Froggy Socks

Yay!! I finished these up today. It always seems like it takes no time at all to do the first sock, then forever to get the second sock finished. I have to put on "Guardians" music to stay motivated and just force myself to plow through. It didn't help that I made the first froggy sock and didn't keep the strands lose enough so it was worthless and had to be done over. Anyways, here's the finished darlings:

If anyone wants to order some of these, please give me lots of extra time to do them. I have a few orders to get out first.

Gnomish looking socks

I'm working on my next pair of socks and have decided to make them very colorful and fun. I may even attempt to make a pointed toe with a pom pom or bell on the toe.

I made this much today while sitting in Barnes & Nobel waiting for Michelle to get off work. People were looking sideways at me and my wild socks.LOL

Wooot!! I sold something on Etsy!!

After all these years of trying to get an Etsy store up and going, I finally sold one of my patterns! I've been selling pretty well with Ravelry, but I decided to put things on Etsy because I can only sell patterns on Ravelry not my knitted items.

Right now I'm working on a couple pairs of socks. I found some beautiful yarn from Cascade yarns, called Hawk, in Seahawks colors. I have a couple orders now, using the yarn. My friend, Dianne, sent me five skeins of it for Christmas.

I'm also working on a pair of worsted weight socks for my Aunt. She ordered a pair with a frog design, but after knitting the first sock, I discovered that it didn't fit over the heel. I re-knit the sock using looser stitches.

The second attempt was successful.



I do take orders, by the way, but at this time, it will be a month before I can get caught up to do new orders.
If you don't mind the wait, and want me to make a pair of socks that you see somewhere on my blog, please contact me with a message in comments.



Peg

Beginning of the Beginning (or: My First Blog Entry)

I decided that, now that my knitting business is up and running and I'm actually doing it, it's time to get a blog for my business going as well. 

First of all, even though the name of the business is Gnomish Knits, this gnome also crochets and sews, so don't be surprised to see some of those ventures on my page as well.

Here is a list of items that I am selling at the moment along with links to where you can get the patterns and items.

Already Made Items:

Manly Man Socks

Soft Sculpture Basket

Lacey Hat

Little Stars Dish Cloths

Patterns, so you can make your own socks:

Basic "Cuff Down" Sock Pattern 

Basic "Toe Up" Sock Pattern

 Snuggly Fingerless Mitts Pattern

Snazzy Striped Socks Pattern

 
 Puffy Striped Socks Pattern

Jaunty Striped Socks Pattern

Please let me know if any of the links are not working or if you have any problems reading the patterns. I hope you find something you like in my shops! 

Peg