...knitting a sock. There are times when you are focused and interested, like learning short rows, and times you are flat bored, like knitting those interminable 7.5 inches of stockinette before anything interesting happens again. Then there are the fun times, the dreaming times when you near the cuff and the whole world of colors and textures lies before one. And the bad times...let me count the ways! Evil yarn that won't behave. Color stranding that is too tight...again. Lovely, expensive yarn that hops into the shopping bag but then won't fit into a shoe.
In spite of it all, I can understand the addictive nature of sock knitting, especially for a designer. What better way of working out patterns? 4-5 inches of cuff that go wrong is nothing compared to being halfway up a sweater before realizing the beautiful Fair Isle pattern that looked so stunning in a swatch is going to make the wearer look broad as a barn. Oh, yes, all of the big girls out there will flock to buy that little number!
At least the Knitty sock is ready to go. Just waiting for PayPal to verify my account and then...this weekend...up it goes! First submission and I'm shaking like a first date! Hello, it's just a sock pattern...
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