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January 17, 2006
This and That
Thanks for all the kind comments on sweater. I felt kinda braggerty posting it but hey its not like you *have* to read my blog. OK in knitting news I finished the first sock. Not sure if I should lengthen it or not. Why do we stop the foot 2" shorter than desired length when the toe shaping isn't that long? Not grinching. Here is a close up of the sock on foot[I didnt' shave my legs so am wearing pants]: 
As mentioned before I love this sock and I especially love this sock in this yarn. If you paid attention to fuzziness of a few days ago you may have noticed it looked a wee bit off. The ankle is 4" around unstretched and maybe 6" at top of cuff unstretched. But when I put the sock on I can almost hear it....."ah elka I was nothing til I met you~ your feet are wonderful and I love them so much.... let me cling to every beautiful curve .... no! your callouses are lovely don't feel bad let me love you .... baby I mean it I love you... stop your being silly ~dont be shy really you are lovely and I love love love your feet...." Don't believe me? Check out the love:
In other not weird feet loving sock news I have asked The Mistress of Pain, The Goddess of all that is Unholy in Knitting, The... words fail me if I joined the sadist in training's group could I be excused from her weekly sessions for the duration. I haven't heard back but I suspect its cause she is cackling evily and composing suitably chastising letters about discipline and building character. Why oh why do I have to be such a masochist? I am swatching just in case.
Mama Liz, to whom we owe the blog, posted about MT and comments. I found 6 comments that had been automatically junked and the list only went back to beginning of year{I have been blogging almost 2 or is it 3 now}. I think I have fixed the problem but if you left a comment and it never showed up or I didn't reply its cause of MT not cause I thought your opinion was unworthy. I have been quite dismayed, and in fact mentioned it on Michelle's blog, that I never get comments. Or at least 20 comments in a year is close enough to never for me. I was even tempted to get rid of blog and just stop boring everybody who accidentally got here due to following a link. Not that I blog for others but the fact is I can keep track of my knitting sans photos with pen and paper. Every knitter likes to get feedback~ either positive or negative~ about what they are working on. At least I think thats why people have guilds and knit ins and other sorta gatherings. We like to see what people are working on and show off what we are working on. Even if what we are working on happens to be craptastic and we want some help in how to solve a problem or its fabby and we want to help others achieve their visions using our tricks. So anyway I am glad that is fixed.... fingers crossed
yarny days and knitterly evenings ;^>
Posted by Elka at January 17, 2006 07:29 PM
Comments
Love the socks - nothing like that second skin with no bunching!
I bet many are like me - we stop by, read your blog, enjoy it and have a lot to say, but fly off to do the next thing instead (read another blog, knit, get kids in shower). Maybe we should slow down and take a moment to say hello and thanks for the post and photo - as we always take something away with us, be it a tip or idea or a smile.
Keep posting and congrats on the pattern, too!
Kim in NH
Posted by: KimT at January 17, 2006 09:34 PM
Those socks look great in that yarn. I'm doing that pattern in Lorna's Laces. I am actually up to turning the heel on the second sock but the pooling and striping bugs me so much I can't bring myself to finish them. I'm usually a lurker but always enjoy reading your blog.
Posted by: Heather M at January 18, 2006 07:13 AM
Aha I see you have comments now so things must be better??
Posted by: CarolineF at January 18, 2006 07:51 AM
That is a really good fit! You struck gold with this sock. The color is like brushed steel, or an oil puddle (that sounds bad, but you know the effect I mena, right? The rainbow sheen on top of the water?)
Posted by: Beth S. at January 18, 2006 11:11 AM
Elka- Your blog is wonderful and the reason people are visiting is because they are interested in what you're doing, and what you're putting out there for us to read. Please don't feel unappreciated, I get very little in the way of comments on mine, but that's okay. It's more for me, and if others like it too, then that's great. Still haven't finished the shawl, so we're in the same knitting boat, so to speak.
Posted by: Lorraine The Knitting Hammy at January 18, 2006 12:37 PM