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Jim's Camouflage Socks

Sorry, it took me so long to post these. All we've got now is dial up at home, and because it's so slow, I'm less inclined to sit in front of the computer.

Anyway, these were the socks I was knitting at our jammie party. Jim really loves them. They're made from fine merino wool courtesy of "Happy Feet." I'm working on a new pair for a friend, using the self-striping yarn that Paula gave me (many thanks!). I'm on the gusset and will post them as soon as I'm done.

Paula, the jammie party was great! Thanks again for the gifts and the VIP treatment!

(Hope this post turns out better than the bunny one. This time, I uploaded the photo first before adding the print. Everything looks normal when I work on the post, but when it's published, pictures and print go haywire. What have I been doing wrong?)

Toe Up Socks on Two Circular Needles

A couple of weeks ago Jim took all the boys on a snowboarding weekend. I had Mary and Lisa over and we had a sock knitting/martini pajama party extravaganza. I made lasagna, Mary brought her homemade bread and Lisa brought a salad with her homemade croutons.

Mary had a very easy toe up sock pattern she shared with us. I will only make socks on two circulars so that I have two finished socks when I am done, otherwise I would never finish the second one.

I really liked the pattern and colors of my sock yarn. It is the Patons brand and very inexpensive. Working with such thin yarn and small needles was challenging. It took me a month to finish the socks and I worked on them for hours at a time. I tend to knit tightly so I had blisters on four of my fingers. Who knew knitting could be so hazardous?

I finally finished the socks and learned a very valuable lesson. DO NOT BIND OFF TOO TIGHT. I went to try on my pretty new socks and could not get them up around my ankles. I almost gave up, but decided to unravel my bind off and redo them with an extremely loose bind off. It was not easy and took me hours last night. Finally they are done and look pretty good!