I almost always have a sock on the needles at some point.
For me, socks are my basic knitting. They’re the “I may have to wait at the doctors”, the singing lesson, the car waiting knitting.
Easy, mindless, take along knitting with interrupt-able, relatively short rows.
After tossing aside the Lupine Lace socks due to yarn problems, instead of starting new socks, I started Elbac for Em. I usually have 3 projects on the go at once. Socks, Lace and something else, usually a garment. Until I finished Elbac, it was scarf/shawl/ Angora Supreme Sweater.
But Elbac is finished, so it’s time for more socks.
So I cast on my Twisted Flower socks.
The ribbing was fine, the first seventeen rows were good. Then I hit row 18.
Oh my.
This isn’t going to be an easy, take-along, mindless knit.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not impossible. There are two different kinds of cable stitches, and in my cockiness, away I went.
I used the wrong freakin’ cable stitch the first cable row.
They are fun, they are satisfying, but they’re most definitely not mindless. And not singing lesson or waiting at the doctors material! I’m sure they’ll get easier as I get the hang of the pattern, but maybe I’ll cast on another pair for mindless knitting time.
In other news, I got mail! Rose Red had a blog competition a couple of weeks back, and I was one of the very fortunate winners. My lovely parcel arrived today.
She’s had trouble with parcels in the past, so to be on the safe side, she also put on address label on the inside, but the main reason I showed this parcel was the ribbon.
How cool is that?!?
And inside the parcel.
(Inside a signature ziplock bag, of course!)
Two hanks of Classic Elite Miracle, a 50/50 alpaca/tencel blend. It’s gorgeous. In fact, it’s right in front of me, in prime squeezability location.
Thanks Rose Red!
Oh yeah! the ribbon! I forgot to post that bit when I got my parcel. That ribbon of hers is soooo cool! I am trying to think of some way to put it to good use.
How freaking cool is that ribbon! I don’t know what I’d do with it but I’m going to keep an eye out for some.
Socks are the perfect take-along knitting…unless you have to think too much about the stitch pattern. You’ll have to save those for really quiet waiting rooms. They will be gorgeous though.
Love that ribbon and of course, the yarn!
The Twisted Flowers sock pattern is really cool, thanks for the link!
My goodness, what a lucky duck. I have to get me some of that ribbon. It might almost be worth growing hair for so I could wear it with a ponytail . . . hm on second that would probably not be a good look on a thirty something woman!
Love that Twisted Flower pattern (must remember to buy it, along with a bunch of Cookie A’s other patterns!). But yeah, it doesn’t look like easy sock knitting!
Will find the details of the ribbon place (it’s from the US…) and let you know.
That ribbon is totally cool! And I love the soft olive green yarn – just beautiful. The sock pattern looks very tricky, but I’m sure the end product will be totally worth it 🙂
Elbac? Now I want one!!!
Twisted Flower socks? *dribbles* Want some socks!!
Ribbon? Very cute – how on earth did she find it??
*sigh*
so much to do, so little time to knit…
Like you, I always have a sock project & now I have 2 – 1 for mindless knitting & another (more complicated)at home as I can’t imagine sitting at the dentist knitting cables.