On Time...For a Change

Woo Hoo! I actually got my sock for Ravelry's Sock Innovation Group's July KAL done before the deadline. Last month's sock was sooo close, but failed to be completed before the end of the month by a mere 12 hours. I figured I'd messed up another month when I did not cast on until mid-July, but what the heck I needed the break from the Sweater. All I've knit the last few days has been these socks. I must say that I love how they came out.

The attention to detail that Cookie A puts into her designs is fantastic. She really takes the time to insure that the ribbing in the cuff flows into the patterning all the way down the leg. Rick is no exception to the rule...the twisted rib cuff flows right into her spiraling pattern all the way down to the heel. Her design switches things up at the foot, but still flows along lining up as it travels. Love the symmetry.

Since she has designed the socks to mirror one another I hope I'll be able to remember which is "Left" & which is "Right"...maybe. The other thing I'm liking about these socks is the fit...the twisted stitches help in the fit around my narrow feet. Sometimes I have difficulty with socks being a bit "baggy" around the heels & ankles...not these.

Details:
Pattern: Rick from Sock Innovation by Cookie A

Yarn: Mountain Colors, Bearfoot, 60% Superwash Wool, 25% Mohair, & 15% Nylon, Thunder Head Colorway, purchased from The Yarn Lounge. I used 73 grams of a 100 gram skein.

Needles: 4 size #2 DPN's, I think these are Boyles...metal anyway.

Size: Ladies size 9 1/2 inch foot

Gauge: 30 sts/ 4 inches

Mods: None...16 leg repeats to reach 7 inches for the leg. Left foot stopped at row 52 of left foot chart. Right foot stopped at row 50 of right foot chart.

New, Fresh & Different

I have become so bored with my knitting lately. Thinking it's because I have only had one work in progress. You read that right...only ONE. It's been mentioned before that things can get ugly when I only have the one thing going. To be honest I have had the Etrusca half done...twice. I get the front (or is it the back) done, realize that it is looking way too short, frog & repeat. Two times. It's in it's project bag along with the needles & notes. Waiting. For what? Probably frogging I'm afraid...again. Maybe I need to re-swatch or change patterns for the Calmer to work out for me. Love the yarn, but so far not working for this pattern.

So tired of knitting on my Mom's Sweater that I decided to take a brief break from it. Who really needs a sweater finished in the middle of July. Really. I cast on Rick by Cookie A a few days ago. This so happens to be the current choice of the Sock Innovation Group on Ravelry for the month of July. Who knows I may actually get both socks done before the end of the month...maybe. I have yet to get the KAL choice completed during the actually month. The last one was done 12 hours past the allowed time. How do these people finish their socks in less than 2 days?

Pics to follow soon...camera batteries are charging. Seems to the the way things go around here...off to finish the laundry.