Can’t Quit Them

It may not be all about sweaters around here...rest assured, sock knitting will never be abandon. First of all there is my love for Ruby.  Ruby My Dear, my rendition of Thelonious, isn't the type of sock you can pack around and knit while in a social setting. It takes chart watching, careful watching of just where you are in the pattern, and careful marking of the rows as you go.  It's work! Fun work, good knitting work, but work nonetheless.  The slow going is well worth the effort as the pattern is intriguing and unique. The first Ruby should be off the needles tonight and the second sock should go more quickly as the pattern, and how it works, is now in my head.  Judy's Tulip yarn was a good for the pattern with its subtle shades of red. 

I came >< this close to frogging the Strawberry Fields Shockwave Sock, but when I slipped it on my foot to see how it felt and looked, I was nicely surprised.  It fit well, felt good, looked great, AND was ready for a toe!   I finished it off and will start the second sock soon.   Spinning for socks will take a bit more practice as this yarn isn’t wonderful.  Next time I won't get so carried away and ply so tightly.

The Neapolitan sock had a bit of attention on Tuesday, but it's mostly relegated to social knitting and I don't expect it to grow much...it's very nice, easy knitting when a mindless project is in order, however.  I DO love me some sock knitting and it's true...I just can't quit them.

Last night we had a gully washer, rolling thunderstorm, with loads of lightning, boil up over our end of the Salt Lake Valley.  It happened just before I headed to bed and it was so delightful to listen to the patter of the rain, the rumbling thunder that went on and on, and to also hear the chirp of crickets through it all.  Nature is a wonder and falling asleep to the sound of water and cool moist air was very relaxing. Thanks mother nature, we needed that

Today is Anne's birthday!  I hope you can come up for air, friend and have a wonderful day!

Tomorrow I'm spending the day at the Wool Pack Spinning Retreat. Hopefully it will be drier (no rain and less humidity) than that last few days. Hanging out with accomplished knitters will be a blast!  See you next week.

Comments

[Laurie]

Thanks for the heads up on Anne's day! The sock looks good, all plying issues masked by the two Dness of blogland.

[marie in florida]

the ruby sock is a work of art.

[Wool Winder]

I'm glad you didn't give up on the the Strawberry Fields sock.

[Lolly]

Beautiful socks all around! Enjoy the weekend, M!

[Chris]

Have fun tomorrow! I think your Shockwave Sock looks pretty cool, and thanks for reminding me of how lovely Thelonious is!

[Cara]

Have a great weekend. It wouldn't be Margene without socks!

[Carole]

I really love the Shockwave Sock in the strawberry fields handspun.

[Marcia Cooke]

I had a feeling that SF would surprise you! I still believe that sock yarn should be 3-ply and, of course, the extra twist would have worked out just fine! You don't want a loose yarn for socks, anyway. Reserve final judgement till you wash them. Have a great time tomorrow...you should pick up lots of new hints from that group!

[Kelly]

Your socks look great. Love the strawberry fields, glad you decided not to frog it.

Have a great time at your retreat!

[Birdsong]

Delightful and cluttered sock landscape:) I hope you have a wonderful, restorative time at your retreat.

[AmyP]

Lovely Strawberry Fields socks. The pattern seems to make the colour undulate ever so slightly.

[Sneaksleep]

Happy spinning!

[Anne]

Thanks! As luck would have it, the next yarn shipment is late and won't be here until Monday and I am 100% out of yarn to dye - so....a little R&R and quiet time before a few all-nighters next week I think. Maybe we'll do dinner next weekend?

[Tan]

Have fun at the retreat. I decided not to go this year because it was stressing me out. We are still in an incredible mess here with the floor not finished, the new kitchen flooring not even picked out yet, etc. so I think now that I was being precogniscent when I decided not to go. Is precogniscent a word? Prophetic? Whatever. But anyway, it is normally a lot of fun, even if it rains the whole time.

[Sarah]

Have a great time at your retreat!

[kat]

The socks look great. Have fun at your retreat!

[Heather Joins The Round]

Thelonious sock is well-named!

What you said about the change in weather. Rain on the roof is the best sound!

[Margaret]

Have a great time at the retreat! I'm glad the Strawberry Fields socks have redeemed themselves a little since I think they're cute. They should soften up and full a bit with washing and wear.

[Nicole]

I love the socks--both ones pictured! Red is my favorite color, so I'm drooling over the Thelonious socks. The pattern on them is wonderful, as well. And, I've always liked the Strawberry Fields yarn, since you first pictured it, so I'm very happy that you decided to go ahead and finish that pair. They do look great in the picture.

I have to tell you that I think you're part of the reason that, after 10 years of not being a sock knitter, I'm finally turning into one. I'm working on a pair that I started on Monday using Koigu and having lots of fun.

Enjoy the retreat!

[Cookie]

I love the Strawberry Fields sock! I'm so glad you didn't frog it. Glad to see the socks are staying, too.

Happy Weekend!

[Kim]

I love your shockwave socks...and Thelonius, well, those are high on my list of to dos!

[Kathleen]

I love that Strawberry Fields sock. Have a terrific weekend.

[Dianne]

ahh..a retreat sounds so very nice..after spending much of the last 6 weeks at a rehab with my 87 year old Mom..with a broken leg..a trip to Walmart sounds nice..
As always..pretty knitting~

[JessaLu]

Beautiful socks!! I love what you are doing with the Strawberry Fields :o)

[Michelle]

Beautiful socks! Enjoy the retreat!

[Beth S.]

Ah, I'm so glad you got some rain at last! :-) Enjoy every drop. And while you are doing that, I'm going to check out that Shockwave pattern...

[Leah]

Great socks!

Have a wonderful spinning weekend Margene!

[Stacey]

Sounds like a wonderful weekend! Hopefully it's cooler where you are going.

[Tonia]

The socks look great. Glad that you kept on with the strawberry fields.

[Sharon]

I have that pattern and it's nice to hear that they feel as they look.

[eyeleen]

I love that strawberry fields. Awesome socks!

[Teyani]

hard to say which is more beautiful - your handspun strawberry fields sock, or the ruby...
i think the handspun wins this time :-)

[minnie]

thelonious is kinda like MS3. the ONLY time i work on it is after the kidlets have gone to bed, so i've got limited time with it. that and i don't want to print the pattern up unless i absolutely have to, lol.

think of it this way with strawberry fields. if it's tightly plied, it won't wear out as q uickly!

[Romi]

Ooooh. I *love* the Ruby!

[Hillary]

I'm so happy that Strawberry Fields os working for you after all. Those socks certainly are pretty.

[Allison]

lovely ruby socks- definitely worth the effort!