Basic Socks - Finished At Last!

Last posted in August 2010 after finishing sock #1.  Now I am done with #2 and can dig into my yarn bag to start a new pair.  It's been slow-going, but fast or slow, knitting is still devine.

Knitty Noodle is Back

Project - Basic Socks.  Just finished sock #1 using doublepointed needles and self-striping sock yarn.  This one was on the back burner for months and months, knitting needles having been set aside for Knitty Noodle's sewing machine.  In July 2010, sold a house, bought a house.  Thus this month (August), all things have been boxed up for the move except the knitting needles and a bit of yarn.  Glad I kept them out (for sanity's sake)...to knit is devine.  Ready to cast on sock #2 and then I'll have a pair; maybe a Christmas present, maybe for me.

Felted Bowl - First Try

This was my first attempt to felt a knitted piece. I have read that wool needs the agitation of a top-loading washing machine to loosen the fibers in the yarn so that felting can happen, but my machine is a side-loading type and I'm not so sure that complete felting occurred. The bowl holds its shape but it's still very pliable. I think that a felted object should be more scratchy and stiff. Nevertheless, here's an artsy photo of my first felted bowl. I plan to decorate the outside of the bowl using colorful wool strands (pictured in the bowl). Photo location: In a clay pot in Jaden's fairy garden on the west side of the Casita.

A Simple Knitter

Welcome to Knitty Noodle, a place to read about projects and share thoughts about knitting and other things. I am happy to be part of a vast community of knitters, joined by a common interest, a love of local yarn shops, wooly yarn, pointy needles and all things knitting. I enjoy whimsical things and simple living.