#pushmipullyu

Inktober day 10 is the Pushmi-Pullyu This critter by Hugh Lofting is a "gazelle/unicorn cross" with two heads at opposite ends of it’s body. It usually only uses one of it’s heads to talk, reserving the other for eating. This way it can eat while speaking without being rude. It claims that it’s great-grandfather was the last unicorn.

When I started these socks, I had intended to use the rainbow variegated yarn shown to the right. The pooling was a bit too crazy even for my tastes, so I had to switch gears and use a speckled self-striping yarn with pin stripe accents of the variegated. I am liking this combination much better. What about you? Do you have any trucks for taming crazy yarn? Tell us all your secrets!! Pushmi-Pullyu Socks. #yony #yarnovernewyork #yarn #yarnlove #handdyedyarn #design #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #travelknitting #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks

After a few false starts and unattractive pooling, I decided to mix the rainbow variegated yarn with a speckled gradient to break up the color patterning. I am always excited by the challenge to find color combinations and stitch patterns that can feature or accentuate the multicolored yarns. What tricks do you use to tame your crazy skeins? Pushmi-Pullyu Socks. #yony #yarnovernewyork #yarn #yarnlove #handdyedyarn #design #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #travelknitting #carknitting #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks

All done and they fit perfectly. Why is it so hard to take a good foot selfie? Pushmi-Pullyu Socks. #yony #yarnovernewyork #yarn #yarnlove #handdyedyarn #design #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #travelknitting #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks

Do you love knitting podcasts? I sure do! Please feel free to comment with your faves. I'm always looking for more to watch or listen to while I knit and dye. This evening I'm watching my friends Kelsey @kzipknits Glenda @glendamcdonald and Bernadette @ec0g33k of @wetcoastwools cheerfully chatting and happily knitting away. Congrats on the shop's 5th Anniversary ladies. 💙🐑💙 #yony #yarnovernewyork #yarn #yarnlove #handdyedyarn #design #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #travelknitting #podcast #instaknit #tricot #tejer #stricken

Who's with me? A day without knitting socks is a wasted day. About to cast on another pair of Pushmi-Pullyu Socks. In an effort to continue stash-busting, I'm using Purple Goddess Design in "The Full Monty" and some my "Easter Grass." #yony #yarnovernewyork #yarn #yarnlove #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #design #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #design #subwayknitting #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks

Creeping ever closer. Really want to finish these socks. Anyone else pushing to finish a project. Knit/Crochet faster, my friend. #yony #yarnovernewyork #yarn #yarnlove #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #indiedyedyarn #handdyedyarn #design #subwayknitting #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks

Knitting socks and drinking beer. That is all. #yony #yarnovernewyork #yarn #yarnlove #handdyedyarn #design #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks #knittersofig #knittersofnewyork #knittersofinstagram #knittersoftheworld #knitting #sockyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #indiedyer #indiedesigner #travelknitting #carknitting #operationsockdrawer #pushmipullyu #pushmipullyusocks