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Tag: socks

By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2019-03-16

Happy, striped socks | what should I be writing about?

I seem to cast on a pair of socks each Christmas, finish at least one sock, and then finish the pair by sometime mid-spring. These weren’t any different as I … Continue reading Happy, striped socks | what should I be writing about?

Categories: KnittingTags: blog, FO (finished object), socks
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2016-03-132018-12-14

The Great Sock Rush of 2016

I wanted a nice, thick pair of raggsockor so I knit myself a pair. And then I cast on another pair, yet another and finally one more. I’d waited a … Continue reading The Great Sock Rush of 2016

Categories: Crafting, KnittingTags: cuff-down, raggsockor, socks, toe-up
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2014-07-032016-08-29

They multiply!

I’m really not sure where they’re all coming from. Maybe I’m not giving them away fast enough. Maybe I need to store them in a more attractive manner. But they … Continue reading They multiply!

Categories: Crafting, KnittingTags: socks
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2013-08-152016-08-29

My Monkeys are done!

My Monkeys are done! And they look gorgeous on the blocking forms, though you can really see where I learned to do the yarn overs correctly. Oops. 🙂

Categories: Featured, KnittingTags: FO (finished object), Monkey socks, socks
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2013-08-122016-08-29

Sock blockers for my birthday!

My mom bought me a pair of nice sock blockers for my birthday and then shipped them to Sweden for me. I haven’t actually had sock blockers before and wow, … Continue reading Sock blockers for my birthday!

Categories: KnittingTags: birthday, Monkey socks, sock blockers, socks
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2013-08-122016-08-29

My yarn overs were backwards!

I was a bit frustrated with my Rosy Posies project because I felt that the yarn-overs weren’t loose and airy enough. I’d seen something similar with my Monkeys, too – … Continue reading My yarn overs were backwards!

Categories: KnittingTags: lessons learned, Monkey socks, Rosy Posies socks, socks, yarn-over
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2013-08-062016-08-30

Gothenburg bound!

So I convinced the people at work that they needed to send me to Gothenburg to assist on a project, which is why I now find myself on a train.

Categories: Knitting, LifeTags: Gothenburg, safety line, socks, Travel, yarn
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2013-07-302016-08-30

Self-striping yarn adventures

I was in Litet Nystan yesterday and encountered some Drops Fabel yarn, which is self-striping. There were a few knitted examples and I was hooked. I purchased some and immediately … Continue reading Self-striping yarn adventures

Categories: Featured, KnittingTags: gradient yarn, SABLE, self-striping yarn, socks
By Hannah Swain Løvik Posted on 2013-07-292016-08-30

Knitting in the train

I used to read in the train and still occasionally do. But it occurred to me that sitting in the train is prime knitting time: I can work on those … Continue reading Knitting in the train

Categories: Crafting, KnittingTags: knitting in public, public transport, short row heel, socks, Sweden, train

Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Hannah spends her days drinking coffee and supporting users as a WooCommerce Happiness Engineer at Automattic. By night, she devours fantasy books and watches geeky TV shows.

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