race to the finish

I’m so in love with my Pomatomus sock, it’s not even funny. On the other hand, I hate my Jaywalker sock even more. Specifically, I hate the yarn. It’s really cute in small batches (like the first two inches of this sock), but it’s too fussy for me. The sock pattern is lovely, though–sturdy and very easy to memorize. I think I would prefer them in a solid color. I have some Lorna’s Shepherd Sock in Harvest en route to my house, originally intended for a pair of opera gloves, but I think I’ll make another pair of Jaywalkers with it instead. Or maybe some red-ish Trekking I’ve had my eye on, though maybe I need a break from stripes.

I’m really looking forward to my trip to New York next weekend (a very nice birthday present from my mom). I need a little break and change of scenery to clear my head. My poor little head is feeling stuffed and disoriented from all the pre-move agendas and never-ending lists. Once I return, I have a week and a half before driving out to Portland! That’s another fun vacation in itself. My sister Kelly is driving out with me, which means a week of camping and midwestern sight-seeing. Oh, and 2,000 miles to cover. We don’t have a specific date we need to be there, so it’s two gals and the open road. And hopefully some coffee in there somewhere. Lots of coffee.

pomatomus begins

I have been a crazy sock knitter lately. The portability of them is appealing, as I am tying up loose ends and running around everywhere. In my many errands, I stopped by Nina and aquired 2 skeins of Lorna’s Laces shepard sock in Motherlode. They pretty much insisted on their own that they must immediately be turned into a pair of Pomatomus socks. I dropped the Jaywalkers (about 1/2 of one sock done) and started these yesterday. Contrary to popular opinion, they knit up quickly and are pretty easy. The pattern is well-written and easy to follow–so far anyway. I love how quickly the pattern appeared, making me want to knit faster and faster because I can’t wait to wear them. That’s the sign of a good knit, eh? The yarn is richly colored and, honestly, intoxicating. I love it all together. Hopefully they will be done soon! These will officially be my first pair of completed socks, provided I don’t get sucked into another pattern and lovelier yarn. Nah, not possible.  That doesn’t sound like me at all…

first sock

Alright, so here it is. It’s my first sock. I’m not entirely finished with it, but I don’t care. The yarn is too thin for this gauge and I didn’t wrap the heel stitches. The pattern didn’t call for it, but I know better, so this sock isn’t going any further. I am going to use this very cute yarn to make Jaywalker socks instead.

I’m sorry if all this has made me cranky. This sock is stupid. I’m also cranky about Photobucket. Apparently I no longer have an account with them. My photos are still being hosted, but according to the assholes in charge, I just don’t have an account anymore. Which means that I have to fucking organize my Flickr account (which I don’t want to do right now) because it will be looked at. Photobucket was easy for Myspace and photos I didn’t really want to catalog and commit to. I’ve been wanting to organize my photos for years now, but all the wedding photos last year took precedence. I put together albums for our parents and for us and it was crazy time consuming. Now I’ll do it digitally. In the meantime, please ignore my unorganized photos and enjoy the existing sets and collections. Hopefully by the end of the week I will have everything organized.

The end.

Oh, and fuck you Photobucket. I always thought you had a stupid name.