#Yakyak horn pdf#
Although a pdf might seem more easy access, there is no need to be intimidated by the application, because it is easy to figure out. You can hop through the different parts of the magazine in a more versatile way than a traditional pdf format would offer.
#Yakyak horn install#
The interactive format of Sockupied is really fun, you download the magazine as a program (for either windows or mac) and easily install it on your computer. So even for an experienced sock knitter, it is still a very interesting read.
#Yakyak horn how to#
If you are not familiar with Sockupied, it is an interactive e-magazine, which besides patterns also has other interesting articles, like for example a feature on how to knit long-lasting socks or a piece on wool washes. How about you, do you have any confessing to do?Īs you might already know I’m a bit of a sock knitting addict, so I’m very excited to be reviewing the Fall 2014 version of Sockupied! But I am trying to better myself and there’s been a few projects now where I first checked the pattern and actually did make careful decisions, so there is hope for me yet! And that is what usually will happen, although I have to say I am often quite lucky and everything works out. It’s quite a vital part of planning your knitting, because if neglected you will end up with either useless leftovers or a shortage. I’ll see a pattern and think, “hmmm, this looks like it might need 4 skeins, so lets buy 4 skeins”. In dutch we would call what I do ‘natte vinger werk’, which means guesswork (but disturbingly would literally translate into ‘wet finger work’, don’t ask).
I get excited about picking out new patterns, I get excited about picking nice yarn for the new pattern, I don’t get very excited to do the maths for how much yarn I need. So here is my second knitting confession: Like most things in the world, knitting has a set of rules and conventions. This post is a link up which was initiated by Brandy from the blog Stitched up in Toronto. Maybe I will be converted from my top down DPN kind of ways. It feels so magical to me, I’m just knitting plain old stockinette but the combination of the striped yarn and the two at a time technique I’m getting two socks done at once that seem quite special. And guess what? It’s super easy! I had a lot of help from this tutorial, which explains all the steps very detailed and with clear photos. I picked up this sock yarn ( Maxi Ringel in 7735) while I was in Switzerland and since it came in two 50 grams skeins and I might possibly want to make knee socks if the yardage allows it, this seemed like the perfect time to learn.
So to get away from it a bit I started something that I’ve been meaning to do a long time, namely to learn how to knit socks two at a time toe up. I think it was too easy at that point, and when something it too easy my mind switches of and I make unnecessary mistakes. I did have some big problems with this project so far, I already frogged it 4 times before even getting to the lace part. But I’m fairly confident I’ll have more than enough left to make myself something nice with it as well. It’s a good thing I am so bad at estimating how much yarn I need because I bought a whopping 1600 meters (1750 yards) with the idea of making one shawl out of it. It’s Lana Grossa Lace Merino in the colour Lilla and it is so soft and a pleasure to knit with. I fell in love with this pattern and I really can see the recipient wearing it as well. Not this time though! This shawl has to be birthday gifted at the beginning of october and I am super determined to get this done on time. So 3 months before someone’s birthday I think, oh this would be so nice to knit for them! And then this thought disappears until 2 days before said persons birthday, when it is already too late for me to finish it on time and I run off to the stores to buy a gift. Now usually I am a very very selfish knitter, and part of that is that I am rubbish at planning my knits. The first one I cast one is a purple Wilshire shawl. So as you can see, my new cast ons are fully justified! And as soon as I weaved in the last end I immediately started with some new projects. As we speak the skirt is trying it’s very best to get dry as quickly as possible so that I can take some nice picture of it and post these to the blog. I swear though that I very much finished my New Girl skirt, however my pure hatred for weaving in ends has led me to not blocking the skirt only until yesterday. Let me start of by acknowledging that this is indeed a post about new projects, without there being a post about finished projects.
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