Palace of FIne Arts

So here we are at the Palace of Fine Arts or the Replica of the Temple of Kobol, you be the Judge.


Thanks for stopping by!

Tauron Donegal Socks FO

So here it is the final product of my work. The first time that I use the sock blockers, I am still looking to see if I want to keep them. I have many more sock projects on the works, but right now none started. Thanks for stopping by!

More of the Eye of Jupiter

I am not going to reorder them, but they are from the last to the first Eye of Jupiter Colorway. This comes from the Mandala that Kara Thrace from the BSG re-imagined series presented us. This one is the last one that was accomplished by taking the time . This one is done with kool Aid and food coloring.
The picture below is the 3rd try of dyeing the Eye of Jupiter it is very close to the end result and I am very happy with it. This one is done with kool Aid and food coloring as well.

This is the 2nd attempt and even though is not what I was aiming for , it worked out fine. This yarn is 92 % wool and 8 % acrylic, which shows you the blend dyes well, but the colors are different , I was using I-Dye dyes.

I liked this one more than the one before and I was using I-Dyes as well. I have not made a yarn I had not liked. Actually I have not liked the way cottons have dyed for me, need more practice in that department I guess, but wool is so easy to dye. Thanks for following me in my adventure with yarn and I am almost done with my socks, stay tuned. Wait there is more.

This yellow - green yarn is a bulky peruvian wool from Knit Picks Bare that I wanted to dye in the new colorway that I am naming Tauron Green. Thanks for stopping by.

Yarn to DYE for

July started with some fancy dyeing, this is a Knit Picks Donegal Bare that I have done in a chartreuse color. This green is my favorite color, ther is more to come.
This is my attempt at the Eye of Jupiter with some old dye solutions, I will be making some more on Friday , but this time I will be using Kool Aid. I hope you accompany me on my journey to discover new colors in yarn and the creation of more fun. Thanks for stopping by!

Tauron Donegal Socks Continues

So the journey started a couple of days ago and I have been looking around for the best books and stuff for learning to make socks and I finally found the best in my opinion. Antje Gillingham gives the best directions. The books she has written have great illustrations and will guide in your journey of making socks.

Below you have the cuffs

These are the legs.

The Heel Flap has taken shape.

The Heel has been turned and the gusset is been picked up!

Is it actually working? Yes it does fit!Finally the leg grows and by tomorrow I am hoping to have the finished product.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like these Battlestar Galactica inspired socks. I am using my own pattern and using or making a round heel. It just looks very nice. Thanks for stopping by!

Tauron Donegal Socks

So here I am in my newest adventure, two socks in two circulars and ready to go. This is the start of a great new focus of my craft. Eventually I am looking forward to Color Stranding work in socks, nothing like a custom fit pair of socks.
I wished I had bought more of this tweed, but maybe next time when I am in Ireland. I am hoping to visit Ireland again and enjoy the other areas that we did not visit. Donegal sounds like a place I want to visit. At any rate I wanted to share my cast on into two socks in two circulars.

There will be more pictures and there are some hats and some other items being worked on. I am still working on my Barbara Walker Learn To Knit Afghan, and by the way I am using the Antje Gillingham book Knitting Circles Around Socks and the sequel, Knitting More Circles Around Socks. I want to thank you for stopping by and please stay tuned, there is more Crafty Andy ahead!

Dradis Hat in Motion

So I have been making this hat from the bottom up. The one before this one was made from the top down. Honestly I see no real change, but you bet there is. I will be bringing forth a pattern in DPNs for this hat.
Here I am at the point of doing my first calculation for a jump. In other words I am trying to figure out how to continue the basket weave pattern and the double decreases on each corner.

Thank you for stopping by!