Mary Jane Socks - June 2012

I'm really liking this sock thing!  As a result of a post about socks one lady started talking about some Mary Jane style socks she used to have.  That conversation lead to a special order request.  I am glad I worked this pair out.  It helped me realize I have more sock abilities and understanding that I originally thought!  Now, all I need to do is break away from the stockinette stitch and add repeating patterns to them.

The two pictures above are the first attempt at the Mary Jane pattern from a book I bought.  They turned out much smaller than women's 6-9 shoe size so I deemed them to be "kid's size."

Below are two pictures of the adult sized Mary Jane socks.  I altered the pattern so it would work out better for me.  The difference between the two bottom pictures is that the first one is only the finished yarn work.  The second has the embellishments and bottom-side grippies (not shown).  In other words, the bottom pair are truly finished.  If only I had a model for them!  I think it would be great to see these Mary Jane socks where they belong... on someone's feet!

I hope you enjoyed the post today!  

Blessings and Peace!

Tabi =-)

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School Pride Warmth Set Plus Bag - June 2012

My first official School Pride Warmth Set!  And it was ordered with a matching bag!

While I was in Texas to move my sister out to Washington state I showed off some pictures and my aunt placed an order.  This purple and Gold set is for Pecos High School in Pecos, Texas.  Go EAGLES!

Above: The School Pride Warmth Set includes a scarf, a hat, and fingerless mitts.

Below: The matching Bumblebee Stripes Bag in two different views.

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Tabi

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Sewing Patches - June 2012

A personal side note: putting my basic sewing skills to use.  Four uniforms with four patches each at a normal price of $3 per patch to sew them on saves us about $48 (or more) with me sewing them on myself.  This is the reason I learned to sew in the first place.  When Justin and I were first married, that $48 was a much bigger deal.  Today, it's nice to know I still have the skills even though we could easily have someone else do the work.  God is good.  =-)

Blessings and Peace!

Tabi

Socks - May 2012

As you can see, I have completed a pair of basic knit socks... that fit my feet!  This is a huge accomplishment to me because I have been working on socks for a while now.  I still need to iron out a few things on the socks I started a while back and obviously haven't finished yet.  I have tried several techniques for making socks including crochet, bosnian crochet, and knit.  So far, in my humble opinion, this has been the most successful pair for both aesthetics and fit.  The close second (thus far) has been the hand crocheted socks from a few months ago.  My next goal is to make socks that will fit a larger foot based on the same pattern.  After that, I will experiment with various design patterns.  I look forward to popcorn socks, eyelets, and cables!

The neat part about hand-knit socks is they are incredibly warm!  Even without being tossed in the dryer first!

Now it's off to work on some special order projects!

Blessings and Peace!

Tabi

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