Friday, September 04, 2009

My First Pair of Hand Knit Wool Socks

Wow! Knitting these socks was much easier than I thought! I used the basic sock pattern (Anne's Magic Stripes, to be exact) from the book Knitting Circles Around Socks by Antje Gillingham.

I used Patons® Kroy (75% wool, 25% nylon) sock yarn in Bronzed Berry Stripes because it reminded me of smoke, fire, and ashes (coals). lol Perfect for a member of the fire department, huh?

I already knew how to do the kitchener stitch from knitting an earlier project, so finishing the socks was a breeze! You can find a real nice video tutorial for the kitchener stitch near the bottom of the page on KnittingHelp.com. There are a lot of helpful videos on this site, including one on picking up and decreasing the gusset stitches - just in case anyone wants to try knitting up a pair of their own! *I highly suggest you already know how to knit!

It took me about 24 hours since I had to unravel the toes and add about half an inch of length to the foot. *Note to self: The toe portion of the pattern is only 2" in the size small socks! Medium and large socks will only be slightly over one and one half inches due to the wider ending width. The length would have been ok if I didn't want a little wiggle room in my socks!

At any rate, I'll probably be adding some wool socks to the "Ready Made" category at the Handmaid Home store . . . eventually ;)

Friday, August 14, 2009

Preparing for the Holiday Season

I know it sounds strange to be getting ready for the holiday season already, but it will soon be upon us! Time seems to fly by any more, and since I'm planning to return to work (hopefully) full time, now is a good time to begin knitting and crocheting dishcloths!

I have 30 or so ready for pictures, and plan to start adding them to the store soon. Most of these dishcloths are knit or crochet in a pattern I already offer, but I did make up a set or two of new knit designs.

Custom color dish cloths are also available, so if you don't see the color you like in a particular style, I will knit/crochet some for you in the colors you choose.

Back to knitting for now!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Current Wait Time on Orders

March 29, 2009
I am currently running a little slow due to a high volume of orders. It may take up to 3 weeks for delivery of custom color knit & crochet dishcloths.

I can, however, ship out dishcloths from the Ready Made category within 24 hours, if your order consists of all ready made items.

Thank You for your patience!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

New! Crochet Thread Nearly Half Off!

I've listed two new crochet threads: Aunt Lydia's CARESS Microfiber, a #3 Acrylic crochet thread in Light Yellow Green, and Royale Gemini Double Strand in Navy/Chambray, a #10 cotton crochet thread.

Both are selling at nearly 1/2 the suggested retail, so grab 'em while they're in stock!

PS: Don't forget to use the monthly savings code for an even better deal!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Updated Peaches & Creme Yarn Color List

Coming soon:
  • Passion (Premium yarn color)
Currently available Peaches & Creme cotton yarn colors include:
  • Army Tan
  • Aztec (purple/burnt orange/brown/pea green)
  • Baby Pink
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Brick Red
  • Burgundy
  • Burnt Orange
  • Celery Green
  • Chocolate
  • Cityscape (brick red/eggshell/black)
  • Cream
  • Daisy Ombre (yellow, gold, white)
  • Deep Red *NEW!
  • Desert Bloom (green/pink/tan/ecru)
  • Earthtone (lt olive/beige/d brown/ecru)
  • Ecru
  • Eggshell
  • Emerald Frost (green/white)
  • Faded Denim (shades of denim blue)
  • Forest Breeze (teal, eggshell, brown, hunter) *Limited to In Stock Quantity
  • Gold
  • Hunter Green
  • Ivory
  • Light Grape *NEW!
  • Light Green
  • Lullyby Ombre (yellow, peach, light blue) *NEW!
  • Mar-Di-Gras (red/orange/yellow/green)
  • Mauve
  • Misty Gray
  • Mocha Swirl (baby pink/white/lt brown)
  • Morning Glory (mauve-lavender/cream/lt grape)
  • Navy Blue (Bright Navy)
  • Neon Green *Limited to In Stock Quantity (plenty!)
  • Painted Desert (red/green/tan)
  • Pansy Ombre (purple, yellow/gold, white) *NEW!
  • Pastel Pink
  • Peacock *NEW!
  • Peppermint (red,pink,white)
  • Pink Lemonade (rose pink/grass green/yellow)
  • Red
  • Shrimp *NEW!
  • Silver Grey
  • Strawberry Cream
  • Victorian Christmas (brick red/ecru/hunter green) *Seasonal
  • White
  • Williamsburg (dusty) Blue
  • Yellow
The quantity of available yarn varies by color, but there is enough of each color to knit or crochet at least 2-3 dishcloths or to make an eCroTote.

Monday, January 19, 2009

New Product Category: YARN!

I am currently working on destashing my yarn supply, which created a need for a new category: Yarn!

I have six Peaches & Creme yarn colors listed so far, but will be adding more as I find time.

They are wound into neat center-pull balls and priced at $ .75 an ounce, which I'm pretty sure is a fair price. Most of these are one-of-a-kind, so grab them if you want them!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Special Request Colors Now Available!

I have made some of my dishcloths available in any Peaches & Creme color! These knit and crochet dishcloths are available in sets of three and are available at no additional cost. However, I am excluding them from store sales due to the additional cost of a small yarn order.

Special Request dishcloths will require additional time (for the yarn to arrive), so please do not order them if you need them immediately!