january one: If the Socks Are A Rockin', Don't Come Knockin'

November 03, 2005

If the Socks Are A Rockin', Don't Come Knockin'

Introducing Rock Star's hippie cousin:

This sock is all about the love and while it still ROCKS, it does in a DUUUUDE, catch my trail kind of way. Its mate has already been started. Maybe a finished pair by next Monday.

I'm feeling really bad about all the Jaywalker's I'm seeing out and about in blogland. Seems many, many people are having problems with gauge. This makes me sad because I'm at the point where I cast on my 76 stitches and rock out. No issues whatsoever. I'm using Addi size #1s. Two circs. I think I might have knit a bit tight on this third sock because my scale's telling me I've got 2oz left to start the second sock. I started out with the same 3.8 oz as the ROCK STAR pair and by the time I got to the second one on that pair I had 1.9 oz left. No biggie. Just a little more wiggle room. Anyway - I'm hoping people can work out their issues with the pattern because I really, really love it. Something about it goes so fast for me. Maybe because I've got all the measurements in my head (like 25 repeats before the heel; 57 before the toe) so I know exactly where I am at all times and how much I have left. And, still, I'm LOVING this yarn. I think I want to get two skeins of Fire on the Mountain so I can make extra long socks. I think the natural pooling in the stockinette is really nice. I'd like to see it run free on some knee highs.

Speaking of SOCKS THAT ROCK - JANET rocks. She won the blogiversary grand prize - a pair of socks, knit by moi, in her choice of SOCKS THAT ROCK colorways. Toni's out of stock, ahem, right now, but Janet - let me know what you want and your size (fingers crossed for small feet) and I'll get started, oh I don't know - how's January sound? Things should be pretty slow by then. ;-)

And Wendy wins the runner-up prize. She'll get some SOCKS THAT ROCK - but she'll have to knit it up herself. Wendy wins because I liked her birthday present suggestion the best. A tiara. You know what? She's absolutely right. I wouldn't have considered myself a tiara kind of girl, but after wearing Charlotte's Butterfly Princess Tiara at various times on Halloween, I'm saying YES! Bring on the diamonds! Every girl needs some sparkle in her life, no? (Although Mason Dixon Ann almost won with her suggestion of pillows. I could use some new pillows Ann, so feel free! And I also ~~need~~ liked Patti's suggestion of a year of housecleaning.)

All the rest of you should worry not. I will most likely be buying myself a wheel and Georgie's got the whole Bruce thing covered. He let me know the other day that we'll be going to see him on November 18th. Look for the hyperventilating to begin around the 10th.

So Janet and Wendy - congratulations and send me your addresses. And then go back and read yesterday's post. HAHAHAHA! I'm pathetic.

When I made my startling confession to being a deadhead, some of you questioned my mention of "the one." I just love how you all leaped to Georgie's defense. So sweet. Have no fear - if you read carefully I put "the one" in quotations marks - clearly demarcating that even though this was a "the one" it wasn't THE the one! Georgie is THE THE ONE. The one and only. As in She's The One. "The One" is the guy I gave that very special gift that you only give once - in a basement rec room with Light My Fire playing in the background. I shit you not. Ahhh. Special Memories. All I have to say is that he was no Steve Lapierre. Of that I'm sure. ;-)

Oh yeah. In the interest of full disclosure I bought some more yarn. Sock yarn at that. Someone stop me.

Pretty purply Koigu. Couldn't resist.

Long coveted Vesper Sock Yarn. Enough said.

Have a great day!
L, C

Posted by Cara at November 3, 2005 09:29 AM
Topics: Deadhead Socks ~ Socks ~ Stash

Comments

Wow, I can't believe it! I never win anything, except once, when I was about 13, I won some plastic flowers in a white vase at a baby shower that my mom dragged me to. Thanks, and please don't stress about when. I'm just tickled that I actually won!

Posted by: Janet at November 3, 2005 10:12 AM

You need a black light for those socks.

Does STR have a color called Uncle John's Band?

xox Kay

Posted by: Kay at November 3, 2005 10:12 AM

Love the socks, C! Great looking. They most definitely rock :)

and that Vesper yarn? yum.

Posted by: Lolly at November 3, 2005 10:41 AM

Oooh, you got Vesper!! Goody for you! I bought that color too and it was hand-delivered to my door on Halloween night. Along with the new green colorway. See, those K Pixie gals live right here in my town so I not only get free delivery, I get FAST delivery. Great lookin' socks that rock, too.

Posted by: Carole at November 3, 2005 11:00 AM

I reconsidered the house cleaning for a year. It should be for life, otherwise it would be a huge shock at the end of the year. :)

I ADORE Koigu colors. MMMMMM.

Posted by: Patti at November 3, 2005 11:21 AM

You always have the best sock yarn pictures! Purple Koigu!...my oh my!
Duuude, I so love your STR Jaywalkers!! (Psst, Toni will be in Utah for SOAR and we might get to dine together;-)!!!!)
I'm envious you 'did it' to Light My Fire.

Posted by: margene at November 3, 2005 11:22 AM

ooooh, vesper! lovely stuff.

Posted by: anne at November 3, 2005 11:36 AM

Gimme a break... Light My Fire??? You're really serious aren't you?

And what... no Steve... does that mean he was a Hai Karate or Old Spice kinda guy rather than a Brut? Ya crack me up, girl.

Posted by: Vicki at November 3, 2005 12:27 PM

"Stop me" and Koigu don't even appear in the same zip code.

muah :-)

Posted by: Lee Ann at November 3, 2005 01:42 PM

Love your feet and your presents inspire envy. You dog, you. We should have a "where did you lose your cherry contest". Prize determined by vote.

Posted by: Laurie at November 3, 2005 01:44 PM

My god, the Vesper! Bestill my beating heart. I had many ones before Moxie, so I understood immediately that Georgie was not in the least threatened by that former stooge. Once you find THE ONLY ONE (and he listens to Bruce - our favorite is Jersey Girl), the other ones are forgotten.

By the way, you may have a little, um, sock problem, but I doubt anyone who comments here is going to intervene.

xox,

Posted by: Julia at November 3, 2005 02:25 PM

as we all know, there is only one Steve LaPierre. (you beat me to it, I have been mulling over all the many ways to make a LaP reference .....)

Posted by: ann at November 3, 2005 03:10 PM

you are so socktacular.

Posted by: margaux Pena at November 3, 2005 04:53 PM

I feel like I should rename these "Cara's Fire on the Mountain" certainly you have made them sing and Jerry would be happily truckin along. I must say I forgot about Uncle John's Band.(how could I) Us Blue Mooner's have so enjoyed your blog . Maybe you would let us supply the yarn for Janet's socks. A joy it would be!

Posted by: tina at November 4, 2005 12:18 AM

Wow! I can't believe I won -- though I firmly believe that you NEED a tiara!

I've emailed you :-)

Posted by: Wendy at November 4, 2005 04:43 AM

very, very nice. you completely justify all of the sock yarn purchases. love that koigu!
how's baby boy g doing?
i just put my old (homemade) wedding tiara on cocoa pebs and got a big "WOW".

Posted by: mrspilkington at November 4, 2005 09:58 AM

I *love* the Koigu.

And a belated Happy Blogiversary! Congratulations on one year -- and 300 posts!

Posted by: Cordelia at November 4, 2005 01:22 PM

Your Fire on the Mountain Jaywalkers look great! It's totally got me wanted to give it try once again.

I got a lot of comforting emails and comments about my own harrowing experience in trying to knit the Jaywalker socks. Turns out that I'm not a) as nearly a horrible knitter as I thought and/or b) completely bonkers. Whew. Hopefully someone can figure out this whole gauge issue because those socks sure are pretty.

Posted by: Sandra at November 4, 2005 01:51 PM