Dad’s doing a stained glass class. He’s done several of them, and keeps going back for more. He’s made some really awesome pieces. He says it’s like a crack addiction. He’s always thinking of what he’ll do next (i.e. where he’ll get his next fix). During the week he looks forward to Saturday, when he’ll be at the class.
That’s me and the sock knitting (sorta). I went to the second part of my lesson today. Turns out I flipped something around and basically did it inside out. There’s a small ridge that should be on the inside. Whatever. It’s a sock. It’s my first sock. I’m okay with it. Yes, a bit disappointed, but overall, meh, whatever.
As I was driving to Central Market today, I kept thinking about getting home and working on my knitting. I have to take breaks to rest my eyes and to rest my hands and fingers, but I do keep coming back to it. I clean some, move stuff around, check my email, then do a few rounds of knitting. I’ll do a few rounds, then start the dishwasher, sweep the kitchen, then come back for more. I have to see what happens next.
i think I like doing the socks so much because results are quickly seen. When working on a scarf or pillow front or blanket, it’s hard to see the progress. It’s just the same thing over and over–which i like. Repetition is good for watching TV or while being the passenger in the car or while watching Weeds (!!). I don’t have to have the pattern right in front of me all the time. But working on this sock (alone) has been kinda fun. Interesting to watch it form. It’s similar things over and over…but slightly different.
My mistake means I have to purposely “mess up” on the other sock, so they match. And like a crack addict thinking of where she’ll get her next fix, I’m already thinking of who I could make socks for next. Or what color I’ll make for myself next.
Or now that I can handle the double-pointed needles (that’s DPN, for those in the know), what else can I make? I shied away from them for so long and now I have some. I might as well use them!
July 31, 2008 at 12:52 am |
am i going to have to do an intervention?