First Project: Socks I'm nearly out of pink yarn, so I'm going to have a third color just for the toe. Again, it's my first pair of socks, so I'm not striving for perfection and I'm happy to use up some scraps. My dad and I often bonded over a love of literature. He introduced me to Middle Earth by reading The Hobbit to me at bedtime. I delighted in being called a hobbit by him when I was about 7 or so, donning my hooded green fleece. When I pulled together my Halloween costu

First Project: Socks All the hard parts are done. Now I just have to make sure the feet are pretty much the same length and finish up. These are going to be so cozy! My dad was raised in the newspaper business and would quote his favorite style book (Strunk & White) to me. "Omit needless words! Omit needless words! Omit needless words!" Fundraiser: Cancer Research and Care American Cancer Society funds research and offers patient support to help eliminate cancer and ease the

First Project: Socks Making good progress. No time for a full musing today. I’ll aim to post an update every day, but a full post once or twice a week. Whenever I asked my dad how much something cost he replied, "buck two eighty five." Fundraiser: Cancer Research and Care American Cancer Society funds research and offers patient support to help eliminate cancer and ease the mental and physical suffering it causes. Follow along, comment, share, and please consider donating. I’

First Project: Socks Yesterday was pretty frustrating. I knew when I started the 2nd sock that I didn’t have enough blue yarn. Changing yarns isn’t a big deal, I expect I’ll run out of pink yarn as well, and I am happy to let my first socks really look like they’re my first socks. The tough bit is turning the heel. I redid it about 3 or 4 times last night, but it kept looking wrong. This one finally looks about right. Not excellent, but pretty good. My dad was always full of

First Project: Socks I’m starting very much in the middle of a knitting project. I started my first sock a couple years ago, put it away, found it a couple weeks ago, and took it apart to start again, because I didn't remember what I was doing, and finished it last week. The goal is to learn to make socks, not to make the best socks. I'm using the pattern Firefly's Beginner Socks, supplemented with Purl Together's Knit Socks videos. The yarn is something I found in my stash,