First Sock… updated
2005 @ 2:04 pm
3:30 PM
What a long weekend. I got a ton accomplished, including finishing my first sock! Kitchener Stitch is a blast–I’ll definitely be using this technique whenever possible. So easy! I only had to watch the video once, which quite surprised me. Maybe its because Steph had been sing songing “knit, slip, purl… purl, slip, knit” to me earlier in the week? Pics to come… Mr. Sassy has been hogging the camera and taking tons of pics of the construction of his new restaurant. He claims he will be home tonight so I’ll get a model shot.
That’s all the knitting news for now! Second sock is already in progress…
7:50 PM
Oh well, I had to model myself! The toe is a bit long, but I’ll take care of it in Part Two.
Sock progress
2005 @ 1:05 pm
So, I have some camera phone pics of my Crusoe sock gusset. I had to call Lisa last night to be sure that it was okay to have the stitches distributed unevenly between the two circular needles (it is!)… the directions are written for dpn’s, which are not my instruments of choice. Between her talking me through, knittinghelp.com, and this set of photos and instructions, I was able to figure out where to apply the decreases (I hope!).
For sock #2 I’d like to clear up some of the yicky spots… i.e., no more visible ssk bars!
Thank you again to the MTA for f-ing up my commute again, giving me far more knitting time that usual.
Hot Spider Action!
2005 @ 11:03 am
Last night was the Spiders Holiday party! Hosted by Katie and Amanda, the night was a great success, complete with gift swap… which got a bit nasty, but not as nasty as it could have.
I spent the day in search of items for my gift package–fun! Then I spent a while looking for something festive that I fit into. Not fun. Here’s what I wound up with… I was ready before Mr. Sassy so I spent some time with my latest project–my first sock!
It’s the Crusoe sock from Knitty, modified slighty for a man:
So far I love this pattern! It’s a lot of fun. I cast of 64 stitches and am hoping that it will fit. These are Mr. Sassy’s Christmas present this year, I gave up on keeping that a secret pretty quickly. He would rather a sweater, but this is all I can muster at the moment. (Thanks Steph for loaning me your size 2 needles!)
On to the party… Katie and Amanda arranged for a fabulous gift swap. Each Spider opened a package in turn, but had the option of stealing another Spider’s gift! This being the case, going first was less than optimal. Poor Sarah had her gift stolen twice! No one could be blamed though… these gifts were great. Just look at Amanda’s face as she opened hers–stemless wineglasses and the Yarn Harlot’s latest book!
And look what I got:
Sarah’s taste is right on point–how often do we compliment each other’s Anthropologie sale purchases? No one in their right mind would turn down Jaques Torres hot chocolate and I am really excited about the Wrap Style book! I had never thumbed through it before and I really like most of the patterns. And yes, I photographed the wrapping paper; I love it! My family has always saved the good paper for use year after year and this stuff is no exception. I just love it when the tape comes off with such ease! It’s the little things in life I guess. I was happy to hear that Sarah’s family had the same habit. Hopefully she did not have to endure the teasing of cousins that we did 
.
And just as I typed that last line, I caught the Sassy Cat redhanded with my presents:
“Yes, there is a good chance I am crumpling your paper”
It was also really nice to wake up to this on a Sunday morning!
Happy Holidays to my Spiders and all the other knitters out there 
