Still can't find that lost sock

I still can't find that lost sock.  My "fear", other than never finding it, is that it will show up after having been run through the washer and dryer with DH & DSs socks over and over again while it was out on it's own.  It's a black sock made from Knit Picks Elegance (Alpaca and Silk) in Coal black.  They were my first really good pair of socks that really fit my feet.  If it's been washed&dried, it's probably more useful as ...... 

What could it be?  A hot pad for the cast iron skillet handle?  My SIL had a quilted Curling Iron Cover?  A cast for injured puppy or kitten?

It's other point of danger is just being discarded and thrown away.  At our house, there's two laundry baskets for unmatched socks:  whites and darks.  When a basket gets full, or someone really must have socks, they get sorted.  In theory.  Eventually, DH declares that the loners have got to go!  And he throws out all the lonely unmatched and holey socks at the bottom of the basket.  Surely, that wouldn't happen in a fair world.

And that's where we come to "what goes around, comes around".  Maybe it's what I deserve; to not have the socks to enjoy.  I have to admit that I had a Selfish Knitter moment as I was finishing them, and I'm not proud of it.  My lovelyist SIL was down to visit our MIL as I was getting them pretty much done.  Right before Christmas, if I remember correctly.  She was admiring them.  Genuinely, appreciating the work and the fiber.  Lovely SIL was about 8 months along at the time, and looking forward to a "natural labor".  She commented that they would make awesome Labor Socks and would be So Comforting. 

At that moment, the not-so-pretty pictures of labor and delivery flew through my mind.  Keep in mind that I have done "natural labor" four times in this life.  Each time was different from all the rest, but the common factor is; No Sock Gets By Unscathed.  The image of amniotic / betadyne / meconium soaked socks was terrifying.  And black alpaca silk kind-of demands cold water washing with the most gentle of detergents.  No way would sanitized-for-your-protection happen.  The prospect of those slaved over socks being a one time wear and toss was just too much.

If I remember right, I think I mumbled something about "Yes, it's imortant to keep your feet warm." And maybe "These are so very soft, but they're not very durable."  Seems lik a pretty pitiful excuse now.  Anyway, in the end, there was no "natural labor" - there was a scheduled C-section.  And Lovely SIL had to wear hospital issue support stockings for a couple of weeks anyway.

But, I still wonder if it's the consequences of my selfishness. 
To endure having that one lone perfect sock, yet never be able to wear it.

What do you do when you loose a hand knit sock?

The problem of loosing a sock is bad enough, but it's especially tragic when it's a Hand Knit Sock.
It's not like you can just match up the loner with some other sock in the basket. 
And after all, Both Socks DID get finished!  It's not like it's suffering from Single/Second Sock Syndrome.
If you knit another one just like it, will it be the same?
Who keeps enough sock yarn around to knit a whole matching Third Sock?
I suffer from "must use all the yarn available" and usually end up with longer than necessary socks because I can't stop knitting until all the yarn is used.  That's why I only do Toe-Ups and Two At A Time.  Am I going to have to start doing Three At A Time? 
When I do baby socks and booties, I always knit 4 or 6 of them alike.  But, until now, I had never considered making multiples of grownup socks.
HMMMM......

March Madness 2011

March Madness is just around the corner!  Which means Sock Knitting !  I never finished last year's socks, so I really must find the UFOs and get them ready to be knitting again. 
The First Four is scheduled for March 15 & 16.  and the MarchMadness2011 website has a Selection Sunday Countdown timer that is at 37 Days right now. 
And, just in case, I DO know where my stash of appropriate colorway yarn is stored.  One of the many benefits of my DH's help in getting on top of my Hoarding Issues and enabling my OCD organization. 
Stash you can find is so much more useful than Stash that is lost.

I Found the Missing Sock Yarn Bin!

Woo-hoo!!  It is found!Regia, Knit Picks, TOFUtsies, Comfort, all kinds of socky goodness.  I forgot all about it when we finally got home last July and it's been in the RV.  Safe, but not very convenient.  On the other hand, I may just turn the RV into a Mobile Fiber Warehouse.          HMMM Bears some serious thought.  But, First, it must be listed on Ravelry in my Stash.  And, then,  If I do decide to store all in the RV, I'll have a handy inventory and guide to where to find stuff.  This just gets better and better.

Mad in March

Ok, I know you're dying for more information. I didn't have to dye the sock yarn this year. I had thought ahead last year after the search for Jayhawk colors proved to be so difficult. So, when I saw Blue and Red yarn already made, I snagged onto it. My own personal style for wearing socks would probably not be to have such contrast / dramatic stripping going on. It's a pretty "rugby stripe" colorway.
And, Yes, I admit, I probably overbought. More details on the yarn soon.

They're larger balls of yarn than I was expecting, and I prefer to do both at once, so I started each sock with it's own ball of yarn. That problem that I have with not quitting until I use up all the yarn.... Well, that may be problematic on these socks. I may end up with tights !

2009 March Madness Socks

Hmmm, yeah, I know. It's way past March Madness. I did start the socks, I was just so wrapped up in the games and other things that I forgot about the blogging.
Big surprise: They're Blue and Red.

What to do for March Madknits ? !

Wow, I got soo sidetracked by other stuff, I forgot to find a pattern for March Madknits.
Socks, maybe? Don't know, where to start.
Any suggestions?
I'm thinking maybe I'll do a men's sock for the DH this year?

All socks on Hold

For some unknown reason, the SIPs have gone missing. SIP MIAs.
I don't remember deciding to quit working on them, but somewhere along the line, I got sidetracked to something else. And now, I've been wandering into Christmas Stocking territory.
Where will it lead?

Unique Sheep: Ram Club: Work Socks with a Twist

Ok, I know it's not his sweater, but I am making progress on Work Socks for the DH. I think I might have picked a size or two too large though. I'm not sure on the Sock knitting for the DH though. Socks are pretty much a disposable commodity for him. He's very much a 12 pairs for $9 kind of guy. Any color, as long as they're white, and come in huge multiples so he doesn't have to work too much at matching pairs. So, we'll see if this is a total waste of time. Wait a minute: I must be having a mind lag. Knitting is never a waste of time! If nothing else, I have had hours of enjoyment and relaxation from handling some very lovely yarn. In an interesting color combination that I would probably not have chosen on my own. It really is striking knit up, in a very guy kind of way. We'll see if this works the magic it's supposed to on the reluctant hubby. Maybe the Full Moon and the Halloween influences will complete the spell and influence him to not point out my fatal fiber obsessions as much.
We'll see.......

Clear Shoes to wear w/ socks Jilly by Soda

Searching for "CLEAR" shoes to show off Hand Knit Socks.
I've found some scarry stuff that I'll post at the regular Rubyintherough.blogspot. But here we'll explore the real contenders.
Obviously, they'll mostly be Man Made products.
Personally, I'm looking for comfortable shoes to wear to work in an office in the city. But, I do live in the country, so things can get wet and muddy any time of year. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Not being much of a slave to fashion, there's not too much of a concern for style.
Affordable, comfortable, and practical are essential.
Eccentric, creative, and quirky are OK.
Inappropriate or Strange probably is not OK.

These are available on a site called Shoes on a Shoestring for $6.50 and an additional $8 shipping. Which would put them at about $15. If you order more than one pair, the shipping is still $8, so volume ordering would pay off. So, they're definitely affordable.
They're a low heel slip on with a circle motif in the open uppers. Pretty classy for a Jelly, I think.
Might work for "dressy" socks. Probably not so much for really chunky homespuns. I was never a fan of wearing Jellies without socks. They just aren't that comfortable to me. I might worry about the holey pattern wearing the socks out faster than usual.

Wooly Nylon?

The Sock Wars site has had some discussions on reinforcing for heels and toes. There's only on NS LYS within my range that ever has "real" reinforcing yarn. And it seemed expensive for a tiny amount.
Over at Sock Wars, Helle aka Gracie the Graceless Ghost has suggested Wooly Nylon. So, I've been scouring the area for Wooly. A few of the phone calls that I made yesterday got those giggles from the operator. I'm not sure that I was taken seriously a couple of times. But, that's OK. Talking to my coworkers about Sock Wars has strengthened my spirit to withstand such treatment.

When you are on the cutting edge, people look at you differently.

The Ram Club for Men's Socks

Help me eeeee! I don't remember exactly what lead up to it, but I think I signed up for a "Men's Sock Club"? The Sock Club for Men? hee hee heee. Well, I do have plenty of "Men" in my socalled life that I could knit for, right? Maybe it was the Ram thing. I'm heavily influenced by Aries.
It's at theuniquesheep.com. I vaguely remember finding it during March Madknits when I was looking for Jayhawk color yarn for Jaywalker Socks. Or maybe it was when I started searching for Sock Wars. Today, I had to go to PayPal to find out what the actual website was. When I got there, it is soo cool. But, they're not going to start shipping stuff until August. Whew! I've got to get through the Six_Sox and then there's going to be Sock Wars III in May. I'm soooo into this stuff. But, I have got to stop buying 4 or 5 new yarns for each One that I use up. All my stash hiding spots are overflowing. I started to use the Ravelry stash list a while back and really got to get back into it.
A few days ago, I came across a blog where a woman has listed how many Yards of Yarn she owns.
Is there anyone here that actually KNOWS how much yarn they have? Exactly, down to the Yard ?
Boggles the mind.

Sock Wars III - an epic adventure on knitter scale

From the Sock Wars files:
Sock Date 4/23/III
Who's getting ready for Sock Wars III?
Got yarn? TOFUtsies is optional, but has it's rewards if you Start your first Weapon with TOFUtsies. You only need to provide the yarn for ONE pair of socks Soldier! Unless you've Volunteered for the Valkyries. (Those intrepid, selfless knitting addicts that walk unseen among mere mortals).
Got Sticks? DPNs, 2 Circs, long Circs. Several sizes.
Waiting impatiently for release of Proposed Gauge from the Supreme Commander.
Planning the schedule for weeks of deployment.
Practicing: Knitting a pair in TOFUtsies Pedal Pushers, but not that pattern.
Shipping out preparations: Getting the materials ready with Postage for sending out in most expedient mode of delivery.
Stealth: Nom de Guare

Preparing for Sock Wars III

Warriors Prepare for Battle! Man your TOFUtsies ! Look sharp there Addi.
During March Madness, I was searching high and low for Jayhawk yarn for Jaywalkers socks. Two Blue balls of ToFutsies ended up coming home with me on the theory that I could maybe dye part of it Crimson. But, then I got off on the Regia tangent. So the ToFutsies survives to go to Sock Wars III, maybe?
I mysteriously ended up with a Bag of 4 Tofutsies Collectors Edition (I think it's from Stitches?) recently. As I was cleaning up after my March Madness fall off the Buying Ban, it just seemed to appear out of the back of my car. Anyway, Is there any chance the red / pink in there is the 733 colorway? I can't remember now. In my memory, it looks a lot like the 733 Get your Feet Wet color on the SWTC website (on my monitor). Boy, that's a lot of ifs and buts.
Anyway, I've been swatching with circs (I Always do 2 at a time) in various sizes to see what gauge I get. Tofutsies is a very fine yarn! So far, I've used #2 and #1, getting to the #0 tonight. I really love how it feels.
As for allergies, I was worried about it when I first read about the "ingredients". By all accounts, I should be allergic to half the stuff in there. But, I'm willing to risk it. I'm doing the "knit a necklace" test starting tonight.
I'll knit a skinny mobius or something and wear it all weekend to see what happens. Maybe a headband? I would do an Ear warmer band if it was colder. It has occurred to me that a "good" use for swatch squares might be to tuck into the side of a bra? (at this point DD would be sighing "T M I Mom!" Too Much Information") That would really test the allergy tolerance! Anyway, the Tofutsies has not caused my hands to itch at all. A couple of other kinds of yarns have given me itchy hands, but after I washed the FO, it was great.
I used to be totally convinced that I was "allergic" to wool. Now, I spin and knit and everything. Wool, alpaca, angora bunny, you name it. I still can't wear the skirt that Auntie brought me from Scotland, or the outrageously expensive dress pants DH gifted me. Not even with heavy pantyhose. I've washed, and dry cleaned both, and I hasn't helped those particular articles. It really must be something that they use to treat the wool, or maybe the fabric after it's made. Once, I even got some hand dyed alpaca from a RenFest that was lovely, till I started knitting it. Something in it, maybe the dye?, caused me to cough, choke up, sneeze, tear up, the whole nine yards. ;-) But, another color that I bought from the same booth was just fine!
Anyway, Off To The Races: May the best knitter WIN!

Jayhawk Jaywalkers are Finished

The finished Jayhawk Jaywalkers Socks ! Yeah

They fit really well. As they should since I frogged them back at least 3 times to get the fit right.
And the frogging went really well with the Basketball games. Knitting, frogging, screaming, knitting, screaming! Wow, those last couple of games were really tense.

And I love how the colors came out. I'm usually fanatical about the stripes matching on the socks, but I just could not stand to loose any of the yarn. Each sock used exactly One Ball of Regia. See earlier posts on how I over dyed it to get the Crimson and Blue just right. I'll be looking for Jayhawk colors far ahead of time this year. I will find the perfect yarn next time!
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, Go KU! Another Championship!

Photos finally

The Jayhawk Jaywalk Socks
These were started with 10 stitches (5 on each side of the needle). The toes increase 1 on each side of the instep and 1 on each side of the sole for 2 of every 3 rows until there are 25 on each sole and instep (50 total). Then I started the Jaywalker pattern.
All was going great until I tried them on after turning the heel. I had knitted straight too far. So, when I tried them on, the foot was obviously too long. And the Gussets were getting too big by that time I had increased by 17 stitches on each side. They were frogged back to the red stripe. Heels turned, again. On the right foot, the blue now pretty much just starts in the heel, but the first time the blue was a whole stripe before the heel turned.
Anyway, they really fit. But, where the pattern stitch starts, there are some really lumpy parts. I hope they work out when they're finished and blocked.
Can't wait until the game starts!

March Madness Socks

So, if you've been following along, you probably know that I've really gone over the bend to get the perfect pair of Jay Hawk Socks for March Madknits or Madness.
So, to catch you up and try to refind my sanity:
I searched high and low for the perfect yarn.
There wasn't any, but I was willing to try Regia in a colorway that turns out to be Inca.
The toe / swatch turned out to be far too big in the gauge, and not at all the colors I was expecting.
So, in the throes of March Madness, I frogged them out while watching Thursday Night's Basketball round one.
Friday's spare time was spent finding dying hints and getting the exotic materials at the grocery store.
Then, all of Friday Night Madness was spent tying the two balls of Regia into garlands of yarn puffs to separate out the Jayhawk worthy color sections from the sections that needed to be dyed more Red and the sections that needed to be more Blue. What little time we slept Friday night, the yarn was soaking in vinegar.
Saturday was spent Dying some puffs Red and some Blue. And in true March Madness Miracle fashion, by Sunday Morning, I had the perfect Jay Hawk worthy yarn for my Jay Hawk Jay Walkers.
So, Sunday after Easter services and lunch was spent watching Basket Ball and restarting the frogged and dyed socks.
Updates later, the photos of the process were too scary to publish.

March Madness Socks

Today, after great thought and planning, I started a new pair of socks.
Big surprise, right?
These will be toe-up Jaywalker socks a'la Natalia Knits. Unless of course, I change it until it cannot even be recognized.
So, I was searching for Crimson And Blue for the perfect Jayhawk Jaywalkers.
I settled on a Regia. What, of all these words on this ball band, is the name of the Color?
There has to be a name on here. Doesn't it?
4-Fach Haltbar, 6-fadig, Marokko Color.
Hmmmm, there seems to be a web address..... Off we go to find our name.

What happened to Socktopia?

Does anyone know what happened to Socktopia?
I know the posts that I'm finding on the Blog/KAL or whatever it was long ago, but can't hurt to try.
I'm getting a "this might be for sale" message when I go there.
I totally missed the Harry Potter series, and am searching high and low for "dragon scale" like knitting patterns. The photos I'm seeing online are absolutely awesome!
How did I miss this? Well, I thing it was during my LACE phase last year.
There is just sooooo much cool stuff out there, how is one to keep up with it all?
Let me know if you know where I can catch up to the patterns or Socktopia.
TIA everybody...........
Ruby

Cat Bordhi Socks

Anyway, Cat Bordhi is awesome. Do you think she teaches the way she writes? I had this book for a long time before I actually dove into it.

But, back to Cat ...
There are many, many cautionary statements at the beginning about how helpful it will be to you if you knit the little sample socks BeFore you go on to the real socks. And, not wanting to have an orphan sock, and very small; I decided to do two at once. And, of course, I'm thinking: It's a little tiny sock - how much yarn would I need? So, I picked out a leftover camo color that I had made a nephew a hat from earlier. The first sock in the samples is a top down. Therefore: I have TWO Toe-LESS Camo Kid Knee Socks. They're very cute, and I'm sure they'll fit when he's about 3. And, yes, I'm sure that I'll be able to find some coordinating yarn to finish off the toes sometime in the next 2 years. But, jeeze, this is exactly why I like to do top-down sweaters and toe-up socks!
I know it's an OCD thing: I want to knit 'till all the yarn is gone. And I want the project to be finished when all the yarn is gone. It's the knitter's version of 10 hot dogs vs 8 buns.

Ok, so I knit in a little gusset at the top

In the interest of keeping the footies on the feet, I picked up stitches along the opening edge and then knit in a 5 stitch wide gusset where the shoe laces would be on tennies. I think it looks OK, and it's very commfy. And, they stayed on.

Well, the footie socks are a flop, or at least floppy

Well, I wore the (Essential) Crayon Footies all day, and was going to wear them to keep the feet warm to sleep (DH not being home to warm my tooties on). But, due to their footie nature, they simply would not stay on while reclining with blankets. The heels and back ankles are nicely ribbed and they stay up whilst sitting at the computer, and knitting in the recliner. They even stayed on during some (admittedly not very taxing) house work. But, whether it was due to them being as tired out as I was or a mistake in their design, they just won't stay on. I think the slit down the front instep is just too dramatic for them to hold their structure. So, the next step is washing (cross ed fingers for SuperWash) and blocking to see if that'll help.
Or, I might 'fill in some of the toeish part of the slit top to give them more structure.
Later ya'll

Finished the Crayon Footies

Photo goes here:
I finished the Crayon Footies. I'm going to have to research the yarn more though. I got it from Knitpicks and it's a self-patterning sock yarn. I thought the colorway was called Crayon, but now I'm seeing that is actually a Cotton Yarn that they stock now. And, to top it all off, it was a Clearance sale yarn when I got it. Therefore: it was a Great Bargain and, since it's from Knit Picks, it's great stuff. But, it's not on the website anymore. And the DH's cleaning up has probably gotten rid of all traces of the order, the shipping, and the ball bands. I used the Two at Once Toe-Up Sock Pattern from KnitPicks as a starting point. So, it's probably "Essential" yarn. The colors of mine are primary red, yellow and blue with white patterning.

Content:
75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon
Weight:
Fingering Weight
Gauge:
7 - 8 sts = 1" on #1 - 3 needles
Amount:
231 yards/50 gram ball
Care:
Machine Washable/Tumble Dry Low


One more reason to start one of those project scrapbooks I've read about.
Someday.......
Anyway, I'm test driving the Footies today. They don't look at all attractive before they're put on. But they're comfie and just warm enough wearing them as slippers today around the house.
Photos soon.....

Crayon Footies

Ok, I've started some footie like socks. I think this will work. I started at the toe, and I'm about to the point where I can cast off for the open foot look that I'm going for.
It's some Crayons yarn that I got from Knit Picks last fall. It's not using up much yarn.

Free Patterns at Knitting Daily / Interweave Press

Very good free pattern from Interweave Press for Caspian socks.

They're a toe-up sock on size 2 double points. I'm going to have to try them on circulars. Can't leave anything well enough alone, you know. And the pattern calls for Dale of Norway Tiur yarn. Since I know I don't have any, I'll be hunting down the specifications for that to see what I do have in my stash that needs using. It looks like a fairly difficult technique, designated as Intermediate in difficulty by the Interweave Press writers. We'll seee.........

Anyway, if you sign up for the Interweave Press Knit Daily newsletter, you get this free pattern and one for a "comfort shawl" that looks really good too.

Sidetracked by Knitting Pattern-a-Day 2007

Yes, I confess, I bought it for myself, and right before Christmas too.

And then I had to buy another one for my daughter.

And I didn't wait until the New Year to start looking at them.

And I'm not doing them in order, at all. The other daughter has been "helping" me figure out what to do next, and has confused them all hopelessly. There's some really gret stuff in there, but it's distracting me from the socks. Are Mits close? Surely I get practice points for "mits on 2 circs", right?

I did finish a pair of my version of the "Dragon Scale Mits" or wristwarmers. I did them in Incredible tape, shades of blue, and they really did look like dragon scales. Once again: No photos were taken before I gave them away.

Why do I continue to forget the pictures?

SNB Page a Day Calendar

Ok, the SnB calendar found one of my favorites, again.
The Socknitters site is great. And they're sooooo helpful.
Reams of pages of great information.
Don't miss their "Museum of Odd Socks", it gave me great encouragement.
and convinced me that I really do need to be a two socks at one time knitter.

It really got me off on the right foot when I started, back at the beginning of time, what? 6 months ago, or so?

Running Sock Total

Ok, so far the running total of socks is:
1 pair multi-color self striping, toe up, lacy socks. D2 wears them to school even though they are way too huge for her. She has cabbaged onto them in a big way. They look very interesting with her bohemian denim, calico, and lace skirt and her black Mary Jane shoes. Yeah, and you thought your mother dressed you funny.

1 pair black, alpaca and silk, top down socks. Sister in Law #5 was admiring them when they were partway done. They might make very comfortable Labor & Delivery socks, but I'm not sure how well they would wash out. Eeeeewwwww, gross! I'm still thinking, got a couple of weeks before the due date. Really, how can you refuse a pregnant woman?

1 pair barely started socks that got sent off to Sock Goddess in Sock Wars 2006. I died so early, it was pitiful.

Started, unfinished:
1 baby soft pastel & white DK sock toe
1 variegated baby pastel sock that I started in 1983. Red Heart yarn. I did get the baby hat finished for Baby #1 to wear home from the hospital. So there.

Started, and then ripped back completely
1 pair burgundy silk & wool

Enough confession. If I find more, I'll add them later. No guilt! None. really. I think.

A second try at Sock Wars Socks:
I know I was soundly defeated early on in Sock Wars, but,
I'm part of the Never Say Die group
So
I started another pair of Sock Wars Socks using the same pattern, but these are for myself. I think. The top cast on edge seems to be a little tight for my chubby calves.
But, they're in KnitPicks beautiful Elegance. Alpaca and silk. It feels so good to knit this. I'm doing bost socks at once, top down on two circular bamboo needles. I've gone back and forth between one and two needles a couple of times so far.
Last night I started the heel flap, so we'll see how it goes.
(Post Photo Here)

Sock Wars Brutal ....

Wow, Sock Wars was rough on me! As a neophyte sock knitter, I was killed off so fast it was embarrassing. I am so mortified. But, I will have my revenge someday.
I'm going into training, after a recovery period at an undisclosed knitter's rehab center, to be ready to enter the next Sock Wars as an experienced veteran.

As inspiration, I am wearing my wonderful Butternut color KnitPicks classic wool socks every chance I get. Since sending off my pitiful partially started pair of socks to be finished by my very kind and talented assassin, the generous Sock Goddess, I have started no less than 4 pairs of socks and finished one pair. DH knows I have lost my mind, but he's really perplexed by this behavior.

I need a 12 step program to get through this. This blogging is part of the therapy.
Thanks for visiting!

Ordering from Knit Picks

Mock Crock Socks
I haven’t started these yet, but I downloaded the pattern by Susan Lawrence from Knit Picks and ordered some green Essential yarn. Now, I just realized that the pattern calls for Size 1 Dpns. Did I remember to order them? Did I plan on finding them in my stash? (Good Luck!) Organization is the Bane of my existence at this time.
Anyway, a young man I know has the “hot green” Crocks, and I thought a pair of green Mock Crock Socks would just be too cool! Now, the question is: will I finish them, and I guess it’s a second question: will I finish them while those Crocks still fit and are still in style, and before it snows?

Total Immersion in Socks

Ok, I took my first actual sock class.
Well, actually, once before, I took a sock class where the teacher was using 3 dpns and hand spun yarn, and the socks were going to end up felted later. I never got very far with that one.
Anyway, this is a 2 circs class. Very cool. Teensey Tinsy stitches!
So, I have a total of 5 socks started right now:
1 toe up individual sock, shown in the photos, to practice the figure 8 cast on that just sounds sooooo cooooool. But, it hasn't gone any farther.
2 toe up on 2 circs that really are flying: photos soon. They really deserve their own post.
2 top down on: 1 on 2 circs and 1 on one circ. We started the 1 on 2 circs in class and I tried (foolishly) to start the second sock of that pair on a 12" needle that I'm hopeing to then transfer over to the 2 circs with the first sock on the pair when I get it up to the same number of rows.

Anyway, I've also ordered from KnitPicks and waiting somewhat patiently for that to come.

But, of course, I don't have any DK yarn that I can lay my hands on right now. I'm sure it's in my stash somewhere: choice of several closets, 2 atics, storage bins galore. I really want to put it all in one place, but I think the fear of seeing all those Tribbles together is just overwhelming.

And, I really have to wait 'till the DH won't be there to watch the chaos.

First Try - a Figure 8 Cast On & Toe

This is my first cast on using a figure 8 for a Toe Up sock.
I'm not really happy with the increases. They look lop sided.
I think I need to learn a "left increase" and a "right increase".

Posting links to Sock Sites

Since this is the page where I'll be chronicling my sock knitting adventures, it will also serve as the place to collect all the best Sock Sites and links.
FiberQat has a blog and a really good Toe Patch start for Toe Up socks. I had the link once and lost it just as I was wanting to really dive into this. Hence the need for a list that I can access from anywhere. Ahhh, the wonders of the internet.
Enjoy

Ruby - Rough

This is what an uncut Ruby looks like:

If it's undamaged, it will be a hexagonal crystal.

Saphires are the same, only blue.

If they aren't Red or Blue, they're still saphires.

They can be gray, beige or brown, and end up being on your Emery Board nail file.

They are also known as Corundum, Al2 O3, and Emery.

Just so you know.

First Post, Phase Three

The Third phase of Ruby In The Rough.
Where we will discuss Socks and Knitting and other associated topics.
Under Construction until 09/04/2006: Labor Day, USA