. Be sure to check out ICandYarn’s blog. Ribbed Sock On Circular Sock Knitting Machine Part 1 of 3 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTjXQRWrOc [lightbox href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhTjXQRWrOc”]Open in Lightbox[/lightbox] Ribbed Sock On Circular Sock Knitting Machine Part 2 of 3 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1xfKlfSO_Y [lightbox href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1xfKlfSO_Y”]Open in Lightbox[/lightbox] Ribbed Sock On Circular Sock Knitting Machine […]

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