I was going to be finished with my sister’s Sidewinder socks yesterday and as I grafted the second one (right), I realized that there was something terribly wrong with the first sock (left). Actually, I had known there was something wrong with it the whole time, but I just couldn’t say what. I knew that the toe was too pointy, that when my sister put it on it looked too tight. She said it felt fine, but I knew in my gut that there was something odd about it. Always trust your gut.
Then as I did up the second sock, I realized that I had left out 8 of the stockinette rows smack in the middle of the sock! I frogged the sock yesterday afternoon and I am already back to the point where I had left out the rows. I ripped the whole sock because I didn’t like the cast-on I had used. It looked icky in the graft. I am going to try to get it finished tonight, in between kid wrangling and canning Spaghetti sauce.
In better news, the mailman left this on my door step today!
It was all full of yummy fiber from Christina over at The Dye Pot. They are having a 30% off sale on their handpainted fibers, and I scooped up 3 pounds of it!
I got Arizona Sands, in Superwash. This is my September fiber for the SAL at the Spinners Central group on Ravelry.
Mixed Fruit in Merino
Sea Glass in Merino
These are super soft fibers! When I opened the box, Teeny kept petting the fiber and laying her face on them. I don’t blame her, I couldn’t stop petting it too. Christina was super nice to work with and incredibly understanding when paypal refused to update to my new address. The Dye Pot is certainly being added to my list of fantastic fiber folks! I can’t wait to spin this up.
Next time I hope to have a review of the new Harmony Wood Needles from Knitpicks
September 13, 2007 at 4:35 pm
I saw those fibers in your Flickr, they are fantastic. Her fibers look so nice, someday I will definitely place an order.
I am sorry on the socks, that really stinks!!! I think it is a week for frogging, because I just had to rip out 12 rows on a project that I am working on, ugh!
You ordered the new Knitpicks?? I am jealous, it is definitely on my Christmas list, we have to be frugal right now with adoption fees coming up hopefully soon. Yikes!
Have fun with the new fibers!
September 13, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Geez, at this rate I won’t need to go to SAFF, it seems like you just planted a homing beacon right to everything I need.
September 19, 2007 at 6:53 am
I want to be on ravelry if only to get fiber like that… drool