Post Thanksgiving

Again I find myself so busy that I am neglecting my writing.  Poor blog.

Recurring health issues have made this a hard autumn; I am blown away by the sustaining power of God.  Even during this time I have been creating, socks again though at first stitch with kicking and (silent) screaming.  As with all things craftsy, I am not motivated UNTIL I am motivated....once I got the second fuschia sock done I was in full swing again!  Here are my latest two pair, though another pair slipped itself in there and was sent off to Minnie.  :)

This is Judy Decker's Cast On.  YouTube has several vids on this but I use only the one from Judy herself.  It makes for no seam at the toe which feels heavenly when cozied around the foot.

Increases until the alloted stitches to go around the foot comfortably.

 

First fuchsia sock done.....Stroll Merino Sock yarn from KnitPicks.

 



 

Cat Bordhi's Smooth as Tomato heel---of course YouTube-----most of my sock pattern creation came from Cat's eBook on socks.....the heel is not the normal short-row technique.  I've had to watch it a dozen times before I could do it without referring to it.  Much of that is because I'm on a sock-frenzy and do it a few times a week now.  :)



 

Opal Sock yarn----this was a love/hate relationship the whole way.  I love the colors, I hated how scratchy it felt.  It was counter-intuitive for me to plod through the knitting-----I am a very tactile person----but surprisingly enough I've found that they are not really scratchy on my feet.  WooHoo!  Maybe there is more Opal in my future!!