I finished the first sock and got started on the second one but, dang, it’s been so hot that I didn’t get very far before stopping. Sweaty fingers, merino wool, and wooden needles just don’t go well together.
How’s the weather in your part of the world?
Remember back in July when I was knitting the Cabin Fever sock? (By the way– wow, when you click on that link and see the photo, you’ll also see what the deck boards looked like before our painter refinished them.)
That was when I was still using the gusset heel pattern. Now that I have seen the beauty of the short row heel, I decided this sock needed a do-over.
I ripped out the old heel and put in the Fish Lips Kiss Heel.
I messed up a little on a few of the twin stitches and you could probably spot where, but at this point I don’t care. What matters is that the sock fits my foot perfectly, the yarn is a beautiful colorway, and the merino wool feels really good on my foot.
Now if only this heatwave would end and October would start feeling like fall…
Done!
And amazingly, it looks like I have enough yarn left to knit a second pair of socks… for my mom’s kid-size feet.
I was lounging on the sofa, knitting and watching an episode of Bob’s Burgers on Netflix. It was 6 AM. About ten minutes later, Sean joined me. He’d just woken and still looked sleepy.
“Are we going for a run this morning?” he asked and eased himself into the armchair.
(Did I mention that we’re now on a training schedule for the Big Sur Half Marathon in Monterey Bay next month?)
“No,” I said. I paused in my knitting. “You know how when you’re a little kid and it’s Saturday and you get up early and all you want to do is just watch cartoons all morning? That’s what I’m doing.”
He yawned and stood back up. “Well, you know how when you’re a teenager and it’s Saturday and all you want to do is just sleep in all morning? That’s what I’m doing.” And he went back to bed.
In the meantime, I got a lot more knitting done.
Just the ankle portion and cuff left to go. I think I should be able to finish this sock over the next couple of days.
Happy Friday!
Hooray! I’ve reached my favorite part: knitting the heel!
This afternoon, Sean and I set off for the 150-mile return trip to Ventura. I brought the second Green Print sock with me and knitted while Sean drove. When we got to Buellton (around 70 miles into the drive), I noticed a rainbow in the distance.
I kept knitting and Sean kept driving. We talked and listened to punk rock and sang along with a few of the songs. I wasn’t paying a lot of attention to the road until we got closer to Ventura.
That’s when I noticed the rainbow again.
It was a really nice way to end the drive.
Can you see the double rainbow?
Yep, this is going to take a very long time to finish.
So here is what I’m doing with the Cherry Cola yarn that I unraveled the other day. I still want it to be an afghan. Since it turned out to be too stretchy and hole-y in crocheted form, I decided it would be better as knitted fabric. I doubled the yarn to make it chunkier and started a simple basketweave pattern of alternating knitted and purled blocks.
The good news is that I’m getting a nice, smooth fabric that will serve as a soft, comfy blanket.
The bad news is– this is a large knitted piece of work and ohmygod, it will take me forever to finish.
This time, I’m knitting it.
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