Really random randomosity

[oyceter]

1. Courtesy of jinian, apparently it is World Rat Day! And to think, I almost missed it and was not going to play with the ratties today in favor of getting more sock knitting done.



2. I picked up stitches for the first time ever! OMG, cannot believe I have been knitting seriously for two entire years and only now have picked up stitches. It really says something about how much I enjoy finishing, huh? Also, I started knitting my first sock! It's so sad! After knitting so long with Crystal Palace Kid Merino, which is about as thick as thread, only with a lot of fuzzy stuff around it, sock yarn feels so fat and substantial!



3. ZOMG! Blue Moon Fiber Arts Rockin' Sock Club had some extra open spaces and I insanely went for it! So more socks in the future! Also, eep, what did I get myself into?



4. Still have not made it to the other other knitting group, as real life keeps getting in the way, and since the mom arrives tomorrow, I cannot go tomorrow or next Sunday. Maybe next week.



5. Went to swing for the first time in a few weeks today, and despite it being live band night, there still weren't a lot of people. I talked to some others, and I think everyone went somewhere else. Sigh. Alas, that somewhere else is on Tuesday, and I have knitting every other Tuesday, except it sounds like all the fun dancers are going to the Tuesday one. And Skeevy Guy 1 and Skeevy Guy 2 are apparently becoming regulars at normal place, which is losing its fun vibe, as fewer and fewer people go dancing. Possibly I will try out the new place, except the week after next.



6. Must buy textbooks! Must not forget about classes!



7. Must read more! Must blog books! Must watch more TV! Woe, why can't I just download knowledge into my brain, come to think of it?



8. It is entirely possible that I have a few too many hobbies and entirely too little money and time to support them all. But... they're all so fun! Also, I met some dancers who knit today. My spheres collide!

Comments

[sophia-helix.livejournal.com]

Oooh, which sock pattern did you go with? And which yarn?

I'm just turning the heel on my first (real) sock; with US1 needles, it took a loooong time to get the cuff/leg as long as I wanted it.

[oyceter]

I'm doing Grumperina's Roza's Socks from the current IK, with Simply Stripes from KnitPicks that I got on sale when they got rid of the line. They have cute candy colors! It makes me happy. And I'm doing it magic loop on KnitPick Options 3s, though it'll be interesting to see how that works out later when the stitches are getting divided on dpns for the heel and the insole and etc.

Whoo! What about you?

[sophia-helix.livejournal.com]

I was so annoyed to find that Knitpicks had discontinued their self-striping sock yarns, because all the other options are more expensive than I'd like. Boo.

I'm using Brown Sheep Tenderfoote in Mistletoe, and doing a six-stitch-repeat harebell lace pattern out of Sensational Knitted Socks. I adore this book to pieces, since you just pick how many stitches you want, cast on for your foot circumference (there are tables!), and pick a pattern from the differently-numbered repeat collections. You must buy it. :)

And does the pattern say to switch to DPNs for the bottom of the sock? When I did my test sock, I just kept it on the circ and it worked out fine.

[oyceter]

Yeah... and I'm on the fourth stripe! The stitch for the sock isn't all that interesting (rib brioche), but the striping is so fun to watch! I'm hooked.

I do need to get that -- waiting for my gift certificate from credit card points, heh heh heh. Though I ended up splurging on Addi lace needles and SOAK wash when I ventured over to my yarn store today...

The pattern is actually written for dpns, so... we'll see!

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Yay socks!

[oyceter]

Yay indeed! And yay self-striping yarn, so fun to knit up!

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Happy World Rat Day!

[oyceter]

Yay! The rats got special food.