Posted under meanderings & socks
…I knit like a fiend when I’m emotionally overwrought so it’s no wonder that I’ve been churning out sock after sock the past couple of weeks. Tomorrow morning I’ve got an appointment to get a root canal done and I’m half out of my mind with mind while the other half is out worrying about those wicked needles dentists like to use. I’m not usually phobic about needles, but when it comes to needles in my mouth, I become a full blown coward with a capital “C”.
I tried to work on my shawl, but I found that complicated chart knitting and painkillers just don’t mix. Thankfully, sock knitting and painkillers go together like martinis and olives. Since I finished the socks I had on the needles last night, I dug through my stash and found some lovely Trekking 109 on my new Knit Picks Classic Circulars size US1 and printed out the pattern for Gentleman’s Socks.
This is the first twisted stitch pattern I’ve done and it’s going really well thanks to my new needles. All the hype and clamor you’ve heard about these lovely beauties are true and then some. I could sing arias about their gently tapered points. They’re sharp enough to slide through the K2togs, yet they’re blunt enough that they do not split the yarn. The cables are supple and pliant. Yes, I could go on, but you’ve heard it all before.
As for the yarn? The yarn is like buttah. Buttah I tell you. It’s soft and silky with absolutely no itch. Its got elasticity. The marled strands make the knitting up of this pattern an adventure in colour. The stripes gives it that added zest that keeps you knitting to see what will happen next.
I’ve got a * cavities to fill over the next month, so I’m going to make sure I have a constant sock project on the needles and in my new KIPer bag. I’m beginning to feel a bit like a sock machine, but it works better then painkillers. Distraction is the key to happiness when it comes to pain.
Speaking of which, I was officially diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrom in both wrists earlier this month. Drastically cutting down on my computer time and medication has gotten my hands much better. I notice that shawl knitting seems to make them worse as well. I think it’s a matter of weight rather then the type of knitting. I’m not ready to give up shawl knitting yet though.
Have a great long weekend!
