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Sock Break

I took a break from Roscalie last night to get started on the second sock of the Regia pair I'm working on. I'm using the "figure eight" cast-on, and it takes a fair amount of concentration to get it off to a good start - not the kind of concentration I have during a kids' soccer game:

My sock knitting is starting to get boring; for a fun change of pace, look what I found in the Patternworks catalog that came this week. It uses the blessed Koigu yarn (insert deep worshipful bow) so it's a given that it would be fun to knit. I'm not so sure about the fit or wearability, but it would be worth a try. I hardly ever wear my other Koigu socks because the yarn gets smooshed and flat at the pressure points on the foot - without that nylon content, the yarn just doesn't seem to stand up all that well as a sock yarn. But who cares, those socks make me happy even just seeing them sitting there in my sock drawer.

And just an editorial comment...I think the Patternworks catalog is my favorite out of the four or five that I get in the mail periodically. It seems to have the largest yarn selection, and is pretty much on top of all the latest trends. As a cost-cutting measure, I'm thinking I might drop most of the magazines that I either buy off the rack or subscribe to (Vogue, Cast On, Family Circle Easy Knits) except for Interweave Knits. (And honestly, when was the last time I ever knit anything from a pattern out of a magazine?) I already dropped Rowan because it was too pricey and face it, the patterns are all for young and skinny girls. I think the retail catalogs (well, and the knitting blogs obviously) do a better job of keeping me up-to-date on the latest trends.

Comments

One time a woman said something to me like "These are good shoes for sitting down", meaning that they look good on, but are awful for walking or even standing. Sounds like those socks are good drawer brighteners. Makes sense to me!

Posted by: Patricia Tryon at September 22, 2004 10:37 PM