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Sock Fever

In times of stress, I turn to sock-knitting, it seems. While up at the cabin over the weekend, I was still feeling puny because of my cold, and wasn't up to the rigors of the raglan. I finished the first of the boys grey socks, and since I didn't have a tapestry needle with me, I had to put the toe stitches onto toothpicks. I finished the second sock after we got home. It's nice to knit smaller socks for a change, they go so much quicker.

The picture is blurry and I'm too lazy to go re-shoot it. I'll take a nicer picture after I graft the toes.

I started on a second pair of boys socks, this time for my youngest son. This Regia striped yarn is just darling, I think:

I made good progress yesterday afternoon while watching a wrestling meet. Now that wrestling season is here, I should be churning out socks over the next few weeks like some sort of factory worker.

Next week is my huge membership convention for work. Although there's an event planner handling all the details, it's still a lot of work for me and just a lot of stress. I find that socks strike the right balance between mindlessness and attentiveness for my current state of mind.

Speaking of wrestling, I'm still wrestling with that raglan sleeve. I thought it was too skinny, but after comparing it to some other sweaters and actually putting in on my husband's arm, I'm not so sure. I'm afraid it will have to sit idle a while longer until I'm no longer paralyzed with indecision.

I'm really looking forward to the conclusion of this big convention; I've got so many projects in the back of my mind (the Koigu pullover, the Lavold sweater, maybe Rogue) - I can't wait to get started on something new. I was down in Florence on Tuesday and visited DJ's Fibercrafts, just the cutest yarn shop. Their inventory seems to have really expanded since the last time I was in there. I bought a couple of skeins of froo-froo stuff to make a scarf to go with my black leather jacket. I have TWO more trips down to that area in the next four weeks; I'm looking forward to making a major purchase next time I pop in.

Comments

What a great field trip. Thanks for the report.

Posted by: Patricia Tryon at February 19, 2004 01:25 PM

I love the striped socks! I think it's fun to knit yarn that stripes itself. It seems like it goes faster, and it's far less boring. I get excited to see a new color appear...oh, and Rogue is really nice and a classic style that's here to stay. Good choice.

Posted by: Lisa at February 20, 2004 06:07 AM

I've got to try that self-striping yarn someday.

Posted by: Becky at February 22, 2004 02:24 AM