Blog entries - October 2011 http://www.inapeanutshell.com Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:31:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/unisex-slip.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/unisexslip_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Pattern: Unisex Slip by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee<br />Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight in Maia<br />Size: Small<br />Yardage: Aproximatly 80% of the skein (say 320 yards/2690 m)<br />Needles: 2.00 mm knit picks laminated wood</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;">---</p><br/><p>Don't these socks look great with my wall? This is May's sock club kit all knitted up. I only m... Shelley Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:19:58 +0100 Socks Sock Club Knitting http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/root-vegetables.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/potatoes.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>We've been doing the last bits of winterizing in the yard this week. We still need to put away the barbeque and I think there is a hose around somewhere but pretty much everything else is done. I've dug out all my carrots and potatoes and I'm amazed at how much food we got from our garden. I don't seem to have a picture of the bowl of carrots but there are a few at least ten inches long a... Shelley Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:56:11 +0100 Garden Autumn http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/new-socks-for-rob.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/robs_arrow_socks1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Pattern: Unisex Slip by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee<br />Yarn: Tanis Fiber Arts Blue Label Fingering in "Chestnut"<br />Size: Large (68 stitches around)<br />Yardage: about 90% of the skein (~ 380 yards/345 m)<br />Needles: 2.00 mm</p><br/><p style="text-align: center;">---</p><br/><p>Rob had new socks on his feet when we headed out to Thanksgiving dinner last night. It always make me ridicul... Shelley Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:47:52 +0100 Socks Knitting http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/odds-and-ends.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/odds_and_ends_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>I spent Tuesday evening winding embroidery floss onto clothespins. The floss is from The Workroom's new online shop - their "City Rain" palette. The clothespins idea came from Pinterest - here and here. I thought it was a cute way to control all those skeins of floss. I wrote the colour numbers onto the arms of the pins so when I start to run out of something I can order more of th... Shelley Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:16:32 +0100 Miscellaneous http://www.inapeanutshell.com/archive/sock-clutch.html <p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.inapeanutshell.com/images/sock_clutch_1.jpg" alt="" /></p><br/><p>Has it really been a whole week since I posted! At least I can show I did something in that time. A few days ago I decided I really needed another bag to hold some of my knitting so I whipped up this little one. The pattern is basically the "Artsy Clutch" from Bend the Rules Sewing but I made this one a bit bigger. It finished up at 10" wide by 11&frac12;" tall and holds a sock in pr... Shelley Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:41:38 +0100 Sewing Purse Bag