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Glass Schools and Organization Information

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TorchesI’m constantly looking for good comprehensive information to pass on to you readers, as well as to obtain for furthering my glass education. There’s so much to know about glass. The different techniques and approaches sometimes seem endless. The web site Olympic Color Rods provides the kind of information that you need to find a school or organization that will assist in furthering your glass knowledge. Besides that they are a full service supplier of glass and tools and books and…casting_home

Check out their links and their list of schools. More than you could possibly attend but why not try. And there are organizations to join in that list too. The other links include manufacturers, casting services, artists, lampworkers. There’s a lot of information. And when you’re done searching through those sections don’t forget to shop around for glass and tools and books and…colors_home

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.