Well, way back when I last posted, I was going to log on the next day and tell you all about my latest acquisition; yet, I didn't. There's a reason for that.
I had just received and was eager to share just how wonderful Cookie's book, Sock Innovations, is. Lots of space devoted to explanation about the design process, beautiful patterns (I'd like to knit all but two or three of them, making this a wonderful value considering how much people are charging for individual patterns these days), and gorgeous photos. In fact, my only complaint--a slight one at that--is that I would have liked it to be spirally bound like several of Interweave's other sock books. Most of the patterns involve detailed charts, so it would have been nice to be able to open the book and lay it flat. Oh well, I'll probably just make copies of the charts, anyhow, as I like to mark off which rows I've knit.
Now, as to why I didn't eagerly post my brief review of the book: Well, sometime between my last post and the following day, I grew painfully sick of knitting socks. Maybe it's because I've been knitting socks almost exclusively. Maybe it's because I had just begun knitting Meida's Socks from Favorite Socks, and I hated the pattern as well as knitting sportweight yarn on Size 1 needles (ouch!). Whatever--enough is enough, and I'm taking a break.
I tossed the Meidas into the trash (hated the yarn) and decided to start any project that I wanted to, as long as I could get enthusiastic about it. I'm still working out the details on that one.
In the meantime, here's the last pair of socks that you'll see here for a while. Well, maybe I'll start something easy in a a self-striping yarn just to have a portable project, but Cookie's book will have to wait a while, probably until next fall.
These are the Twin Rib Socks from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch. The yarn is Creatively Dyed Luxury Sock in "Lucky Days." It's very soft, and that, in addition to the ribbing, makes them squooshy and comfortable. I like them. I even like the bright aquatic colors since they don't flash or pool.
So that's all for now. I'll check in with my next project once I've decided what that is.
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