So, about them Eagles: sigh. Disappointing but no big surprise. Being a Philly fan is generally a lot like being a Red Sox fan, pre-2004.
The socks I am knitting are getting very much on my nerves, because they're taking SO FREAKING long - I started them last weekend and now I'm only about 4.5" in and I have to go retrieve yet ANOTHER dropped stitch when I get home. I know the reasons it's taking so long, but can't do much about it unless I frog the whole thing. 1) They're in Cascade Fixation and since I knew socks are supposed to be densely knitting, I'm knitting with the elastic stretched out and even with the size 5 needles I'm using, that gives me a gauge of around 7.5 sts and 13 rows per inch. The entire reason I selected Cascade as my first sock yarn was so I could use bigger needles, be able to see my stitches, and have it go faster. Sigh. (I've also just been told it shrinks a bit so this was probably not the best idea I've ever had. However, there's still tons of stretch in the sock.) 2) Since the Lorna's Laces yarn that was supposed to become socks for Rudder after I finished the Cascade ones for me turned out to be pinker than expected, he asked for the Cascade yarn instead. Since this is for him, I'm going back and ripping out rows when necessary to correct small defects, like loose stitches that leave small holes in the sock. Not that he'd complain, but he has tender feet and wouild probably not wear them if they're not comfortable.
Why is sock-knitting supposed to be so much fun? I'm not getting it.
On the other hand, I did my first ILS approaches in the airplane yesterday (I'd done one in the simulator last week) and they went fairly well. I'm a lot more comfortable flying these days, finally. If I can't be domestic at least I can be good at something. (Though also, the pot of chili I made yesterday to eat during the week came out reasonably well, if possibly a little heavy on the tomato sauce. So I'm not a complete failure, domestically speaking.)
Posted by dichroic at February 7, 2005 12:50 PMIf you are really frustrated you should try Becky's sock pattern (I can email it to you)... I use Lion Brand Wool Ese and size 8, yes size 8 double pointed needles... the knit up quick! The socks are more for wearing clogs than anything - but we like them to wear around the house!
It's great to get the hang of things with big needles, big yarn, and then transfer your skills down to more "frustrating" yarns!
Good Luck!
All this knit talk makes me want to try it again. The last serious knitting I did was in high school. Used to knit during Latin to stay awake. By having a 'distraction' I knew I had to be on my toes and paying attention to the class. It worked. Gave the teacher the scarf. Well done on the flying! ~LA
Posted by: LA at February 8, 2005 02:03 AM