...One Stitch At A Time

So I'm in the middle of a travelling sock.  Late, mind you, so I'm hurrying. You might be asking, what, pray tell, is a travelling sock?  So, I'll digress to explain: The traveling sock is the brain child of Wendy Gaal, proprietor of The Knittters Brewing Company.  Each of those is linked below.  Basically, a group of knitters from anywhere, agree to cast on their toes, fit them to themselves, and then send them to the next knitter, in a round robin pattern.  The next knitter in line does 2" or so, depending on the number of members in the group and the total length of the sock (foot plus ankle height).  The knitters keep receiving someone's sock, knitting their section   in their choice of yarn and patterning, then send it on.  The owner gets their toes back finished into a funky sock!  Here are my finished products thus far: My matchy traveling socks My funky pair I am finally at the point to  decrease the heel gusset...

I have knit and crochet for years now.  There are two pieces of this craft that I haven't experimented with yet.  I was intrigued, but intimidated by dying.  I have little desire to spin because I can't possibly fit a wheel in my house and I think it will kill my thumb joints, they already holler when I purl. But, in searching for summer activities for my girls, 12 year olds, I went by a little shop in Hayesville, NC called Two Busy Hands.  The owner, Roberta, hosts classes regularly.  My girls and I decided to take a yarn dying class.  Using Kool Aid.  Sounded fun!  What sold us was the vibrantly colored balls of yarn in cupcake paper wrappers that looked so enticing! And, so we went.  Not quite knowing what to expect.  The girls were moderately excited to create their very own pattern on yarn. I was, meh, happy, to participate and learn. http://www.ravelry.com/people/PickandPurl/stash/bare---merino-wool-silk-fi...

After a very long hiatus I am changing things up a bit.  First let's update on where we are today.  I am a 911 dispatcher with my EMT-B certification in NC.  My dear woodworking husband is still driving a propane truck and working towards being a service tech someday.  Our girls are growing into fine young ladies who continue to amaze us with their school work and character growth.  Can you tell I'm proud?!  Lol. But, for the main purpose of my resurrecting this blog: tech editing knitting patterns.  I am not opposed to tech editing crochet, but haven't done any to date.  I have edited several knitting patterns and have references available by request. I check spelling and grammar and formatting.  I check to be sure you are consistent all the way through so the pattern appears uniform, also.  I check math and make sure the charts match the written instructions, as well as any other clarifications that I think might be helpful. Accordi...