As you can see, I am knitting a sock.
As you may also see . . . the loose yarn there looks to have been . . . unravelled.

Because it has been.

Twice.

Now . . . I’ve been knitting since I was 8 (with a crochet-all-the-things break in high school/college, and then several years of zero knitting when I had young children). (Although there was a brief attempt at knitting-with-young-children that ended when little Erin stuck one of my knitting needles up her nose). (She was fine, by the way.)

Anyway. I’ve been knitting for a long time. And I’ve knit a lot of socks (although none lately). Many. Pairs. Of. Socks. In fact, I consider turning-the-heel to be one of the most magical things in all of knitting.

And yet . . .

I continue to learn that it is (ahem) . . . unwise to . . .

turn said heel. . .
with skinny, slippery yarn (with nubby-bits, mind you). . .
on skinny, slippery needles. . .
after a glass of wine. . .
while watching the totally captivating House of Guinness on Netflix.

Some people never learn.

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How about you? What are you making this week?

(And a quick PS . . . I’m back to the sock because, as you may have surmised, I finished my test knit sweater. So stay tuned. When Elizabeth releases her new design – a week from this Friday, I believe – I will share my finished sweater here.)