Enough of the frozen shoulder problems - as I said, I've signed up for Southern Summer of Socks. Socks are great for summer knitting, they're small and light for hot weather and easily portable for travelling. I just have to remember not to knit them for too long. My sock yarn stash seems to have multiplied greatly this year; I have enough yarn to knit at least twenty pairs of socks! Even at a sock a week I can't use it all this summer!! And a week to knit a sock seems reasonable given the stress to my shoulder and forearm from knitting with small needles.
On Saturday, I ripped out a sock that had been finished for several weeks [except for the toe grafting]. I had mistakenly used provisional cast-on instead of invisible cast-on and when I pulled out the waste yarn I lost several stitches [sock yarn is so fine!]. I couldn't remember the vital statistics [no I hadn't written them down; how often do others think "I'll remember that" and later find they don't?] so I pulled the whole sock out and started again with an invisible cast-on. My Fair Lady screened on television on Sunday afternoon [man, that’s a long, but enjoyable, movie - 3 ½ hours with ads] so I spent a leisurely day in front of the television knitting about half a sock.

This afternoon, we are off to visit the parents in Bingara [north-west NSW]. We are staying in Nundle tonight and spending the morning there tomorrow which includes a trip to the Woollen Mill [my second in six months]. Last time we went, it was only DD and I; she wants to spend more time looking around the town with her dad before she gets married in January [one last family break, so to speak]. My dad turns 80 this Friday but is having a low-key celebration. There are some jobs that need doing around their place so my WM has taken a couple of days off work to do them - that's one reason why he's a Wonderful Man!
See you when we get back!
Great job on the sock but shame about the frogging of the first one! Glad you have rejoined us in SSoS and hope that nasty frozen shoulder doesn't reappear.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a lovely trip too - you lucky thing - Nundle! I've never been!
Have a lovely trip away. Love the sock. I'm still to try one. LOL.
ReplyDeleteAt least you get to go to the Nundle Mill. MMMM might just have to make a stop on the way to Qld.
Oh, what a beautiful sock-the yarn is a gorgeous! Sorry the shoulder is still giving you twinges........sounds like a fun sock regime for your summer-take lots of pics!
ReplyDeleteYay I'm doing SSoS too! That yarn is simply gorgeous, I would have cried frogging the first one. I'm just using the SSoS for inspiration, I think I ended up doing 4 or 5 last year, my first ever attempt at socks, I was so proud. Then over winter NONE! Well half of a pair. I hope your shoulder holds out and doesn't give you too much grief.
ReplyDeleteVery nice sock! Hope you have a graet time at your parents!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to SSoS. I really hope your should problem doesn't get in the way again!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous sock! Good luck with the summer of socks -- I'll keep my fingers crossed for unfrozen, unpainful shoulders :)
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