Those Pesky Heel Holes
Last week we were talking about ways to avoid the hole that often forms at the top of the heel. When I was working on my second Six-Pack Sock, I took a few ictures of how I deal with this annoying problem.
In this photo, I’ve turned the heel and I’m ready to resume working in the round:
(Remember, as always, you can click on the photos to see larger versions.)
As you can see theres a bit of a gap between the top of the heel and the instep stitches. So I pick up a stitch:
I pick it up from the center of a stitch so it looks more natural. I knit the stitch.
Then I continue and knit across the instep stitches. Then I pick up one stitch at the other side of the heel. On the next round, I knit each picked up stitch together with the heel stitch next to it.
In the comments, a few of you mentioned that Charlene Schurch recommends picking up 2 stitches on each side. I used to do that, but I’ve found that once I got adept at it, I only need to pick up one stitch and that closes the gap nicely.
Thanks for all your lovely comments about the Six-Pack Socks. I’ll be sure to let you know when the pattern is available.
I’m working on another sock, but I’ll talk about that tomorrow. 
Un-Official Start of Summer Giveaway!
Here in the United States, Memorial Day (which is today) is the un-official start of summer. In celebration of summer, I’m giving this away:
A brand-new still-in-the-box 1GB iPod Shuffle. This iPod was donated by my mom. She won it in a raffle, and offered it to me for a blog giveaway. Thanks, Mom! 
To be entered in the iPod contest:
1. Write a summer-themed Haiku. A Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. For example:
Summer-time is here
heat and humidity now
turn the a/c on.
Yeah, T.S. Eliot I ain’t. But I wrote that on the spur of the moment, so do cut me some slack.
Okay, write a summer-themed Haiku and leave it in the comments for this post. If it is not summer where you are, you can still enter — it may be the start of winter for you, but you can still write a summer Haiku, right?
2. One Haiku per person, please.
3. Leave your Haiku comment by midnight Eastern time, Thursday, May 29, 2008. The WendyKnits panel of judges will select several finalists. These finalists will be published on Sunday June 1 for everyone to vote on, and the winner will be selected by popular vote.
Okay? Don’t worry if your comment doesn’t show up right away. My spam filter does not appreciate fine poetry, so your entry might be ensnared in its net. Not to worry, I’ll go in and release comments from time to time.
Lucy is clearly trying to come up with a good entry.
I’ll have to break it to her gently that she is ineligible to enter.
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Yes! Summer draws near
With lazy days of knitting.
Come, finished objects!
Here’s my haiku. I have summers off. It’s when I finish up all the things I started during the school year.
Karen in Toledos last blog post..In Memory
Oh my, it looks like I’m the first. I gave it a whirl and here is my summer Haiku: Hot days and warm nights
Trees in full, leafy glory
Ah, summer at last
Sun warmed tomatoes
I eagerly gather them
The taste of summer
Knit socks for summer
No heavy wool in my lap
Perfect for the pool
Take time to remember and thank those who served. More importantly, thank the family of a current service member — their sacrifice is just as great.
DIanas last blog post..Brownie Camporee
Wildside salmon, yum,
Wendy knits- I play with yarn
My job here is done!
Summer, no more wool.
Summer, lace weight by the spool.
Summer, staying cool.
Julies last blog post..Happy Earth Day!
Oh, summer sunshine
How I love your warming touch
How I hate your burn
Lanas last blog post..SAINT RITA OF CASCIA
The flowers and rain
Are fragrant in the air now
Soon the heat will rise
1st haiku ever, 1st post ever, thanks for the challenge now back to my socks and to call my son, a veteran himself, as well as my dad. Thanks!
We wait so long for
summer to arrive, and it
passes too quickly.
Mos last blog post..The Reel thing
School year is over
Teachers rejoice, parents cringe
September seems far away
my Haiku:
summertime is fine
makes me want to jam some tunes
and knit some sockies
(and yes, I know, keep my day job!
)
Pool water shining
Calls to me to swim in it
Water feels so cold
Sandy Kadries last blog post..Proof
Summer has arrived
Looking forward to sunshine
But, what the…? Storm? Now???
Yes, there is lots of lightning outside right now. And it was so nice and sunny today too. Fingers crossed it passes overnight.
Brittanys last blog post..Inspiration
Sweaty my lap grows,
My project felts as I knit.
Wool was not wise choice.
white clouds drift
across an azure sky,
my love kisses me
Marilyn Greenes last blog post..LT Meme: Top 106 unread books
The garden calls me
a summer storm approaches.
Stay in and knit! Yay!
the last day of school
infinity of freedom
who can forget it?
Evelyns last blog post..The Quest for Lace Continues
weather’s getting warm…
got myself a pedicure
can’t find my sandals!
margarets last blog post..It’s that Time of the Year Again …
Summer fleece washing
shish-ka-bob on barbeque
Could life be better?
Summertime, Hooray!
Heat, bugs, sweating
Bring on Fall.
I think I did that right.
Summer’s hot days and two Newfies
Knitting socks is not for them
They want a pool.
Cute idea for a contest, and a great prize!! Here’s my totally non-professional poet entry:
Too hot and sweaty.
Sticky yarn, sticky needles.
Need a Popsicle.
Daves last blog post..Kaleidoscope # 1
knitting bamboo socks
water drops on ice tea glas
refresh your senses
That’s how I imagine summer. Sitting in the garden knitting with very cold ice tea aahhh delicious.
Chras last blog post..Tallin 2008
summer dawns green and gold
knitting under trees yarn flows
bliss dawns stitch by stitch
ambermoggies last blog post..Windy days
Pretty plants abloom
green grass grows while mowers mow
Summer scents and sounds
Haikus are not my forte - of course, any form of poetry is not my forte! This was the best of the lot. Syllables were giving me fits - too many, not enough!
Enjoy your summer.
Kathleens last blog post..I took a vacation
squinting in the sun
ice-cream dribbling down your arms
next project in mind.
thanks for the stop heel hole solution, and the ipod giveaway offer.
medeas last blog post..Campus Party Bogotá 2008
summertime love means
pools kisses naps sunshine heat
iced coffee spinning yarn
sillydoggiess last blog post..30+ days and counting
no more Christmas knits
lacey things and socks for me
Christmas is coming!
What a fun contest. I haven’t written haiku since high school. Here’s my shot at it:
Summer Knitting
Wool? Cotton? Bamboo?
Umbrella drinks in blender!
Knitters are refreshed.
karen ws last blog post..Random Friday
6 pack socks and summer
go together like bread and butter
seeing Lucy just makes it better!
lovely summer day?
fiber nearly felts in hands
i’m going inside
Sarahs last blog post..Seemed Like a Good Idea
I watch the lilies
Dance in the breeze as I purl.
Go away, blackfly!
Knitting outdoors in VT can be risky in the summer! But worth it. Thanks for the contest!
Austin summer sauna,
Mosquitoes swarm, dive, and bite.
Still wear hand-knit socks.
And thanks for the hole-closing tips. It is nice to see that exactly what I do is exactly what you do! I feel vindicated, or at least validated.
Sunas last blog post..Some FAST Knitting
One Hundred Degrees
sweaty hands turn wool to felt
I heart cotton yarn
Loris last blog post..I’m thinking a really bad word right now….
Summertime is here
The best time to sit and knit
Bring on the sock yarn!
Carolines last blog post..New yarn for your pleasure
Warm summer breezes
Sipping cool drinks in the shade
Pure relaxation
Robin Ms last blog post..Day 26
Hi,
I love your blog and your knitting.I haven’t posted in ages…Well here goes….
“Summer in the City”
Heat rolls on asphalt
Children splash in the sprinkler
And tan on tar beach
I love this idea.
Summer? Seattle?
HA! Such an oxymoron;
Sunshine take pity.
Marys last blog post..When the Lights Go Out…
Great Idea
It’s getting hotter-
bathingsuits and suncreen-
bees mosquitos trusty flyswatter.
Melanies last blog post..New Yarns and Rockin Sock Club Arrivals-Warning Spoilage
Now that Summer is here
The socks fly off the needles
Everyone will cheer.
Kids laugh with glee
Summers here for you and me
Relax~Enjoy
summer sun is my
enemy makes wearing wool
uncomfortable
kates last blog post..Knitter with a capital K
Summer Knitting Haiku
Sweaty hands, socks, lace,
Cotton, linen, soy, silk, hemp,
Sunscreen-slick needles.
Lorraines last blog post.."After the Service"
Blue, yellow, green, pink
Colors seen from my window
Flow from my needles
Happy summertime! Our not quite summer has included record-breaking heat (97+F), followed by rain and thunderstorms. Weather in the Northwest is always interesting!
Cindy (Maxfun)s last blog post..And that was the week that was!
Golden sun, blazing
hot. Watch the grass turn brown. Iced
tea where I’ll be found.
Emilys last blog post..My Carrot on a Stick
The last time I left a comment it said I had 144! LOL. Not. So I am trying this “Linda from Kansas”.
My haiku:
Summer time is here
time for scattered tornadoes
quick, get to shelter!
This is the Land of Oz after all.
Linda from Kansas.
Summer - time to sail!
Raise the mains’l, hoist the jib
Wind and sun and bliss
Christys last blog post..2008 Sailing Goal
Stretching your fingers,
Ready for Summer of Socks,
How fast can you knit?
Bubbless last blog post..Friday Fill-In and Sunflowers
Knitting in the porch
Mosquitoes buzz far away
Thank goddess for screens
kmkats last blog post..So what am I, chopped liver?
Put the wool away
UFO pile to grow
See you in the fall
Summer in Phoenix
Hotter than hell in July
Still I knit with wool
Thanks Wendy!
Amys last blog post..knit@love
Plant basil and mint
The birds chirp and bunnies hop
How I love summer
My first time to comment, love the blog.
Long time lurker, first time (I think) commenter. Love your blog, and, of course, Lucy.
“Hot Cat”
stretched out to full length
occasional twitching tail
cat days of summer
ah, humidity
a cool iced tea with lemon
oppressiveness ends
Jeanne B.s last blog post..Vote for Me
Birds, trees, and flowers
Children playing everywhere
Help my knitting muse
Loopykds last blog post..Next….Mud Season
Beltway summer so
Long in coming. Groom the
dog. Knit his hair. Ew!
Sun burnt skin flakes off
Aloe and lanolin soothe
Bra straps create pain
turtlegirl76s last blog post..One More Mission Accomplished
Suddenly, crisis!
This wool is too hot to knit -
I’ll finish come fall.
Erikas last blog post..
Knit words together:
I can knit, but cannot write.
Socks are easier!
(OK, I flunked poetry in 3rd grade too)
It’s been warm here since
late February. I love
North Carolina!
michelles last blog post..And it’s already Thursday…
Heat waves in Boston
Make me want my Maine lake swim
Must wait for August
Kathode Ray Tubes last blog post..One Red Sox Sock is Done
Heat haze in the sky
Kids are shrieking in the yard
Water toys cool all
Gladyss last blog post..sock success
Warmer days approach
Cast the wool from my needles
Pass me the cotton
Windansea / Lydias last blog post..One Down, Two to Go
SUMMER
cats in the windows
finches on the tree branches
socks on my needles
There’s my first attempt at a haiku ever! I think it pretty much sums up my summers here in Wisconsin!!
Karens last blog post..Mystic Light Shawl Clue 5 — ALL DONE!!
Yellow sun shines down
Sanctuary in the shade
Hamburgers grilling
Robyn Swordss last blog post..LOL Cylon
Summer strategy:
My four cats lie on their backs
On cool bathroom tile.
beautiful season
cotton, linen, lighter yarns
sing their summer songs
What a fun contest idea! Thanks Wendy’s mom! =D
summer knitting means
lace and socks. my cardigan
will languish ’til fall.
Jeshs last blog post..Blue Tweed
My Haiku - love your blog; kisses to Lucy
Lace looks dreamy; cotton divine
I’m sweating just thinking
Of the good ole Summertime…..
the sun is hot now
today the garden calls me
I sweat and pull weeds
Miss Lucy’s fur coat
Glorious tawny and brown
Kitteh hot! Shave her.
Carols last blog post..Wherein I discover a new setting on my camera
I work part-time as a gardener in the Gardens at UNC-Charlotte, also tend the gardens at my DGD’s school and here at home. I’ve given myself permission to work in my yarn room this year and knit up some stuff…not many weeds here at home ’cause I mulched really heavy last year. Now if I can only organize the bags and piles of yarn before school lets out in 2 weeks…hah, good luck with that
connie, your average Knitter and WeedPullingFool
My first Haiku -
Summertime is work
For a waitress at the beach
Autumn needs to come!
Loris last blog post..Not that I blog alot…
Summer on the farm
critters everywhere you look
work from dawn to dusk
Ah, summer. Must be time
To cast on for yet another
Big heavy afghan
(because nothing says ’summer knitting in California’ like afghans)
Jenipurrs last blog post..Hot weather knitting
Three babies are due
Each needs a sweater or two
Wool knitting in June?
High skies and knitting
make wonderful summer
nights spinning fine yarns.
Thanks for that wonderful idea, I love poetry, and especially haiku.
Chris
Ah, summer. It’s time
To cast on for yet another
Big heavy afghan
(resubmitted because apparently I cannot count - sigh).
Jenipurrs last blog post..Hot weather knitting
Oh cool, I love haiku, they’re a great way to break things up on road trips (or grocery stores) and I’d like to think I specialise in silly penis related haiku, but here’s something I saw yesterday from my window while I was spinning and the bird was so pleased with himself.
A western scrub jay
flits into the eaves and plucks
the wasp nests of spring
The mud daubers build their nests in the spring and the jays rip them out of our eaves once they are big and juicy ripe with pupae.
but I thought I’d end it with a more seasonal and cyclical reference to suit your theme.
The original version of that haiku ended “go scrub jay go!” in an homage to one of the world’s greatest literary works,
Oops, I meant paper wasps, not mud daubers. I just like saying mud daubers…
Savannah summer
Head out to Tybee Island
Knitting on the beach
crias in the sun
eating up the dandelions
how cute you shall be
fun contest!! and your mom rocks!!
Vickis last blog post..and Lucy is her name-o!
Nightless nights are here,
and summers endless passion,
my hours of knitting.
muoriskas last blog post..Valokuva/runotorstai
Here goes something….
Socks are for knitting
In the late night cool breezes
Of Summer watching
Jens last blog post..Beanies for Brother
Summer is knitting
fine lace with cotton yarn
and zero needles
Martha Freys last blog post..
London’s bloody wet,
raining on this May morning -
turn the heating up!
Gennys last blog post..Plans and lists, for I’m obsessive like that
Wendy - can you post the Boston Creme Pie recipe? I need more calories (-;
Haiki:
Only way to cool?
To eat ice cream ev’ryday…
And dream of autumn!
I love summer time
Except for one major thing
I can’t wear sweaters
What a fun idea for a contest! Can the judges be bribed with fiber-y gifts??
Oregon Summer treats
Flowers bloom, beaches beckon
Bring your umbrella
Sunglasses, bright sun
SPF thirty applied
Bright white complexion
Carols last blog post..Hell Square
Days I nap on grass
Hibernate in shadows blue
A bunny in clouds
It is so cold here!
Does the summer really come?
I do hope so much!
Summer’s fun and yet
Brings bugs and critters out so
Cool inside I knit.
Dee Porterfields last blog post..No Use Crying Over Spilt Juice
Knitting by the pool
Knit one, purl two, sip of drink
Knit a bikini!
Phyls last blog post..Back From Zurich
one sock in progress
two fans stirring the hot air
three sweet teas on ice
Summertime city
Beautiful outside work
But inside I sit
fresh air (often hot)
on bare limbs (sometimes sweaty)
is summer (knit socks!)
Wendy, thanks for the hole tutorial! If Lucy does come up with any haiku, could you post them please? LOL
auntiemichals last blog post..Easy & Fast Beans & Rice
warm air passing by
heating up the city streets
time to get outside
Too hot to knit much
except for gloves, socks, and hats
Sweater patterns wait
dorkyquiltss last blog post..Box Jellies Quilt
Golden summer light
fades, loosing fireflies that they
reflect its glory.
Kids are off from school
They swim, I watch, I knit socks
Before cool days come
Heidi Nicks last blog post..always losing my Blistex (not anymore)
Small needles - just right
For summer knits and fending
Off annoying kids.
Splashes by the pool
Is the only way to beat
Hot and humid days
wow - a lot of knitting haiku…. mine is not about knitting. this is the first one that came to mind:
Summer sun scorches
As I’m stuck inside with a
Screaming two-year-old.
Leighs last blog post..The promised update
Pools, picnics, sun screens
Watermelon, lemonade
Sun hats — summer things
Summer time is here
Full of fiber festivals
Knitting and Spinning
Melissa (Meliabella)s last blog post..Forgetful!
knitting in summer
brings me nothing but joy now
happy place for me
Debis last blog post..Moving on…
Listening to birds
Fresh breeze cooling my hot skin
Napping in the shade
Being more of a limerick girl myself–here’s a bonus for you
There once was a knitter named Wendy
Whose blog was very trendy
She knit lots of socks
Her patterns, they rock!
And they’re not even very spendy!
I never said they were “good” limericks!
laceweight yarn in pink
embossed leaves and garden path
summer of socks rocks
nikkapotamuss last blog post..New Pictures coming soon!
Who has time to plant?
Summer of Socks is at hand.
Weeds, weeds everywhere.
The breeze of summer
As I sit outside and knit
Just me and my yarn
Carbon emissions!
A.C. not the answer now
Try an ice cold beer
heather ts last blog post..New (Used) Toy!
The seagulls flutter
I smell the salt in your hair
Sloth is not a sin
summer rain’s falling
to my left i see the sun
the rainbow floors me
Oh! Green grasshopper
How high you can jump,
Yet you go nowhere.
Heathers last blog post..Discovery
How fun! here’s my offering:
the sun blazing down
time for seeking shady spots
ahhh… trees are blessings
Who can resist a contest? Why bother trying?! So, here’s my entry:
Smart knitters know that
sweaters knit in summer’s heat
remember that warmth.
LaurieMs last blog post..Like Nasty Medicine
Not quite summer themed, but on my mind because summer is coming.
My son’s eleven,
He’s always on the go,
The I-Pod is HOT!
A Houston summer
from April to November -
A/C still working?
How sweet of your mom! : ) Okay, here is my entry:
Summer is to me
Baseball games and lemonade
sunflower seeds too
Amys last blog post..
Misty morning skies
Burn off to intense blueness
Puffy white clouds dance.
Jennifer Robins last blog post..Back to Basics
basil-lime cocktails
ice-chilled and breezy amidst
lawn candles and dusk.
Warm summer breezes
Knitting in the bright sunshine
A near perfect day.
One day of Summer
Complete with twisters and hail
Now back to the cold.
A haiku for Minnesota on Memorial Day weekend…
Knitting while watching
Vibrant Summertime Sunsets
Pass the Sangria!
Hot, sweaty fingers
Put the wool away and knit
cotton and linen
Miserable heat
There is no escape from it
I long for winter
beckys last blog post..Memorial Day
An ode to summer
Bees buzz, flowers bloom, birds sing.
Water splashes, child laughs.
Beaches and sunshine
Kites, cabanas, sand castles
Let’s load up the car
Mercury rises,
sultry waves of heat engulf;
no sock weather here.
Sues last blog post..Back from the Big D!
The Haiku
Hot sun cool breeze slips
through fingers like silken strands
sliding twixt bamboo
Susan Hurrells last blog post..Thursday 13 - Reasons I am More than Slightly Monarchist
Gulf Coast SOP.
97 in the shade.
No winter woes here.
The gaze of the bright sun.
It’s he who makes the summer
Gloriously hot.
Lush green and verdant
summer flowers bloom brightly
and fade far too fast.
Screened porch is open
Birds sing and cat listens hard
She sighs, summer’s back
Ahem…a summer haiku, Colorado style:
Snow in the mountains
Hailstorms ripping up the plains
You call this summer?
Imbriums last blog post..Love is…
beach boys up real loud
driving down the shore so fast
summertime at last!
bamboo cotton lace
breathing against my skin, mmm
surrounded by love
Enjoy the sunshine!
Here’s my Haiku…
Winter knitting done
I dream of soft merino
till snow comes again
Sarahs last blog post..Another Year Older, and Another Prize
Warm weather knitting time
wind up skeins for vacation
“Summer of Socks” begins soon!
echoing thunder ::
a hummingbird in and out
of the daylily
Too be young again
School is out for summer fun
No more teachers rules
Pats last blog post..Lot’s of stuff
Texas summer hurts
Vancouver Island is cool
Can’t wait to arrive
Warm breeze blows softly
Through windows open to light
Feel the joy inside
How about:
summer’s heat creeps in
and it happens every year:
patterns for wool call…
Sheepish Annies last blog post..ZZZZZZ….
Summer breezes blow
Across the fields of flowers
While they dance…I knit.
Joannas last blog post..Wow Time Flies!
My haiku:
Summer sun shining
Basil growing in a pot
Lazy days- Enjoy!
Thanks for the tutorial on sock holes!
Nells last blog post..I Have Flat Feet…
Bees attack my hair
Bugs are flying in my face
I’ll stay in and knit.
juless last blog post..Sunday
Fireflies flash their evening light
Tree frogs sing their song
May my yarn be as lovely
A blatant and unabashed plea for an iPod which life seems to be in the way for me to obtain…
It’s a cruel summer
Without iPod in ears - oh
The humidity.
Dusas last blog post..Rumor has it…
Okay here goes;
Summer heat presses
Humidity hangs in air
Cool cotton knitting
Haiku from Canada, land of the long dark winter:
Sol kisses my skin
You gotta love that feeling
Plus Vitamin D!
Summer Joy
Greenest green wet grass
Sweet sticky melted ice cream
Dripping on my toes.
Yum! Jack Frost Ice Cream
Peppermint and Chocolate Chip
In a Waffle Cone
Sarah-potterknitters last blog post..Wow, Really?
My entry!
A night on the beach
Knitting at the bonfire
Needles down - S’mores!
(went back and forth on this - some friends say it “sa-mores”, two syllables, I grew up saying it smores, kind of one syllable - so the last line can be as above, or “Needles down for s’mores!”)
(mmmmmmmmmm s’mores! headed for the beach now!)
I know summer’s here
The backyard fountain’s bubbling
The lilac’s in bloom
My honey the “master” gardener has got the first fountain going today! While I worked on second sock.
knitting in the sun
listening to my ipod–
mini vacation
bonus haiku (because I get started and just can’t stop):
hot and humid nights
need to buy laceweight and knit
a mosquito net
Here is my Haiku:
Some may think I’m nuts
Sitting on the sandy beach
Knitting on my lap
Good bye woolly socks
Here comes the cooler cotton
See you next winter
Whew that was tough, hope its okay!
Lauras last blog post..When Pigs fly…..
No a/c at home
That’s why I knit in public
Seeking shade and cool.
Erins last blog post..Lolcats: Is there anything they can’t fix?
Hot sticky bodies
Lemonade quenching parched tongue
Hoping for a breeze.
Fuji Mamas last blog post..Yuzu Euphoria
Summer lap is hot
Aran Afghan a bad idea
should have knit some socks
How I love haikus.
Can’t wait for the 6 pack pattern!
Danas last blog post..I’m done…
This haiku was composed by a friend I had in school, for a ninth grade class. It was right after the tennis match between two famous tennis players of the time, Billy Jean King and some guy named Billy Riggs, I think - not sure of his name.
On a summer’s night
while millions watched intently
a King beat a Pig.
Sorry, no knitting content there, but I have never forgotten it! I always regarded the girl that wrote it as a genius, which she was in many things. The only connection to this blog contest is the word ’summer’, just wanted to share it.
Louise
wilton’s icing glows
on the summer cake and wool sock
tangible and sweet.
Mikis last blog post..Book Binding
Thanks, Wendy’s mom! Thanks, Wendy! Maybe you can guess what I’ve been up to after reading my haiku! Here it is:
Summer dyepots sing,
Winter knitting fun to come,
Putting color by.
Julias last blog post..Little Things
Whoa Wendy (and mom) how generous a prize ! We were just looking at these for daughters sweet 16 in early june! So hmmm…
Seattle you see
Needs extra sun and warming
To block out the rain
Tanyas last blog post..i got tagged!
My world turning green
I will knit green things to match
Wendy’s best color
and a gratuitous birthday one (not for the contest)
My birthday in May
Shared with Wendy’s dear mother
Oh, excellent day!
Give her my best wishes this Friday. Tell her I think all the most intelligent and refined people are born on May 30th. (I may be biased.)
What a wonderful prize! A great kick-off to summer.
Long days longer nights
Gleaming sultry summer heat
Lightning bugs abound
Ok - keep in mind in live in Eastern NC where it will be above 90 for days on end in a few short weeks, and the thought of being covered in a wool fabric will make me shudder.
The mercury boils;
I refrain from knotting wool
‘Lest I wish to fry
Megan S.s last blog post..Stars and Stripes.
sunshine days are here,
lazy, peaceful summertime;
wish that it could stay!
a tip to help w/judging: try singing the haiku to the first few bars of “moonlight in vermont.” if it scans right, it’s in classic haiku form. this tip comes from a lawrence block mystery novel in the bernie rhodenbarr series. the “sample” bernie uses is:
haiku’s just a bore;
mere pedantic sophistry.
stick it in your hat.
Here goes. I have to enter or my brain will keep trying to think of other haikus!
Frozen custard
can you taste any better?
Foe of my swimsuit.
Quick! Knit hats, scarves, socks–
We’re preserving the harvest
Against the winter
Hot time in DC
There is no knitting with wool. . .
Bamboo, by the pool!
Kozy Kittys last blog post..Reflection
Yarn: twenty dollars
Gas to yarn store: four dollars
Ice-free roads: priceless
Kerrys last blog post..Bird Talk… and a contest!
Summer time- hooray
Bring out my cotton and hemp
Stow the wool away
The leaves are full green.
The breezes are warmer now.
Relax in the shade.
Summer comes at last.
The winter was far too long.
I am happy now.
ccr in MAs last blog post..Pan in the shower
Summer sure it hot
No A/C in my dwelling
I will sweat a lot
Sorry….this is what came to mind
Vancouver summer
with flowers blinking colour
and beaches weary
: )
Leones last blog post..All the Cheezy Song Titles Here
Melting brain on fire.
Missouri humidity
Rots all; not yet June
Yeah, I suck too!
My mom knits, and I just look at this site for Lucy photos(fear the power of the fur), but I am an AWESOME poet and I had to make one. Plus she won’t buy me an i-pod so I’ll just have to win one.
School is out right now
My mom finishes projects
She makes me new socks
Please, pick mine for all the i-pod less middle schoolers out there. Thank you for your kindness.
Wow, lots of haiku poems already!
Here’s my shot at it:
Socks are the perfect
Hot weather knitting project
Knit from cuff to toe.
Hatties last blog post..Socks That Rock Overload
Bursting with laughter,
soft fingers cover my mouth.
Spirit from within.
Leslies last blog post..Haiku
Ha! I can never think of haikus, but I think I’ve got one.
Fire up the grill
My husband finally cooks
Summertime has come
Summer in the south-
Hot, sweltering, but wait-BOOM!
Thunderstorms approach.
At least that’s what we WANT to hear right now. :-p Bring on the rain!
In Minnesota
Summer is heralded by
Less snow than winter
Chriss last blog post..More purr-sonalities
Knitting lighter now
Gin and tonic to inspire
Summer heat and fun
Music fills the air
Children running joyfully
The ice cream truck’s here!
Tifffanys last blog post..
I despised the cold
But now it’s too hot to wear
my lovely beret.
Kelseys last blog post..Finished socks
watermelon rind
dropped onto the porch table
seeds fall in the yard
Cathys last blog post..Easy Come, Easy Go
roses love sunshine
kids play and splash in the sun
warm sunset evenings
Sharons last blog post..An afghan and some socks
Lazy days time to knit,
Heat and Wool do not mix.
Linen will be the fix.
red bloom the poppies
icy beverage trickles down
sand and surf and sun
Cotton, Linen, Cool.
Refreshing In Summer Heat.
Sublime, Ethereal.
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a Haiku, I hope Lucy approves. I looked at my first sock yesterday and there were huge gaping holes where I had picked up stitches. I could have used this post back then. I love the colors on the six pack socks, and the pattern is lovely. Happy Knitting!
Kelseys last blog post..In Which the Slacker Returns
No more professors
Exams and papers turned in
Hibernating mind
Phew! Now that my work’s done I can delurk too!
Blue green lapping waves
Salt air cooling ocean breeze
Bare skin warm sand bliss
Here’s my summer haiku-
Gets hot in summer
knitting is still fun for me
sweaty hands and all
Love the new socks! The blue yarn looks cool.
kids are out of school
long summer days spent at home
when do they go back?
Sherry Ws last blog post..Book thing the girls are doing
fluffy cat shedding
fur combined with wool and sweat
will not stop knitting
marys last blog post..$$ = Class
Too hot to knit, and
Mosquitoes love my fair skin.
I prefer winter!
Thanks, Wendy, and thank your Mom for such a great prize!
o. m. g. I’m melting
and gas is so expensive
margarita, please
susans last blog post..whooo whooo
Interweave Knits comes
Ravelry queue gets longer
What?! No cotton stashed?
KnittinDoulas last blog post..My Secret of knitting
streetlights popping on
games come screeching to a halt
run on home to bed
What’s that in the air?
Friends, fun, knitting, sharing much
How’s summer diff’rent?
Sorry, I just counted the syllables, and the last one wasn’t a haiku. At least not in the strict sense.
So here now the corrected version (is that possible? I can’t count to 11 - how can I knit? argh.):
High skies and knitting
make wonderful summer nights
for spinning fine yarns.
Chris
Wool and wood combine
into my very first shawl
right in time for heat
Mousewritess last blog post..Iron Man (2008) - Memorable quotes
hummingbirds at dawn
sunlight late into the night
gimlets on the deck
Here’s kind of a Confusian Haiku (or is that Confucian? Confuscian??I’m confused :^)
The wise knitter knows
that a summer full of socks
makes winter warmer.
And now just as a bonus one in German (sorry, untranslatable, as a lot of poetry):
In der Kürze liegt
die Würze - Sommer, Sonne,
Sonnenschein und Strickzeug - ahhh.
Thanks again, Wendy, and Wendy’s Mom to make this possible. I enjoy reading all participant’s entries!
Chris
Chris 8-)s last blog post..Haiku
summer socks without
holes at the top of the heel?
my dream has come true!
Wool is hot right now
Knitting will always happen
Cotton yarn not hot
yarnsnobs last blog post..Post 149-Land Legs
Summer comes gently
Heat presses down, hot overload
Moisture all seeps out