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October 24, 2005
Sock Tease
Click on the picture for a better view. ;-)
Heh. Heh. Heh.
Okay, sports fans, I kicked ass yesterday on the sock front. I actually considered pulling an all nighter to finish it, but alas, I didn't. 2:30's late enough to go to bed and then I slept like shit. 87000 dreams. I don't think I ever hit deep sleep to be honest. I'm exhausted. Back to the sock. I've done 44 pattern repeats (I'm counting the double decreases down the front of the sock) and the finished sock has 57. So I have 26 rows left before I start for the toe decreases and as the scale says, I have half an ounce left.
A word about the scale. There's definitely something wrong with it and as soon as this sock is finished I'm returning it. I knew pretty much as soon as I opened the box that it was a return - the instructions were kind of wrinkly and there was a Duracell battery in it already. And the low battery indicator was on. In fact, after changing the battery to a fresh one, the low battery indicator is STILL on. I weighed another one of my STR skeins and it came out to 3.8 (or 3.9 depending where it sat on the scale) as well, so I'm not too concerned that I'm getting small skeins, I just think the scale is off. I will be buying a new one.
Regardless, I've been weighing the freaking yarn like every ten rows. Which is ridiculous because I have no idea how much the first sock weighed at any given point during the knitting. I only know what it weighed at the END of the knitting. I will probably finish the sock today (or as much as I can - you know - if I run out of yarn) because I CANNOT STAND THE SUSPENSE! It's killing me not knowing if the yarn will make it to the end. The pathetic little ball looks so tiny.
In the meantime I've become convinced these socks are magic. I'm almost afraid to finish them for fear the White Sox will lose if I'm not knitting ROCK STAR socks. Ugh.
Now go back up there and click on the picture already. Lazy ass. ;-)
Posted by Cara at October 24, 2005 09:27 AM
Topics: Rock Star Socks
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Comments
I love love love love them. the colors and striping go great with the pattern. your stitches are perfect too, i noticed this with my socks. I now have to make this. I will search my sock stash for the right yarn, and cast on today. Beautiful Cara, simply beautiful...
Posted by: Leslie at October 24, 2005 10:27 AM
So...You don't think some other STR would rock enough?
Posted by: naomi at October 24, 2005 10:55 AM
I have that exact same scale. It's been called into service for all manner of, er, odd things over the past few years. If scales could talk. In this case, best that they can't...
Posted by: rock chick at October 24, 2005 11:14 AM
YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT! I just know it. And as long as we're knitting SOCKS the SOX will win!!
Posted by: margene at October 24, 2005 11:17 AM
Who you callin' a lazy ass? I clicked on the picture right at the begining. I swear.
Nice socks, dude.
Posted by: Carole at October 24, 2005 11:18 AM
Forget the scale! Keep knitting! You're going to make it!
Posted by: Jane at October 24, 2005 11:54 AM
Finally! Pictures. My next socks are definitely going to be out of my STR yarn. You are even turning me on to that rockin' pink! I love them. I'm holding my breath for you. Knit fast!
Posted by: Teresa C at October 24, 2005 11:54 AM
Love them.
I finished my first Dot Yarns sock last night. You're totally going to beat me on this one!
Posted by: Bookish Wendy at October 24, 2005 12:16 PM
Crossing my fingers and toes over here for you and the Sox ... your posts are completely eroding my resolve not to knit up the Socks That Rock currently calling to me from the Stash Closet. Love.Them.
Posted by: Ruth at October 24, 2005 12:54 PM
YOWZA! They are FABULOUS! (One less hank for the igloo, though.)
I'm thinking on the optimistic side, too, but am still at the EDGE OF MY SEAT!
Posted by: Vicki at October 24, 2005 12:58 PM
I just finished a sock with 30" of yarn leftover. I'm almost (but not quite) willing to bet that you'll be fine.
Damn, I feel like a moron for not buying any Socks that Rock yarn.
Posted by: Cassie at October 24, 2005 12:59 PM
oooh Cara, they be so pretty! And yes, I was a lazy ass until you called me out. :)
Posted by: Jen at October 24, 2005 01:08 PM
I send you the Claudia Knit Kharma I've been using. Those socks are so perfect, thy cannot let you down. I now have a good feeling about them. Rub the kharma when you doubt it. You'll be fine.
If all else fails, contrast toe.
Posted by: julia fc at October 24, 2005 01:53 PM
Gorgeous, both the socks and the feet. I'm so jealous.
Posted by: Lee Ann at October 24, 2005 02:27 PM
You have pretty feet. And I don't even have a foot fetish. But if I did....I'm just remarking. Careful, dude. I'm sweatin'. I don't think you're going to make it with the yarn. Prove me wrong, will ya?
Posted by: Norma at October 24, 2005 03:06 PM
Norma beat me to it ---- you really do have gorgeous feet. With feet like those, you should never wear socks! That would be like Sophia Loren wearing a bag over her head.
Posted by: ann at October 24, 2005 03:26 PM
Hey there Cara, I've just gotten here and I can't find an email, I'm reduced to comments. I'm working on a "Sunshine Sock" (I have dubbed mine "Rhinebeck Socks", alternatively, "Teeny Tiny Socks" for my Smallest Stitches Ever) and I'm wondering if you'll hate me forever if I put one of your pictures on my blog if I promise to link the hell out of it and say how awesome you are for the favor.
I'm a blogger with no camera, even though I'm fairly certain that's illegal.
E-mail me, but of course I will not do so without your permission. I'd also like to learn more about the guts of your Movable Type theme. You are also a better knitter than I am, by a large margin. Peace.
Posted by: Kathy at October 24, 2005 04:39 PM