![The Irish have a phrase anamchara which means soul friend. I’d like to wish the happiest of birthdays to a soul friend.
I appreciate her support of my writing journey and how she’s always game to chat about my shifter romances.
I also love that she never seems to get enough of me and that feeling is mutual.
She sings, dances, hikes, makes balloon animals, takes brilliant photos, and writes poetry. I admire the way she parents. And yes, she can knit.
Perhaps more than anything, I treasure the laughs we’ve shared.
@marz1pan , you had me at hello! Happy Birthday!!!
[ID: rainbow sock in progress, grilled shrimp taco, strawberry lemonade, guacamole and chips.
You can spy Megan’s fingers snagging some guac in the upper left!
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First, I really enjoy dropping stitches. It’s the same feeling I used to get when a teacher would suddenly announce that a test was open-book. Legal cheating?!? wheeee!!! So, I’m on my just dropped some stitches high, and I’m knitting along and the pattern says to knit the heel flap. About halfway through the heel flap, I realize that the stockinette fabric is thin. Too thin for a heel – these will be worn out in no time and since they’re a gift, that simply will not do.
Now, I’m, at the very least, an intermediate sock knitter, so I get a little smug and rip back the heel flap, I read a little bit of the The Knitter’s Book of Socks and begin again with a lovely slip stitch flap. I finish that up, admire my handy work and then go back to the pattern to see what she has planned next…
…only to realize that the pattern ACTUALLY says that I should have done a slip stitch heel to begin with. Nice. At this point, I realize that I have two pattern reading modes:
– Test and complex knitting mode, where I read every comma, every word, every stitch.
– and evidently pattern scan mode where I assume I know what it says. In case you’re wondering, this is not the most efficient way to knit.
Mine raveled here
Ps. To see what other folks are working on, go check out Tami’s Amis and Small Things Yarn Along (I’m listening to/reading “The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive” audio book – so far, I give it a 6.5/10).
Tags: Claire de Lune, Dizzy Lettuce, knit, lichen, Night of the Living Socks, sock yarn, Walking Dead, WIP Wednesday
An intermediate?
Please.
In my book…total perfection. You should give yourself more credit. You’re the bomb diggity.
I was trying to be humble. Get it? :)
I have no room to judge since I’m guilty of the same thing. The socks are looking great!
Thanks!
You enjoy dropping stitches?!?! That’s crazy talk. :-D I’m totally guilty of being a pattern scanner. I do it more than I care to admit.
I’m starting to feel like I might be alone in my dropping stitches love.
Heels amaze me. I’ve barely got the short row heel covered haha. Looks great and I’ve definitely scanned a pattern before only go whoopsie later on haha.
I just follow the patterns. I’m not sure I know what the names of each heel type are.
Yeah, I need to work on my pattern reading skills. Just about the time I start feeling like “I got this”, I make a huge blunder and have to start over. Thanks for reading and sharing.
I think as soon as we think “I got this.”, we’re definitely doomed.
Funny! I’m sure everyone can relate to this post. Like the colors of your sock!
Thanks! The Lichen colorway is very pretty.