Save Our Sock!

I was on a road trip this weekend and took along a sock project.  Thank goodness I also took along my Backyard Leaves.  If you followed that link, you will see that I started the scarf on another road trip in April.  It has sat untouched ever since we got home. 

Do you know how dusty a project can get just sitting around for four months?

So dusty that I ripped the whole thing out and started over – funnily enough, I am at the fourth pattern repeat just like that picture!

Anyway – back to the socks.  I had wanted to try the technique of knitting both socks at the same time.  Sockbug has a tutorial on her site.  It seems simple enough – until you try it!

I don’t know what the problem is — I get to the point where I cast on the remaining stitches for the first sock and I seem to fall apart!

Does anyone know what I am doing wrong?  Is this techinique only suitable for one type of cast on?  I am using an alternate cable cast on –  Is that it – can this be done only with the long tail?  it’s my only guess …..

send help! send suggestions!  send links! 

It is hot and humid.  I am working on the 2nd sock.  This is the exciting life I lead.

Just when I thought I would have to skip blogging today for lack of content, along comes an email from FA (who, btw is sending me some very risqué jokes these days!) ……

Where does virgin wool come from?

Ugly sheep.

So, I am blogging too much.  Spending way too much time with my laptop.

How do I know all of this?  is it my rusting social skills? my pale and pasty white skin?

No.

I had a dream about Margene last night.

While I am sure Margene is as lovely in person as she is on her blog, I am fairly certain this is not a good sign.

In my dream, Margene was wearing a lovely cardigan and was as tall as a sequoia.  And I wondered how tall Smith must be. 

I need to get out more.

I have finished the first of the Trekking Retro Rib socks and the second one is underway.  Daughter #2 has asked if she can have the pair, so the question of ownership is solved. 

When Kathleen showed up on Saturday she brought with her my next fix, which you see in the picture on the right.  I was directed towards SockBugs site via Margene.  As the name implies, Sockbug is a treasure trove of sock info —- for my next trick, I am going to try knitting both socks at the same time according to her instructions.

if you are Kathleen, move along – there is nothing more to read here.  Go and see what Vicki is up to.

if you are not Kathleen ……

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