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.)
I usually knit while watching tv (but never after a glass of wine)! I’m often amazed at how many details I’ve missed in the tv show because I’m really just listening while I pay more attention to my knitting.
I can only knit while not looking in the round stockinette. I have never developed the muscle memory required to knit something more complex while watching TV. Kudos to all of you who can. And I would definitely have to look after drinking wine.
House of Guinness is just too good to be distracted by anything! I have knit maybe a couple of hundred (maybe more?) socks and I still mess up the heel once in awhile. We are knitters. We are not perfect. But we have clothed ourselves in nice warm clothing throughout the years! 😀
Still booping around on a sweater. Love the sock yarn and totally agree on the turn of a heel!
I’m looking forward to House of Guiness!
House of Guinness was GREAT!! Loved the music, too.
We are LOVING House of Guinness! and I am knitting a very simple lace wrap on size 9 needles while I watch (I’ve been working with the pattern for a few weeks now and it is finally rhythmic enough for me to knit and watch).