Terrapin Station

Sock Blogging #3

Hmm.  It really does look better than this.  Also, here's a bobble in here I was hoping to get a close up of, to get opinions on whether I should frog back to it or whether it could just be a "design element."  But the picture is too blurry. 

So, a design element it is!

I love this: just knitting round and round, watching the patterns show up. 

Sock Update #2: Lesson Learned

I've tried and quit a few times on the sock.  I got disgusted with the cast on to double pointed needles ("dpn's").  But yesterday on the way to Temple I DID IT.  

Hmmm, now I see what they mean by "a stretchy cast-on."  As in, I need to learn one of those so the top row is not all LOOPY.  So far I only know one way to cast on and it has worked just fine, thanks, so I've figured I didn't need to learn anything else.  Ha.

I am pleased to say that I have now been knitting long enough that I can do this ribbing pattern (k2, p2) without really thinking about it. 

The thing about socks is that nothing about the instructions makes sense to me.  Even casting onto the dpn's...I thought, this is insane!  And the rest of it...I'll just follow the instructions.

My mom always says that the way to turn a sock heel is to lock yourself in the bathroom and refuse to allow anyone to talk to you, and not put it down until you are done! 

It'll be a while until I am there.  I'll keep you posted. 

Sock Update #1: Ugh

So, I was planning to start those socks last night.  I did my laundry reboot and my dishes reboot, and then I headed to the bedroom, where my half-unpacked suitcase is still on the floor, and where the beeeyoooteeeful Maine yarn still is. 

Or, was.

The dogs had gotten to it (after two full days of it being there) and strung one skein out across the floor.

(I could have taken a picture for the bloggage, but it was just too darn depressing.)

It took over an hour and much sweating (really, it made me sweat! and swear too) to get it unsnarled and rolled into a ball. 

I cannot blame the dogs at all...their rawhide pretzels came home in that suitcase and I'm sure it smells very intriguing.  And the Flylady rule of traveling is to unpack your suitcase AND PUT IT AWAY immediately upon return home.  All right, all right.  I get it. 

Then I tried casting on, but have not used double-pointed needles (dpn's) before and had to go to Knittinghelp.com to get, well, knitting help. 

Then I realized that there is not enough light from my bedside lamp to do any knitting at all, and it was 11:40 p.m., and I had better just quit. 

Another try to come this weekend.