One down, one to go.

I finished my first Walk in the Moss sock.  I really wanted to use the balbriggan heel but was having problems with the instructions in Folk Socks and was on a roll with the socks (which have been sitting back burner to the Subtly 80's sweater) and decided to use a generic heel just to get it done.  Especially because the socks aren't exactly perfect, a little loose, even though I was going for the big cozy sock feel, and the balbriggan heel looks like it is snug.  I still really want to try that heel, it just looks right.  Someone on Ravelry gave me some good advice in figuring out the instructions, but I still don't know what the hell I'm supposed to be grafting together after the heel flap, maybe it is what I think it's not, but should be, and maybe it's just something you have to start doing before you figure it out.  Anyway, it helps having someone there to figure out what you're being to dumb to figure out on your own, so I'm going to try soon. And now that I've finished this sock, basically winging the whole thing I'm really stoked about socks.  The trick will be not to cast on another pair before I finish these ones.  I'm totally the one sock (glove) wonder type.  When I got closer to the end I decided I wanted to shape the heel extra so that it angled inward with the foot since they're a little baggy and it would help avoid flappy toe syndrome that my store bought hunting socks even have.  It worked out especially well since I made it up on the go at a raucous party that was boring me.  Only I might have started the toe a couple of rows early because it's not too tight or short but it's a little close around the toes.  Nothing that should ruin them, but kinda takes away the 'room for shrinkage' notion.  The kitchener stitch went well even though it ended up differently than I expected.  I hate seams on my toes so I started my descending with a pretty wide berth, about 8 stitches, in between the k2tog's so that the decreases wouldn't be on the side of the sock but just barely on top and bottom of the foot, so the grafting ended up going top to bottom instead of side to side on the foot, but I think that works out perfectly for the seem avoidance plan anyway.

I just really need to find my camera cord so I can get my pictures on Ravelry.  And finish the other sock before I convince myself to wear the one I have alone all over the place, haha.  It was surprisingly warm when I tried it on, even though much thinner than most of the socks i wear around the house.

I had to frog a good deal of the sweater sleeve because I "memorized" a little bitty part of the pattern wrong, but it wasn't enough to get me upset.  For some reason it's either earth shakingly sucky to rip stuff out, or really exciting to get to do it the right way, feeling much more confident in how the fabric is turning out as you watch it grow.  Luckily this frogging experience resembled the latter.

I'm getting my mind wrapped around picking up the transformer blanket some more.  I really need to get it done, and am excited to get it done, but it's just such a huge project, the satisfaction comes in slow trickles.  I figure it won't take more than a couple more months if I just do two rows a day, but they're long rows. It's kind of like Terry Goodkind.  It's so good, even when it's boring it's not boring at all.  But there's just so much ahead of you, and so much strife, even though you've read the backs of all the books so you know that he lets happyish endings prevail, you're still daunted by all the obstacles you have to watch everyone go through.

It's getting time to start working on the christmas presents I have planned.  Probably start those after some quickie mothers day presents.  I just hope I can zip through them a bit.  

Been watching really crappy fantasy to knitting lately.  So crappy that the cheap burning job on the dvd's gets them stuck in your dvd player, frozen, for a week.  Also, while full of mouth watering fantasy cheezyness, still not super enthralling, so you end up watching it bit by bit over the course of days that end up numbering longer than you have them rented out for.  Oops, the curse of the irresponsible and late fees.

Megan's been reading books on cd and knitting.  I can't justify this while there is so much crappy fantasy out there that is so perfect when united with knitting, but I know it'll run out eventually when i get a long spurt of frequent free time, and am planning on some quality fantasy to listen to when the time comes.  Also just in time for the good weather, so I can knit, be outside, and entertained by epic adventures all at the same time.   Problem is we don't get quite as much good fantasy books on cd in at work as I'd like, and they're expensive as hell new.  Patience is key.  Plus I got Moreta: Dragonlady unabridged on mp3 cd for free from work because it didn't have a case. I think I can get it burned onto itunes...I hope.  But then, i'm not sure if I remember the books that came before that one, having read them, literally 11 plus years ago.  God I'm old. And I'm not even.  That's weird to think about...like trying to comprehend the size of outer space.

And lastly: Why does Legend of the Seeker have to stop airing new shows as soon as I get caught up? And why does Heroes have to start being vague and unsatisfying again less than one season after I get DVR? And why can't I find BBC's Robin Hood on TV? Everything I find online says it's still airing, although some of the casting changes, and planned casting changes seem like they would HAVE to completely ruin the show, I still want to watch.