It’s been a long while…

I have finally decided to post again.  I just got way too busy this last year with school.  Most of everything in my life took a back seat.  Even knitting.  I made it through the last semester though.  3.93 gpa.  Not too shabby.  I started reading the Outlander series and that wiped out a nice chuck of my time.  Is it normal to read so much of something that you start having weird dreams that you are in 18th century Scotland being chased by English Dragoons?  I can’t even lift a claymore, let alone wield one.  Ahh, dreams…

I ordered the knitpicks wooden circulars last week and have been practically  sitting on my mailbox waiting for them.  The midwest ice storm held up the shipping.  Global Warming, huh?  My mailman hates me.  I think I might be vying for the number one position.  It is between my and my neighbor’s daschund.

I’m still on this sock thing.

So, yesterday I finally threw in the towel and decided to get some help with the socks.  I walked over to Misknits and asked Amber for help.  She is awesome!  She really knows her stuff and is patient and helpful.  I have gone to the Studio for help before, but Amber is way better and friendlier.  It is awesome that I have a LYS right across the street from my house.  If you haven’t been in there, go.  It is worth it.  She has great yarn, but the help she is willing to give is so great.  I think she has an UFO night on Wednesdays.  Her website is www.misknits.com.  She won’t be at WWKIP day but she is having a huge sale that day.  I plan on going after the park.  Anyway, back to the socks.  I thought the pattern I am using was a little weird.  It was written out funny.  I have been using the toe up sock pattern from knitty.  Amber finally helped me get the short row thing figured out.  Thank you!  I think I am on the right track now.  I hope I have paid my dues to the knitting goddesses of fate.  Now on to the lace pattern part of the sock…

F@*#ing Socks!

Oh my god I hate socks right now.  I have given up on the sock that was top down.  I started working on a toe up sock and had a little bit better luck.  I actually finished it.  It uses short rows for the toe and heel.  I had some trouble with the short rows.  My sock looks a little wonky in places.  Last night at my weekly stitch n bitch I cast on for the second sock.  (3 effing times)  I could not work the short rows.  I know I messed them up on the first sock, but for the life of me I couldn’t do it last night.  I need help!  I have looked at every book I own, on the net, everywhere.  I don’t know if the pattern I am using is full of shit or if it is me.  I have tried this sock so many times I am beginning to lose it.  What is wrong with me.  Oh, and I have lost my house keys.  This is something I never do.  Oh, the cruel goddess of fate.  Why do you mock me?  I’m telling you it’s the socks.  They are after me…

Socks and Peaches

I am sitting here eating peaches (which I now realize is funny) doing everything in my power not to knit the sock that I started.  I have never tried to knit a sock before and I think this one is against me.  It is secretly plotting the best way to drive me completely insane.  A dropped stitch here, purling when I should be knitting, it hates me.  Really hates me.  I keep making stupid beginner mistakes.  I am thinking about trying a toe up sock instead and see if I have better luck…there is definitely only going to be one sock.  Just don’t tell the sock, I might end up having an “accident”. 

Purling

I have a theory.  For some reason purling sometimes seems the bane of a Knitters existence.  I have found very few knitters that really love to purl.  They usually feel that this stitch slows them down.  It does use a bit more yarn per stitch and who wants to use up your stash on the purl stitch?  I think I know a way of curing the pessimistic purler.  Now, this will only work on a brand new knitter who has never picked a pair of needles.  I think Knitters should teach the purl stitch first.  Why not?  It creates the the same fabric as knitting every row.  A new knitter won’t know any better and they will spend their new knitting time perfecting the purl stitch first.  They will get more practice at it and will have it down.  I think this will work.  Now I need an unsuspecting victim…   

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