Making progress on my new socks... the photos don't reflect it, but Im past the heel on both Socks now! I decided I should work in Tandem so that I could make the cuffs as long as possible. I don't know why, but I find it freezing cold at work this winter, and my homemade sock collection seems to be making a difference, so the longer the better.
The pattern I chose is This one - Salis Socks by Julia Riede, that I found on Ravelry as a free download.
Distinguishing features:
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easy to memorize repeating "fishtails" on foot and leg (4 repeats in a round)
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Toe-up construction, no specific instructions though, use your own method
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Modified Short Rows Heel (very Neat! I like the way this fits my foot!)
On another note, I managed to break 2 of my Lantern Moon Needles (GASP!) I had been worried about the bendyness and potential breakage, and I guess within reason. I had carried my knitting around with me in my purse for a week, but had not encountered any problems... and then doing a pattern row, maybe I had twisted my yarn tighter than I thought, but I broke 2 needles doing a single row. I won't lie to you and tell you I didn't swear a bit (lot) when it happened...
I was ticked off thinking that I had just broken 2 five-dollar toothpicks, but I called Lantern Moon, who very impressively - Stand by their products! they said they would send me out a replacement for the broken ones. Now I'm not sure if they will send a whole set, or it there will be just replacements for the 2 I broke... but either way, I was very excited that I would be able to salvage the set I have, especially since you can't buy them around here. Now that's telephone customer service!
Work has been quite overwhelming lately, so I will gladly go home tonight, hit the couch, maybe even turn on the fireplace, and knit until I'm ready to fall asleep. Excellent way to zone out after a hard day.