Sock, Interrupted
The man socks were (past tense) knitting up quickly. On Friday, I managed to finish nearly the entire leg of the first sock on the drive to Squaw Valley.
When we got home, I had the man try on his sock. Bad news - it was too loose. Turns out they really mean “Mega Boots Stretch” — this is some stretchy yarn! I think I could knit socks that were my size, and they would be stretchy enough to fit Todd too. So, my bright idea of adding two ribbing repeats to scale up the size of the sock was not so bright after all. I’m pretty bummed about the fact that I have to rip an entire 7 inches of sock, so I’m not ripping it just yet. I’m putting this project on the back burner for a while. After trying on the sock, Todd didn’t even seem so sure he’d like wearing hand knit socks. So sad. I’m not giving up just yet though.
To cheer myself up, I went to Babetta’s today and bought some yarn to make the Entrelac Socks. (I actually went to get a skein of light colored Cascade 220 for my Stitches class, but couldn’t resist the call of the Cherry Tree Hill solids in bright pink & olive green.)
These socks are so. fun. I’m really enjoying the entrelac, and can’t believe that I was (sort of) scared to try it before this. It just looked so complicated. Really, it’s not complicated at all. The only kind of annoying thing is all the turning. And I solved that problem by teaching myself how to knit backwards. (also not as complicated as it sounds.)
I didn’t get Salina finished over the weekend, as I planned. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish her up this week. I need a sweater to wear to Stitches on Friday!
