A little sock goes a long way

This week I worked on those wrist warmers I was talking about. The yarn I’m using (also mentioned in my last entry) is nice once you get used to it. I’m almost done the first one!

I took the sock knitting class at The Purple Purl today. It is the first of two classes, next Saturday is Part 2. It was taught by Kate Atherley, whose blog I have been following recently. She was wonderfully animated and quirky, exactly what I like in a teacher. Sock knitting seems like such a huge undertaking until you’ve done it the first time. She gave us instructions for a practice sock today, and we managed to get as far as turning the heel. I intend to finish the practice sock tonight, and practice the techniques. It’s rather complicated and math-heavy, so I will need to keep looking at the pattern. That being said, I love knitting which is math-heavy, and that’s why I am really enjoying this sock.

In roughly half an hour, Toronto celebrates Earth Hour. Lights and electronics are going off in our condo, and I’m going to knit by candlelight after I’m done taking photos of this event from our balcony. Unfortunately, the roof-top patio in our condo building is not yet open after the winter, but I’m certain I’ll still be able to get some lovely photos. With a lot of the lights in the city being turned off, I hope to be able to see some stars!

Since I haven’t had a chance to photograph the work-in-progress on the wrist warmers and the practice sock, I will be making another post tomorrow, hopefully by mid-afternoon.

Enjoy the beautiful weather, everyone!

~ by tripknit on March 29, 2008.