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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Izzy’s Bouncin’ Blues: A Grounded Sock

Posted by on Oct 15, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting |

Here we are with the next sock in our series! Izzy is described as a bouncing blue ball of light and fun—she’s also painfully psychic and a real help and support to Rosie.       Her socks, designed by Meg Warren (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are a fun-and-breezy knit which leave you with cushy-comfy socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Cobalt) they will lift your spirits and boost...

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Rosie’s Firestarters • A Grounded Sock

Posted by on Oct 9, 2013 in Blog Fun, designs, Grounded, Knitting, patterns, Sock Knitting, Writing |

So, I wrote this book. Then I tried to figure out how to help spread the word (because that’s the biggest fear, right? That we’re all just typing into the echo chamber of our own mind). And then my husband says, “Socks.” And then he gets this devilish gleam in his eye and says slowly, “Sock. Puppet. THEATER!”   We’ll table that last bit for a moment. First, let me introduce you to Rosie’s...

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Novel Socks!

Posted by on Sep 10, 2013 in Blog Fun, Defarginess, designs, patterns, Sock Knitting |

Lotsa socks! That’s what I’ve been working on, of late. Lotsa socks to go with my new novel. I roped in Meg Warren who designed Tristan and Isolde from WWMDfK? and the two of us have been going great guns, getting inspired by the characters in my new young adult (YA) novel Grounded, and generally having a free-for-all sock explosion in our heads. Whyfore? Because we’re going to be rolling out a new series of patterns inspired...

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