Grounded Sock—Justin’s Stubborn Socks

Posted by on Dec 3, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting |

Justin’s Stubborn Socks gave us a little trouble trying to get photos, but Justin always pulls through when the chips are down. Perhaps the most misunderstood of The Seven, Justin is the one who ultimately has your back. Good looking, stylish, and with a (slightly?) haughty sense of humor, Justin is the only one of The Seven who won’t be allowed back in his house unless he can stop being psychic. Yeah. Right. So Justin has to find...

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Posted by on Nov 21, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, patterns |

For the month of November, half of everything we sell from my Ravelry Store and from our Novel Socks sales will be going to Doctors Without Borders for Philippine relief. (note: $88US will be going to Doctors Without Borders. Thank you!) or buy yarn+pattern kit! or buy yarn+pattern kit!  or buy yarn+pattern kit! or buy yarn+pattern...

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WIP Wednesday!

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in Artsy Things, Blog Fun, Grounded, Knitting, Web Fun, WIP Wednesday | 2 comments

I Made It! I actually got this out on a Wednesday!   Of course, I always have a WIP, it just isn’t always knitting.   Of late I’ve been working on (pix below): Shattered, the sequel to Grounded Christmas presents late birthday presents (the shame…) Zentagled mugs Age of Innocence Bleak House the (mercifully done) Bar Mitzvah learning to sing this and this with Thing 2 educational curriculum writing everything else. I...

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Food and Stuff—11.17.13

Posted by on Nov 17, 2013 in Blog Fun, Family, Grounded, Knitting | 3 comments

How we spent the week… 4 vanilla+ sock pattern I’m working on a vanilla shawl pattern I’m working on Now that I’m watching “Breaking Bad” iI get some of the questions we got at the Bar Mitzvah 2 Thing 1 snuggling with Mittens pretty nifty bit of the vanilla + sock So, the shawl DEFINITELY needed a long soak (in SOAK) How Thing 1 spent his Saturday morning Vanilla+ sock Eye of Partridge heel flap I evidently...

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Next Up—Jasmine’s Ethereal Socks

Posted by on Nov 12, 2013 in Blog Fun, charity, General Ranting, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting, Writing |

This week, our new sock based on the characters from Grounded: the Seven, is Jasmine’s Ethereal Socks! Jasmine: A sweet remembrance of summer. Calm and flowing and a support for those around her. Jasmine is the calming influence that we all wish we had in our lives… Especially these days. Before we wax rhapsodic about Jasmine’s new socks… Meg, Eleanor our awesome Tech Editor, and I all came to an agreement. From any and...

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Jenn’s Subtle Majiks • A Grounded Sock

Posted by on Oct 29, 2013 in Blog Fun, General Ranting, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting, Writing | 1 comment

Here we are with the next sock in our series! Jenn’s Subtle Majiks! Look at this lovely heel!   Jenn is Rosie’s cousin, sweet, generous, and…well… you’ll have to read the book to find out more. Jenn’s socks “fit” her to a T! A simple-looking pattern, nicely refined, with a gentle strength that isn’t necessarily obvious right away. We think you’ll like.   Jenn’s socks,...

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