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November 26, 2004
Holiday Shopping
Of course, it's done the Knitabit way - sitting at home waiting for the UPS delivery. I got my shipment from Yarn Barn of KS on Wednesday:
That's 3 pairs of socks in different varieties of Maxi Ringel; the two Koigu sock patterns; and the Baby Ull for the baby sweater. The sock yarn comes with reinforcing thread for the heels - something I've never used before, so that should be fun. The Maxi Ringel is pleasantly obnoxious.
Roscalie has been roundly ignored this week. I'm forced to be antisocial when I'm working on the sleeves, so I thought it best to focus on socks instead. I can actually hold a conversation while working on a sock.
These socks are turning out luciously. I'm somewhat annoyed that the skein had a knot midway through it, and the yarn obviously switched to a different dye lot at the break. Oh well, at least the feet will match and that's pretty much all anybody sees of my socks anyway.
For this pair, I used the half-twisted cast-on; 3x1 ribbing on the leg and instep; a heel flap; and a short-row toe that grafts across the toe 'knuckles', not at the tip. This might become my new sock recipe.
Speaking of knuckle[head]s, I've got a nomination to submit for the Silliest Politically Incorrect and Possibly Bigoted Remark by a Family Member at a Thanksgiving Gathering.
After dinner, my father-in-law turned on the TV so he wouldn't miss Jeopardy. He said, "hey, that Mormon guy is still winning." And my husband's elderly aunt said she wasn't entirely sure he was Mormon because "I haven't seen him walk yet, and you know those Mormons have big feet."
Ding-ding-ding-ding! I think we've got a winner here!!