When last we saw Bex, she was sailing the high seas, in search of her soul, or should I say “sole,” mate…
Super Sis even tried her on and made no secret about wanting Bex all for herself…
Dream on, Sista!
Anyhoo, last night, the great search ended when, lo and behold, her mate appeared!
At last, I don’t have to stare into Bex’s lovelorn stitches peeking through the plastic baggie I’d stored her in. She’d been giving me the What For ever since I cast on last August, and I’d put her away in the extra bedroom to spare myself the guilt trip.
“You’re weak,” she would say, “Allowing your heart to be swayed by this or that project and, thus, sharing…no GIVING your one-on-one attention to another.”
Yeah, yeah. Whatever.
I’m cold, what can I say.
I knew that Bex would ultimately be residing with me and thus gave her the lowest priority.
But FINALLY! I was ready to resume work on her. I actually think I heard Bex laughing at my early struggle to pick up where I’d left off.
A little background…
This is Cookie A’s design from her book Sock Innovation.
She’s one of my favorite sock designers. Her patterns are always so intricate-looking.
I used a wonderful and inexpensive yarn for this project…Berroco Comfort Sock, Color 1702, and knit on size 1 1/2 (2.5 mm) needles. It required every single bit of one skein plus about a yard of another skein (to finish the last two rounds and the bindoff).
The pattern really wasn’t that hard, except for the top of the heel. The directions did not mention this, but you have to knit the cables in reverse on the wrong side.
Um, yeah. At least the front of the book gives you information on how to do this, but if you plod right through the chart and don’t think about it first, you’ll find yourself tinking. This was one time when I was smart and figured it out beforehand. It was easier said than done, though. Cabling in reverse will not be something I do very often.
Regardless, the end product is DIVINE! The yarn is soft, and the cables make the socks thick and smooshy. They are fabo and will stay in my dresser drawer because, as most of us know, only yarnies truly appreciate socks like these!
Now…what to cast on next…
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