{"id":2800,"date":"2013-10-09T20:49:59","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T01:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2013-12-20T10:26:20","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T15:26:20","slug":"rosies-firestarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/rosies-firestarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosie’s Firestarters \u2022 A Grounded Sock"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I wrote this book<\/a>.
\nThen 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).<\/p>\n

And then my husband says, “Socks.”<\/p>\n

And then he gets this devilish gleam in his eye and says slowly, “Sock. Puppet. THEATER<\/em>!”<\/p>\n

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showing three pattern repeats; easy to add more<\/p><\/div>\n

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We’ll table that last bit for a moment.
\nFirst, let me introduce you to Rosie’s Firestarter Socks. You can find out a bit more about Rosie at her\u00a0homesite<\/a>, but for now lets just say she has… unique challenges.However, one of those challenges is\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0knitting.She’s a better than average 17 year old knitter and she deserves a pair of socks (though all she knits in the book is a pair of faux-fair isle mitts and a shawl.<\/p>\n

But socks were needed for all of the main characters in the book (else how can we get sock puppet theater going, right?)<\/p>\n

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heel looking towards toe\u2014shows Eye of Partridge heel flap, Welsh heel, and fitted arch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Rosie’s socks are easy-to knit because there’s only little panel of something other than stockinette and that runs down the outside of the sock (so there’ s a right and a left sock).<\/p>\n

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But because Rosie hates to be bored…<\/p>\n

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…there’s also a Welsh heel (like the WWMDfK?<\/em> Fosco socks<\/a>) and a fitted arch.<\/p>\n

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These suckers FIT. They hug your foot nicely and the leg bit is easily extendable for you to make it as long as you need.Want to add calf shaping if you decide to go long? It’s easy to do because the back of the leg is pure stockinette. (Andi’s book\u00a0Big Foot Knits<\/em><\/a>\u00a0would help with planning for that).<\/p>\n

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“flames” run on outside of sock<\/p><\/div>\n

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And the yarn!
\nThe yarn comes from Riin Gill of Happy Fuzzy Yarn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This is her Sugar Maple\u00a0colorway<\/a>.You like?
\nYou can have!
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UPDATE: The entire collection is now available individually or in the eBook:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Casey's\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nCasey’s Solitary Socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a> (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are a soft, gentle pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow)<\/a> they caress your foot like a mountain breeze… okay that was completely cheesy, but it’s kinda true.\n\t\t<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>\u00a0or buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Minas-Protective-Socks-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nMina’s Protective socks, designed by <\/a>Heather Ordover, are a handsome, classy pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow)<\/a> they will hug you and not let go\u2014but in a way that you really won’t notice they care.\n\t\t<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
\"buy<\/a>\u00a0or buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Justins-Stubborn-Socks-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nJustin’s Stubborn socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a> (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books), are a handsome, classy pair of socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Shadow)<\/a> they will hug you and not let go\u2014but in a way that you really won’t notice they care.\n\t\t<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
\"buy<\/a>\u00a0or buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jasmines-Ethereal-Socks-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nJasmine’s Ethereal socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a> (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books), are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Lavandula)<\/a> they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind.\n\t\t<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>\u00a0or buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jenns-Subtle-Majiks-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nJenn’s socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a> (of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are an easy knit which get you a stylish pair of firm, warm socks. Knit in Riin Gill’s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Purple Kale)<\/a> they will give you quiet confidence in your Clogs or Crocks while you go about your daily grind.\n\t\t<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/a>\u00a0or buy yarn+pattern kit!<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"IzzysBouncinBlueSocks-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nIzzy’s socks, designed by Meg Warren<\/a>\u00a0(of March Hare dying and the Defarge books) are a fun-and-breezy knit which leave you with cushy-comfy socks. Knit in\u00a0Riin Gill\u2019s Happy Fuzzy Yarn (Corrie Sock in Cobalt)<\/a>\u00a0they will lift your spirits and boost your mood as the winter days start to push in on us.\n\t\t<\/td>\n\n\n\n
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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, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,293,420,3,195,13,65],"tags":[520,518,289],"class_list":["post-2800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-fun","category-designs","category-grounded","category-knitting","category-patterns","category-sock-knitting","category-writing","tag-grounded","tag-patterns","tag-socks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2800"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3246,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2800\/revisions\/3246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crafting-a-life.com\/mamaoknits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}