Posts tagged: "knitted socks"

  1. Keep toes warm for the holidays

    Posted by on December 14, 2012

    (Left: "Winterscape" socks from Terrific Toe-Up Socks by Janet Rehfeldt) One of my favorite family traditions has always been opening one present from Mom and Dad on Christmas Eve. Once, the surprise I found inside the colorful wrapping was a new pair of comfy slippers—perfect for keeping my toes warm while I was too excited [...]

  2. VIDEO: How to knit socks (from a newbie’s needles)

    Posted by on September 7, 2012

    A quick note. Knit & Crochet Saturday is moving to the weekday schedule at Stitch This! Welcome to: Now, onto today’s post: how to knit socks!   If you’ve been curious about how to knit socks and want to put all those luscious yarns and amazing sock-knitting patterns to good use, stay tuned. We’ll show [...]

  3. Knit & Crochet Saturday: we’re showing off YOUR stitches!

    Posted by on June 23, 2012

    We have a confession to make: we love Ravelry. Here at the Martingale offices, it’s a favorite (and slightly addictive) pastime. We love browsing the many pages of Ravelry patterns and knitting designs—beautiful lace wraps, cabled sweaters, and crocheted socks and animals. Plus, we love sharing our own creations! Probably our favorite thing about Ravelry [...]

  4. What’s on our needles? Knitting at Martingale

    Posted by on May 12, 2012

    Today we get to tour the Martingale offices, where you never have to wander far to find something lacy or fuzzy pinned to a cubicle wall. I’m particularly excited–not only do I get to show off my coworkers’ knitting, I also get to offer you our very first free knitting ePattern! Karen Soltys knits beautiful [...]

  5. How to knit tube socks? Go brioche. (+ giveaway!)

    Posted by on April 21, 2012

    I’m a confident-beginner kind of knitter, and I’ve always wanted to knit my own pair of socks. A few years ago, I took a sock-knitting class with my sister. The teacher was a patient, friendly woman who showed us how to knit a baby sock from start to finish. It went well—or so I thought. [...]

  6. Unravel the mysteries of sock knitting (+ giveaway!)

    Posted by on April 7, 2012

    You probably know someone like my friend Ellen. (Or maybe you’re like her yourself.) She’s a sock knitter. And I’m not saying that in a disparaging way. More with a bit of envy. I’d love to have a drawer full of hand-knit socks. Instead, I have two pairs that I treasure and six or seven [...]

  7. Slip into some Scandinavian Knitting (+ giveaway!)

    Posted by on March 31, 2012

    What could be cozier than a pair of warm, woolly hand-knit slippers? On cold rainy days like we’ve been having here in Seattle, I wish I had a pair stashed under my desk that I could slip on as needed! Wherever you live and whatever the weather, winter is never more than nine months away. [...]