I am pleases that the yarn continues
not to pool—not even in an attractive way. It remains a heathery
tweed with shades of purple and green.
I have a lot of color in my
wardrobe—there is hardly a color I don't have (well yellow is often
in short supply) in my wardrobe--and the same goes for my
stash—but--I do need to go shopping and buy—sock yarn!
I have been knitting socks for my
son-in-law(about 2 pairs a year). He is a hunter (bow and arrow!)
and wool socks are a must for hunters. But since he walks close to a
mile to the subway each morning on the way to work, he likes dressy
wool socks too. (by dressy read—Dull, nondescript socks suitable
to wear to a NYC business office.) This year, I decided to knit him
a pair of football socks. Mostly dull boring (I hate to knit)
black—and to make them fun for me, with red stripes—They will
have a bit of stranded work, too. UGA—socks. Good for work (since
they are mostly black) good for hunting (mostly wool) and good fun
for a football fan (my grandchildren learned early on to cheer “Yay
Georgia!”)
I have had black sock yarn in the past,
and have 3 partial skeins of black, but no two the same shade, and
each skein is under an ounce—so not enough to be the main color in
a pair of striped socks.
I need some red yarn too—but if push
comes to shove, I can dye some yarn red. I have been busy with other
things, too. Knitting some hats, (documenting the details, too)
home improvements, culling the things I don't need, cleaning the
things I do, making some details (throw pillow, bolsters and shams)
and I have become active in a civic association, too.
But these socks are coming along are
almost done.
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